Kaspersky Lab has secured a legal victory against infamous adware firm Zango in a ruling that will do much to prevent the Internet’s pests from dumping bogus lawsuits on the doorstep of security firms.

Zango has been lambasted on numerous occasions for its spyware-like behavior, most notably on StopBadware which outlines several behaviors which any reasonable person will recognize as spyware:

• Behaves as spyware (Transmits private info)
• Bundled software cannot be closed (Interferes with computer use)
• Automatically runs on startup (Interferes with computer use)
• Installs adware (Potentially deceptive installation)
• Displays pop-up advertisements (Interferes with computer use)
• Modifies Internet Explorer (Modifies other software)

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