Thu, Oct 25 2007 13:14 Don

Spyware purveyor DirectRevenue closes down

DirectRevenue, a company that made tens of millions of dollars pushing ads onto compromised computers, closed its doors this week, nearly four months after the Federal Trade Commission levied a $1.5 million fine against the firm.

According to a message posted to its Web site, DirectRevenue and its subsidiary Best Offers "have ceased operations." The company left behind a single page of instructions to allow victims to uninstall its software and an e-mail address that appeared not to be valid. The company gave no reason for its closure.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/615 

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