The adware firm, 180 Solutions, has been sued and accused of deceptively distributing ad serving software and preventing users from removing it.


180Solutions, the adware firm has been sued for ‘deceptive’ adware distribution. The firm was accused of deceptively distributing ad-serving software and preventing users from removing it.

The complaint was filed in Illinois federal court by the Naperville, Illinois-based Collins Law Firm, which filed a similar class action lawsuit against adware company Direct Revenue earlier this year.

Logan Simios, is asking the court to allow him to sue on behalf of some 20 million U.S. and “hundreds of thousands” of Illinois computer users who have had 180solutions software on their computers.

Sean Sundwall, director of corporate communications at 180solutions, said the company would defend itself.

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