Court Shuts 3 Firms Over Secret Spyware
From Reuters
A U.S. court shut down three Internet companies for secretly bundling malicious spyware with ring tones, music programs and other free high-tech goodies, the Federal Trade Commission said.
The malicious software tracked victims’ Internet activity, hijacked their home pages and deluged them with pop-up ads, the FTC said.
The assets of Enternet Media Inc. and Conspy & Co., both based in Woodland Hills, and Iwebtunes, based in Ohio, have been frozen pending further court action, the FTC said. The court ordered all three firms to halt downloads of the software.
Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Webroot Software Inc. helped with the investigation, the FTC said.
