Microsoft Sues Spyware Publisher

Think spyware isn't a serious problem? Look who's filed a lawsuit:

Microsoft on Tuesday filed suit against an individual, Timothy Taylor, and others, accusing them of distributing spyware. Word of the action comes on the same day that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said a federal court shut down the operations of ERG Ventures and Taylor, who is describe as an ERG affiliate.
Microsoft accuses Taylor and the others in its suit of using screen savers and other seemingly benign programs as Trojan horses to surreptitiously install unwanted software on people's computers.

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