Here is a great piece of news. Apparently the adware maker Direct Revenue, who until recently was operating as Best Offers is out of business.
From Computer World:
The company, which was recently doing business as Best Offers, gave no reason for its sudden closure, which was announced on its Web site. “Best Offers and Direct Revenue have ceased operations. To service legacy consumers we are maintaining this page of uninstall instructions, an uninstall software tool, and an e-mail based support service.”
E-mail sent to the Gmail address listed on the company’s Web site was returned as undeliverable.
DirectRevenue was founded in 2002, but it managed to make a lot of people unhappy during the course of its short life. Its software, which was often installed without user consent, would bombard victims with unwanted pop-up ads and was difficult to remove.
The company was fined $1.5 million by the Federal Trade Commission in February and it was also sued by the New York attorney general. Critics called the FTC fine a slap on the wrist, however, as the company is thought to have made more than $20 million from its questionable business practices.
From the Best Offers website we find this notice
Best Offers and Direct Revenue have ceased operations. To service legacy consumers we are maintaining this page of uninstall instructions, an uninstall software tool, and an email based support service.
“Another one bites the dust. Hey Hey”.
So, are they running to some country with no extradition?
[tags]Direct Revenue, Best Offers, Adware, Malware, Crudware[/tags]
