Tag Archives: DirectRevenue
Another One Bites The Dust
And another one gone, and another one gone, and another one bites the dust…… That would apparently be DirectRevenue. Affirmation of my general philosophy that what goes around comes around..eventually. A business model built upon bullshit just isn’t sustainable long-term. At some point, no matter how much spin is put…
FTC Issues Final Consent Order Against DirectRevenue: An AFP Critiq
On June 28, 2007 the FTC issued their final consent order with regards to DirectRevenue. Since it is a twelve page government document, I realize many will probably not read through it. Since there are some important points in the decree, I’ll highlight them here. The Consent Order applies to…
DirectRevenue Settle With FTC
FTC Press Release The settlement calls for $1.5 million to be paid in fines for questionable installation and removal tactics of the DirectRevenue adware. There are also clauses regarding how the adware can be distributed in the future as well as ads being displayed through “legacy” installations. The Commission vote…