Spyware
'Glenn Beck Program' Promotes Faith-Based Anti-Porn Surveillance App
“The Glenn Beck Program” aired a segment Friday promoting the faith-based anti-porn surveillance software Covenant Eyes and editorializing on recent news that the current speaker of the house, Republican Mike Johnson, is a user and subscriber.
ISP WideOpen West in Giant Spyware Scheme, Suit Says
Internet service provider WideOpen West installed spyware on its networks that gave a third-party online advertising company unfettered access to all inbound and outbound communication, according to a class-action suit.
Contempt Charges Levied Against Notorious Spyware Marketers
“Spamford” Sanford Wallace, Walter Rines and Rines’ business, Online Turbo Merchant, Inc., were ordered to forfeit $550,000 for disobeying a previous court order.
FTC Wins TRO Against Keylogger Spyware Company CyberSpy
The Federal Trade Commission has won a temporary restraining order halting the sale of keylogger spyware by Florida-based CyberSpy Software.
Ariz. Software Firm Sued Over Alleged Spyware Violations
Washington state has filed suit against the operators of Messenger Solutions, accusing the company of illegally selling software that sends streams of pop-up electronic messages advertising porn and Viagra.
New Spyware Adds Adult Pop-ups to Nonadult Sites
Pop-up ads for adult content recently started to plague the official website for an NBC affiliate station in New Mexico, the latest in a series of advances in spyware that leaves virtually any website vulnerable to unwanted pop-up ads.
SexBankRoll Forbids Adware, Spamware, Spyware
In order to protect their hardworking affiliates and loyal website users, affiliate program SexBankRoll said it will cancel without pay all webmaster accounts that employ Zango or any other type of adware, spamware and spyware.
Blog Spammers Posting Porn, Spyware Links to .Gov Sites
In a development that underscores one of the downsides to the greater interactivity of the so-called Web 2.0 environment, forums on governmental and educational websites are being exploited by blog spammers to spread spyware and generate traffic to adult sites, as documented by a noted tech blogger.
Adware, Spyware, Affiliates
Every web-based means of delivering advertising to consumers presents the opportunity, for those inclined to take it, to abuse the power of the technology at hand.
Anti Spyware Bill Introduced in Senate
Asserting that the Internet advertising industry has “failed in self-regulating,” Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) has introduced the Counter Spy Act of 2007, legislation that prohibits unauthorized installation of software and mandates clear disclosure of software features.
U.S. House Approves Anti-Spyware Bill Over Web Industry Objections
Seeking to address an issue that is of great concern to web surfers, merchants and advertising affiliates alike, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved an anti-spyware bill — a bill that critics say is far too broad and will catch far more than spyware in its net.
FTC Commissioner Calls for Prison for Spyware Distributors
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday morning, Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic said that many spyware distributors "can only be described as vicious organized criminals" and suggested the only deterrent is prison.
Federal Court Shuts Down Alleged Spyware Operation
A federal court on Monday ordered ERG Ventures, which operates online adult site PrivateinPublic.com, and one of its affiliates to stop distributing spyware, adware and popups.
Movie Download Service Sued Over Spyware
After the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau received thousands of complaints regarding the MovieLand.com download service, the federal government and state of Washington have sued its owners in parallel lawsuits, alleging the company actively used spyware.
Spyware Offers Free Access Codes for Adult Sites
Internet safety firm Panda Software Labs has announced the discovery of a new spyware program that lures victims with the promise of free porn.
Spitzer Files Suit Against Spyware Firm
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is battling spyware once again, this time by filing suit in state Supreme Court against Direct Revenue, alleging that the company installed pop-up programs on millions of computers that monitor the activities of users.
Microsoft’s Vista Designed to Kill Spyware
Microsoft’s new operating system Vista could signal a death knell for spyware, some industry analysts are predicting, although it could take several years beyond Vista’s release date before consumers start to see a reduction in annoying popups and phishing attacks.
Wash. State Sues Over Spam, Spyware
The Washington State Attorney General's office has sued a New York company and individuals in New York, New Hampshire, Oregon and India under state and federal anti-spam and spyware laws, claiming they induced computer users to download software that weakened its computers' security.
Technology Heavyweights Backing Anti-Spyware Site
A new website sponsored by a number of technology heavyweight seeks to become a clearinghouse for Internet users on spyware and other malicious software when it is launched this morning.
Bogus Spyware Operators Settle with FTC
Looking down the barrel of a $2 million forfeiture in ill-gotten gains, two anti-spyware operators have agreed to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that their services were bogus and violated federal law.