ValueClick cuts ties with the WinFixer Group

There has been no official notice yet but it looks like ValueClick has severed it's ties with the WinFixer Group.

I have checked quite a few of the links that I had previously mentioned [1] [2] [3] and they now no longer redirect to "adfarm.mediaplex.com".

hxxp://go.winantispyware.com/NTY2Mg==/2/3345/ax=1/ed=1/ex=1/af6/
now redirects to: (URLs disabled)
hxxp://www.winantispyware.com/download/2007/index.php?mtrt=swp_was_common&aid=swp_was7&lid=3345&affid=pp_1594734724&p=was&ax=1&ed=1&ex=1

Although it took 25 days since the suits were contacted at ValueClick, this is great news for the end-user. Hopefully the rough treatment by myself and others [1] [2] caused them to cleaning up their act. I imagine this also has a lot to do with their pending FTC investigation.

Published Fri, May 25 2007 16:37 by winhelp2002

Comments

# re: ValueClick cuts ties with the WinFixer Group

Friday, May 25, 2007 9:40 PM by sandi

Interesting.  It's time to start monitoring the site's traffic rankings, and watch for changes (and any reappearance of mediaplex)

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