http://netrn.net/spywareblog Waging the war against spyware. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:06:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 After a year of no blogging, I'm getting itchy fingers again. I'm not making any promises about frequency of blogging, and comments and trackbacks are turned off and will remain that way for now. http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2007/11/21/im-back-maybe/ Nearly three years after Rob Martinson hit the internet with SpyWiper, the anti-spyware program from hell that opened CD ROM drives and sent hundreds of users to spyware help forums, the Federal Trade Commission has settled his case, fining him $1.86 million. Martinson's cohort in crime, Walt Rines of ... http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2006/11/22/rob-martinson-walt-rines-and-the-ftc-final-chapter/ From today's press release: Rob McKenna ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 1125 Washington Street SE · PO Box 40100 · Olympia WA 98504-0100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2006 Attorney General McKenna Sues Movieland.com and Associates for Spyware SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced the filing of Washington’s second ... http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2006/08/14/movielandcom-sued-by-washington-state-ag-for-spyware/ Yesterday I was unpleasantly surprised to find I had 161 blog trackback spams -- all from the same IP address, 69.50.188.35. You can see here that the IP address belongs to InterCage, formerly known as Atrivo. Whois Record OrgName: InterCage, Inc. OrgID: INTER-359 Address: 1955 Monument Blvd. ... http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2006/07/03/161-trackback-spams-from-intercageatrivo-ip/ Follow up on the story last week about Leo Stoller, well known as a trademark troll, attack on CastleCops over the name "Castle" -- see CastleCops responds to Leo Stoller here. Dear Mr. Stoller: I write you on behalf of my clients Paul Laudanski and Computercops, LLC. I have spoken with my ... http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2006/07/03/castlecops-responds-to-trademark-troll-leo-stoller/