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Embattled adware maker Zango crows, says it proves the case was without merit, and touts its growing sales.

By Gregg Keizer
TechWeb

Adware maker Zango said Thursday a lawsuit charging that it distributes spyware has been dismissed, and claimed a victory for the way it spreads software.

The class-action lawsuit, which was filed last year in an Illinois federal court, alleged that Zango, then called 180solutions, slipped spyware onto users' computers without their approval. "Defendants deceptively downloaded harmful and offensive 'spyware' to Plaintiff's computer," the original complaint read. "The spyware tracked Plaintiff's Internet use, invaded his privacy, and damaged his computer."

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