DollarRevenue is an
adware
Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue by automatically displaying Online advertising, online advertisements in the user interface or on a screen presented during the installatio ...
program made by the company of the same name. It displays advertisements on the infected PC and installs the
UCMore Toolbar to track internet searches. It usually comes bundled with another program.
In December 2007, the
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
government agency OPTA fined two unnamed individuals and three companies 1 million euro for infecting 22 million computers worldwide.
In June 2013, The Dutch corporate appeals court (CBb) has overturned around 1 million euro worth of fines imposed by Opta on DollarRevenue. The CBb said Opta did not adequately establish what happened on the infected PCs.
References
External links
Spyware Guide
Windows adware
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