Looks like the New York Attorney General’s office is not letting up on the war against spyware. Hopefully the continuing investigation which is rumored to involve about 30 companies besides Intermix, will catch some of the big perps and scare sense into the others. E-CommerceTimes:

“In what some see as a hint of additional fallout to come from the first major enforcement action against spyware being planted through otherwise legitimate Web sites, Ask Jeeves… has found it necessary to respond to accusations that its various sites enable downloading of unwanted programs… Meanwhile, the office of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said the investigation continues and could result in additional actions against more Web companies… Massive Shockwaves Possible… Though Spitzer’s office declined to say which companies might be involved, the agency says it collected information on approximately 30 companies during the inquiry that led to the Intermix suit and that the investigation continues…”