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NEW YORK New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed his second spyware-related lawsuit, targeting adware maker Direct Revenue for allegedly infiltrating computers with pop-up ad-serving software.
The lawsuit, filed under New York’s deceptive business practices law, accuses New York-based Direct Revenue and its distribution partners with deceiving users into downloading its adware by bundling it with free programs such as games and screensavers. The suit claims Direct Revenue did not disclose the free applications came with adware.
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