Ok, let me start off by saying I am totally against frivolous law suits and support tort reform to its fullest...however, I would love to make an example of these assholes, or atleast be a pain in their ass.

My computer has been backdoored, despite having McAffe running in the background, having windows service pack 2 installed, and running numerous anti-spyware programs. I have done everything I can think of to remove them (I'm very computer literate), but I cant get rid of this one.

Every time I run IE (yes, i know...i should be using firefox), I eventually get taken to this one website at some point or another. Not only that, but it turns on some stupid audio so I get to listen to their sales pitch time and time again.

Even though they are selling their shitty product, accept all forms of credit, etc, there is no phone number to reach them...that is until I did a 'whois' and got the name of the 'gentleman' who registered and owned the domain.

Is it possible to go after these assholes in court? I want to make their life as difficult as they have been making mine annoying?

Thats more of a browser hijack, spam is the junk mail.

Expect the place that does it not to be in the US for that reason

Quoted: Thats more of a browser hijack, spam is the junk mail. Expect the place that does it not to be in the US for that reason

no, they are in the US...atleast according to the domain registration info?

and if they are in the US, where does one go about finding an ambulance chasing lawyer with zero ethics?

Get Spyguard its free and will take care of the browzer hijackers.

Quoted: and if they are in the US, where does one go about finding an ambulance chasing lawyer with zero ethics?

I hear John Edwards is out of work.

Quoted: Quoted: and if they are in the US, where does one go about finding an ambulance chasing lawyer with zero ethics? I hear John Edwards is out of work.

rightfully so.

Quoted: Get Spyguard its free and will take care of the browzer hijackers.

I have also had great sucess with Spybot and Adaware (both free)

well, can one sue?

First, keep up the line of bullshit that anyone who wants to sue on your behalf is a scumbag, and I guarantee that's that lawyer you will retain.

Second, get some damages. These mean that you can point to an amount of money that you have been harmed, they can either be real ("I can't use the computer anymore and it cost me $10,000") or statutory ("New Columbia law says I get at least $100 per day that my computer was chattel trespassed")or a combo of both.

Quoted: and if they are in the US, where does one go about finding an ambulance chasing lawyer with zero ethics?

Quoted: Ok, let me start off by saying I am totally against frivolous law suits and support tort reform to its fullest...however, I would love to make an example of these assholes, or atleast be a pain in their ass. My computer has been backdoored, despite having McAffe running in the background, having windows service pack 2 installed, and running numerous anti-spyware programs. I have done everything I can think of to remove them (I'm very computer literate), but I cant get rid of this one. Every time I run IE (yes, i know...i should be using firefox), I eventually get taken to this one website at some point or another. Not only that, but it turns on some stupid audio so I get to listen to their sales pitch time and time again. Even though they are selling their shitty product, accept all forms of credit, etc, there is no phone number to reach them...that is until I did a 'whois' and got the name of the 'gentleman' who registered and owned the domain. Is it possible to go after these assholes in court? I want to make their life as difficult as they have been making mine annoying?

First off;
"Tort reform" has NOTHING to do with frivolous law suits (a term that only holds water in retrospect).
Second;
Go to tools-internet options-advanced- and make sure this box is unchecked (Enable third party browser extensions).

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Depends on state laws.  Not sure about federal.  In Washington state, you can sue for damages to the tune of either $200 or $500 (I forget which) for each piece of spam.  I know someone who made a hobby of it for a while, and won against several (IIRC he won every time he sued), but I think only a few paid up.

Disclaimer:  this was around four years ago; the laws may have changed or been overturned since then.