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InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Hustler Hit With $4M Penalty Justice was finally downloaded Thursday on Sanford Wallace, a notorious spammer of the 1990s who moved on to illegal spyware operations that installed adware, spyware and other unsolicited software programs on users' computers.
InternetNews November 22, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Operators Settles With FTC Two notorious spyware operators settled charges Tuesday with the Federal Trade Commission.
InternetNews February 16, 2007 Roy Mark	DirectRevenue to Pay Back 'Spyware' Gains Adware distributor DirectRevenue today settled Federal Trade Commission charges of unfair and deceptive trade practices of installing unwanted and unsolicited spyware unto consumers' computers.
InternetNews November 6, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Mulling Next-Gen Tech, Policy Three days of hearings open to consider future Internet regulatory challenges.
InternetNews November 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Court Shutters Spyware Operation FTC claims millions of unwanted and unsolicited software downloaded without user permission.
InternetNews October 21, 2005 Roy Mark	P2P Outfit in False Ad Pinch The Federal Trade Commission won a temporary court order earlier this week to rein in the advertising practices of an Internet operation claiming "file-sharing is 100 percent legal."
InternetNews November 11, 2005 Roy Mark	L.A. Court Shuts Down Spyware Op The Federal Trade Commission seeks a permanent injunction and victim restitution for Los Angeles-based spyware scheme.
InternetNews May 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Solutions Not So Simple Proposed bills may create more problems than they solve according to VeriSign and other industry leaders.
InternetNews April 4, 2006 David Miller	Spitzer Files Spyware Suit New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing an Internet advertising firm he claims surreptitiously installed millions of pop-up ad producing programs on individuals' computers.
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Bogus Spyware Vendors Settle FTC Charges The Federal Trade Commission slaps almost $2 million in fines on firms selling software that did not remove spyware as advertised.
InternetNews November 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Zango Settles FTC Adware Charges The controversial adware distributor agrees to pay $3 million and provide consumer consent notices.
Fast Company November 2004 Alan Deutschman	The Ad Agency on Your Hard Drive How Web software called "adware" is taking advertising to a new, effective, and extremely annoying level.
InternetNews January 4, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Wins Round Against 'Spyware' King Deal with trade commission prevents Sanford Wallace from distributing or publishing spyware code until federal case is settled.
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Operation Fined $2M A spyware operation that promised protection from viruses and spam but instead installed malware agreed today to pay a $2 million fine to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges of false and deceptive practices.
InternetNews May 25, 2006 Clint Boulton	File-Sharing Trickster to Pay For Scam A man who duped customers into believing they could download copyrighted MP3 files without violating the law has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his claims were false.
InternetNews October 8, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Pursues Former Spam King in Court The Federal Trade Commission filed its first spyware case Thursday against the man once known as the undisputed king of spam and the various companies he controls.
InternetNews June 23, 2005 Roy Mark	P2Ps Still Dominate Downloads While productive uses of P2P are possible, illegal music and movie and music downloads are still the most common uses of P2P applications.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Kelly Martin	Unmasking Spyware Today's Internet threats often arrive so quietly that they're undetectable, allowing he malicious code more time to identify and extract additional sensitive information, including passwords, decryption keys and keystrokes.
InternetNews February 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Launch New Anti-Spyware Bill Two champions of last year's Can Spam Act have introduced legislation in Congress to outlaw invasive software such as spyware and adware from being secretly installed on computers.
InternetNews August 4, 2005 Roy Mark	Settlement in the Air at Time Warner The media giant set aside $3 billion to settle class action suits with shareholders upset about the merger with AOL. Hours later, the FTC announced that a subsidiary of AOL settled charges for not disclosing the true nature of bundled adware.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Vow Tough Spyware Laws Commerce chairman says consumers are 'outraged' and promises legislative action by end of year.
InternetNews April 19, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Urges Industry Solutions to Spyware Officials say better tools and intense consumer education are key to protecting users from invasive programs.
InternetNews November 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Group Raises Zango's FTC Commitment Issues A new complaint filed with the FTC claims Zango issued a misleading statement.
PC World November 2005 Tynan & Spring	The Hidden Money Trail Those programs that pelt you with ads and bog down your PC are financed by some of America's largest companies.
InternetNews May 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Yahoo! Beta Testing Anti-Spyware Tool New toolbar plug-in aims to give consumers 'transparency' about what programs are actually on a user's computer.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Toddi Gutner	What's Lurking in Your PC? Because it's so new and still evolving, many computer users don't understand spyware. Here's a quick tutorial to bring you up to date on this insidious problem.
PC World November 2001 Tom Spring	Consumer Alert: Stealth Ad Invasion Don't look now, but your computer may be harboring software that lets unwanted advertising in...
InternetNews June 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Spyware Bill Clears Committee Hurdle Bill sponsors amend anti-spyware measure to cure Internet 'cancer.'
InternetNews May 12, 2005 Roy Mark	New Bill Targets Spyware Profits U.S. Senator George Allen says the federal government already has authority to prosecute spyware purveyors.
InternetNews February 21, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Tags Site Again for Deceptive Ads Consumerinfo.com pays $300,000 to settle charges for deceptive advertising practices. This follows a $950,000 fine a year ago.
PC World June 2002 Tom Mainelli	Disasterware? Most shareware is great, but bad apps can hurt a PC. Here's what readers say -- and what to do...
InternetNews January 25, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Microsoft Takes Legal Aim Against Spyware Microsoft is taking legal action against one such company alleging that Secure Computer LLC, used deceptive pop-up ads to warn users that their computers were at risk and could contain spyware.
InternetNews August 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Site Settles Deceptive Credit Report Claims FTC imposes a $950,000 fine and requires consumer restitution from Consumerinfo.com, which misled consumers with promises of a free credit report.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004	Ben Edelman, Adware Scourge This 24-year-old law student-expert witness says he's "100% convinced that spyware is a fair label" for advertising software.
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Robert Lemos	A Future Without Adware? Prosecutors and consumer advocates are on the attack against adware. Is a future without deceptive ad software attainable?
InternetNews June 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Sneaking into the Enterprise Not just for consumers anymore, invasive programs are finding comfort in the corporate realm and leaving more than unwanted ads in their wake.
InternetNews December 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Groups Target Another Spyware Operator FastMP3Search.com.ar is the latest alleged spyware operator to get caught in the crosshairs of consumer and advocacy groups.
InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Panel Approves Anti-Spyware Bill Anti-spyware legislation took a major step forward Wednesday when the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to outlaw spyware that is loaded on a computer without the user's consent.
PC World December 2004 Andrew Brandt	Poor Defenders Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their $20-$60 products are less effective than free competitors.
InternetNews January 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	The Sneaky Side of Sears? Security researchers call out Sears on Spyware tactics.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Roy Mark	A Charming Third Time For Anti-Spyware Bill? House panel backs Spy Act again despite two rejections from Senate. H.R. 964 would require an opt-in, notice and consent regime for adware or spyware that collects personally identifiable information from consumers.
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC to Congress: Lose the Anti-Spyware Plans The Federal Trade Commission again warned Congress today that anti-spyware legislation is unnecessary with the existence of adequate fraud laws to contend with spyware perpetrators.
PC World November 2004 Tom Mainelli	Quick Take Spyware isn't getting any dumber, so the software you use to keep it off of your PC has to continue evolving, too.
InternetNews February 10, 2006 Roy Mark	What's Next For The FTC And Net Threats? The Federal Trade Commission plans hearings some time this fall to ponder the next generation of consumer high-tech threats in the virtual marketplace.
InternetNews June 7, 2007 Roy Mark	House Approves Second Anti-Spyware Bill The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday endorsed its second anti-spyware bill in less than a month. Both bills target unauthorized downloads but take significantly different approaches.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004	Avi Naider, Adware Crusader The chief exec of WhenU says he hates spyware as much as anyone, but his product is different. Here he explains
InternetNews March 26, 2004 Janis Mara	Gates Weighs In On Spyware Issue Microsoft's chairman says 'parasitic' software is turning the Internet into a billboard.
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Grow & Helm	Your Ad Here. And Here. And Here How a web of middlemen is hijacking the placement of online ads - and cashing in.
InternetNews January 26, 2005 Roy Mark	House Renews New Anti-Spyware Push The 109th Congress renewed its efforts to pass a federal anti-spyware bill by targeting the malware menace in the very first meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Search Engine Watch August 10, 2004 Chris Sherman	Yahoo Offers Anti-Spyware App Tired of those unwelcome pests that invade your computer without permission? Banish intrusive spyware and tracking cookies with Yahoo's newly upgraded toolbar.