FTC goes after Spyware...

sarettah · 10-11-2004

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19017

FTC swoops on spyware bloke

He infects your computer and then charges you to remove it
By Nick Farrell: Monday 11 October 2004, 17:02

SPYWARE COMPANY executive Sanford Wallace and his two companies, Seismic Entertainment Productions and SmartBot.Net will be the first to have the dubious honour of being charged by the FTC.

A Washington consumer group, the Centre for Democracy and Technology told the FTC that WallaceWare hijacks web browsers, causes CD-ROM trays to mysteriously slide open and slows down computers or causes them to cease working altogether. It all exploits a hole in Vole’s Internet Explorer and users unwittingly download the software when they click on loaded banner adds.

After their machine goes mad they get a lot of "pop ups telling them to buy programs called Spy Wiper or Spy Deleter to clean up the mess from er Seismic Entertainment Productions or SmartBot.Net

The US Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to shut down an operation that it said disables users' computers in an attempt to bully them into buying anti-spyware products.

Although in the last couple of weeks the government has voted in some tough new spyware laws, Wallace has been charged under an age old deceptive business law. The FTC have asked the court to shut down Wallace's operations and force him to return any cash he has made.

http://www.bntnews.com/technology000002.htm

JoesHO · 10-11-2004

Hooper is that you?

sarettah · 10-11-2004

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Originally posted by JoesHO1@Oct 11 2004, 04:32 PM
Hooper is that you?

Nah, Sanford Wallace is a whole lot more famous then Hooper. If you plug him into google you will find him being labeled all the way back in 97 as the king of spam and such. If I remember right, he was originally into junk faxes and such and then he brought his shit online. Hell, he's more famous then Nick or Kenny Schaefer for that matter.

Peaches · 10-11-2004

OMG, Sanford Wallace. There's a name I haven't heard in a while! He was the king of spam

gonzo · 10-11-2004

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Originally posted by Peaches@Oct 11 2004, 04:52 PM
OMG, Sanford Wallace. There's a name I haven't heard in a while! He was the king of spam

That wasnt spam.... it was creative marketing.....ask KK.

Winetalk.com · 10-11-2004

hooper.....he thought he was invinsible and can piss Gonzo off....even I NEVER piss off Gonzo
;-)))

pushpills · 10-11-2004

RawAlex · 10-11-2004

Spamford gets nailed again. Gotta love it. That guy is a raving fuckhead. If he is involved, you know it's gotta be almost illegal or just about to be illegal.

Hooper and his buddies must be about shitting themselves now.

Alex

slavdogg · 10-11-2004

ahh Sanford Wallace, the most notorious spammer in the world
sure he'll get shut down, he'll pay a find
will take the remaining millions and move on to a next scam

Mike AI · 10-12-2004

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Originally posted by slavdogg@Oct 11 2004, 10:42 PM
ahh Sanford Wallace, the most notorious spammer in the world
sure he'll get shut down, he'll pay a find
will take the remaining millions and move on to a next scam

He is quite the character!

gonzo · 10-12-2004

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fuck hooper, all that trouble you went to and the ftc didn't even pick you first! LMAO

If you are going to fuck up, at least fuck up properly

I love that banner pushpills keeps posting ...

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sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19017 FTC swoops on spyware bloke He infects your computer and then charges you to remove it By Nick Farrell: Monday 11 October 2004, 17:02 SPYWARE COMPANY executive Sanford Wallace and his two companies, Seismic Entertainment Productions and SmartBot.Net will be the first to have the dubious honour of being charged by the FTC. A Washington consumer group, the Centre for Democracy and Technology told the FTC that WallaceWare hijacks web browsers, causes CD-ROM trays to mysteriously slide open and slows down computers or causes them to cease working altogether. It all exploits a hole in Vole’s Internet Explorer and users unwittingly download the software when they click on loaded banner adds. After their machine goes mad they get a lot of "pop ups telling them to buy programs called Spy Wiper or Spy Deleter to clean up the mess from er Seismic Entertainment Productions or SmartBot.Net The US Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to shut down an operation that it said disables users' computers in an attempt to bully them into buying anti-spyware products. Although in the last couple of weeks the government has voted in some tough new spyware laws, Wallace has been charged under an age old deceptive business law. The FTC have asked the court to shut down Wallace's operations and force him to return any cash he has made. http://www.bntnews.com/technology000002.htm __________________ Free Adult Webcams