Yahoo may have released spyware

Anti-spyware expert Ben Edelman has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo on the grounds that the giant online services group has secretly partnered with spyware scammers to increase ad clicks and gain profits from competitors. work.

This shocking lawsuit will be tried in New Jersey (US) court. Edelman also accused Yahoo of registering multiple domain names that are similar to popular URLs to "bomb" ads to computer systems of people who accidentally mistakenly type characters in web addresses.

According to Edelman, Yahoo's Overtune system (companies that pay a certain amount each time someone clicks on their ad) is easily abused if someone deliberately clicks on the ad with only the item. The only goal is to increase the cost of Yahoo's rival. " Not only does it not protect customers, Yahoo is also in the hands of conspiracy to compete unfairly and leisurely ," Edelman said.

Another disturbing discovery is that Yahoo deliberately displayed many inappropriate advertisements each time it had to report its financial statements and was concerned about not meeting the targets of investors.

Yahoo has a close relationship with Direct Revenue, which provides adware, which has recently been accused by the New York law firm. The office said the Direct Revenue earned $ 226,964 via Yahoo Overtune in April 2005 and similar amounts in May and June last year.

Yahoo spokesman declined to comment on the issue.

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