FTC cracks down on Windows Messenger spam

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FTC stops one form of Windows Messenger
service spam

FTC stops one form of Windows Messenger
service spam 08/10/2004 04:04 PM
The Federal Trade Commission has struck a blow against those who use the Windows Messenger Service to send spam. San Diego-based D Squared had been targeted by the FTC for possible abuses of consumer protection laws.

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Windows Messenger 5.1: How to use
Windows Messenger for Remote Assistance 04/04/2005 01:02 PM

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ZDNet Apr 29 2004 0:19AM GMT

FTC Crackdown On Messenger Spam

FTC Crackdown On Messenger Spam 11/06/2003 04:10 AM
There have been so many stories about so-called "Messenger Spam" that it's a bit surprising that the FTC just woke up to the problem now. Messenger spam isn't about instant messaging, but having someone send messages to the Windows Messenger application that is normally used by SysAdmins to warn of downtime or something along those lines. Now, the FTC is plannin g to crack down on the practice. The article is a little unclear on what they're actually going to do other than to say "messenger spam is bad and you should stop doing it." However, the announcement is supposedly tied to a case against two people accused of using those sorts of messenger spam ads.

Judge Says Messenger Spam Fine For Now

Judge Says Messenger Spam Fine For Now 12/15/2003 09:22 PM
Last week we reported that a small firm run by two college kids that was sending Microsoft Messenger pop-up spam advertising software to stop such pop-up spam was fightin g back against the FTC's claims that they were doing high tech extortion. As despicable as the practice is, I mentioned that they might have a case. It looks like a judge has agreed, and is refusing to grant an injunction against the firm, meaning that they can keep on spamming, at least until the trial occurs. Of course, the company might still lose the case. Either way, you would hope they would realize that their tactics of annoying their potential customers isn't the smartest way to go about offering a product.

Messenger Spam Senders Fighting Back
Against FTC

Messenger Spam Senders Fighting Back
Against FTC 12/09/2003 05:03 PM
Last month the FTC decided that it was time to crack down on the issue of Windows Messenger spam - which had been getting some attention lately. Messenger spam has nothing to do with instant messaging, but with the Windows Messenger product that is used by network admins and such to alert computer users of important things ("our network is going down for five minutes" or something like that). Most home computers (and many work computers) have no need to have this feature turned on - but many still do and spammers were exploiting that. When the FTC decided to crack down they took action against one company that had been known to send the messages every ten minutes in some cases. It turns out the company is run by two college kids who are now (surprisingly) fight ing back against the FTC. Part of the claim against them was that their spam messages were touting software that could block these messages. As someone points out, it's a bit like "vandals throwing bricks through windows to sell home-security systems." The defense from the kids is that (a) they weren't doing anything illegal by sending out these spam messages (b) the messages did no damage and (c) the software they were selling actually did block those messages. Thus, they say that using messenger spam was actually a good way of targeting customers who needed their software. Of course, they leave out is that you don't actually need any software to turn off the Messenger feature. Their lawyer is also painting them as "good kids" who would never do anything harmful. They might have a case. As much as I believe they knew exactly what they were doing in annoying the hell out of a lot of people, it is questionable whether or not it was illegal.

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MSN Messenger 6.1 for Windows 11/13/2003 12:36 AM
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Microsoft shoots the Windows Messenger

Microsoft shoots the Windows Messenger 10/29/2003 09:12 AM
So farewell then, magnet of spam

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Hackers have access to Windows if you
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Pesky Messenger Service Disabled in
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Microsoft Embeds Search in Windows
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Microsoft Embeds Search in Windows
Instant Messenger 12/19/2004 03:07 PM
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Need an instant messenger client for
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AOL Instant Messenger for Windows
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AOL Instant Messenger for Windows
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Yahoo! Messenger for Windows 6.0.0.1555
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Beta Released 04/26/2004 10:30 AM

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ZDNet Apr 9 2005 4:55PM GMT

Yahoo Messenger Flaw allows injection of
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Windows Messenger 5 Document: How to
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Infected Windows PCs Now Source Of 80%
Of Spam

Infected Windows PCs Now Source Of 80%
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FTC charges company with using Windows
to spam with pop-up ads

FTC charges company with using Windows
to spam with pop-up ads 11/06/2003 06:10 PM
The tactic involved the Windows Messenger Service, a software feature that allows network administrators to send messages to users.

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
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AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
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Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

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XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026)

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
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stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

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This Cracks Me Up 03/14/2003 05:07 PM
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Google Cracks Down

Google Cracks Down 06/30/2004 01:13 PM
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FTC cracks down on MS-abusing pop-ups 11/07/2003 04:23 AM
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Boris FX to be Included with Sony
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Boris FX to be Included with Sony
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Boris FX to Exhibit at NAB 2005 - New
Solutions Include Boris Blue and Volume
II of Boris Continuum Complete for
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Boris FX to Exhibit at NAB 2005 - New
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II of Boris Continuum Complete for
Discreet Sparks 02/05/2005 10:07 PM
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Sony to Offer Movie Download 04/04/2005 11:35 AM
TechTree Apr 4 2005 2:39PM GMT

Sony to unveil movie download service

Sony to unveil movie download service 04/05/2005 04:12 AM
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Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
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Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
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Boris FX Releases New Boris Continuum
Complete Training DVD: New Addition to
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Boris FX Releases New Boris Continuum
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Disable ADODB.Stream object from
Internet Explorer (KB870669)

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Boris FX ships Continuum Complete 3

Boris FX ships Continuum Complete 3 06/02/2004 03:20 PM
On Wednesday, developer Boris FX announced that Continuum Complete 3 is now shipping. Continuum Complete 3 is a suite of plug-in filters and transitions for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and Boris Red. The new version offers more than 50 new visual effects filters, including lens flare and motion blur, as well as over 160 compositing filters. Other new features include the integration of motion tracking in many filters, presets that can be saved and loaded in each filter, PixelChooser for channel- or region-based masks, Open GL-based generators for lens flares and other similar effects, 3D geometric shapes and more.

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The handheld software developer updates it's nifty handheld/PC synchronizer with a Windows XP feel, available as a free download to test or use.

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Boris Unveils Continuum Complete AVX
Version 4.0: Integrated Visual Effects
Use the New AVX 2.0 Architecture

Boris Unveils Continuum Complete AVX
Version 4.0: Integrated Visual Effects
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Real Launches Movie Download Service

Real Launches Movie Download Service 06/14/2004 09:04 PM
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Starz, RealNetworks Offer Movie Download
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Starz, RealNetworks Offer Movie Download
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Sweden to prosecute Internet movie
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FTC cracks down on Windows Messenger spam

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