I.T. Vibe - Zango is at it again

Zango is once again suing a desktop-security firm. This time their target is PC Tools for classifying their software as an ‘elevated threat'. Zango claims that Spyware Doctor removes their software without the users expressed permission.

Zango has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court in Seattle against TC Tools and it's free Spyware Doctor, asking for $35 million in damages for the “irreparable harm” that's been caused by the classification of Zango's software.

Zango took similar legal action against Zone Labs in 2005 because their personal firewall software was labeling Zango as spyware.

In 2006, US Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Zango, and the company agreed to ensure their software would only be installed with the direct consent of the user.

Comment # 1 on 22 May 2007 at 17:41 by ChatRat

Notice to everyone reading this article: If there is anything at all on your machine with Zango on it that can be found using your file search tool, delete it immediately. If there are any .dll files unique and specific to Zango files, delete them too. Use Window Washer or BC Wipe or Eraser - don't use the generic 'delete' option. Zango is spyware and adware and they should be prosecuted out of existence because your right to privacy is more important than their right to spy on you or have their software interfere with the normal running of your machine. End of story.

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