New York Attorney General Sues Major Adware Distributor - In what promises to be a landmark case in the fight against unwanted "adware" New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer today sued software distributor Direct Revenue, alleging the firm " surreptitiously installed millions of pop-up ad programs on consumers' computers." CDT applauded Spitzer's efforts, noting that aggressive law enforcement will be essential to curbing the spread of unwanted, potentially damaging programs throughout the Internet. CDT has been active in investigating and reporting on the most egregious distributors of unwanted adware. April 04, 2006

• Spitzer Release April 04, 2006 [off-site]
• Complaint [PDF] April 04, 2006 [off-site]
• Researcher Ben Edelman's Direct Revenue Exhibits [off-site]
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