Toronto man sued for using botnets to install spyware

The Washington Post reports that 180Solutions, one of the world's most notorious adware distibutors, has sued 7 individuals - including a Toronto resident - for using botnets to install 180Solutions' pop-up ads. 180Solutions alleges that the defendants used botnets to install 180solutions' adware on thousands of Microsoft Windows PCs that they had infected with computer viruses. 180Solutions has been widely criticized for its failure to crackdown on distributors using illegal means of securing installs.