Is valueclick.com Safe?

This organization is the one operating many redirect traps such as *****. When I misspelled ***** as rottnetomatoes.com, my firewall flagged and stopped jdoqocy.com from loading. It also blocked an IP coming from ValueClick Corporation in the process.

The service ValueClick, Inc. offers and how malware/spyware authors are using it is the reason for me giving them a low ratings. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) is one of the world’s largest integrated online marketing companies. They deliver scalable solutions for advertisers to cost-effectively acquire customers and for publishers to maximize their revenue. ***** ValueClick is an online advertising network or ad network. A company that connects advertisers to web sites that want to host advertisements. ***** More on why this company should be blacklisted here - Winfixer and ValueClick - ***** and here -Valueclick and Winfixer continue to be a problem - ***** *****

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FRAUD SCAM PHISH! Fraudulent mis-representation! Valueclick, in my opinion, has breached the terms of its FTC settlement. ***** "The settlement, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC, ... bars future violations of the CAN-SPAM Act" The four domains listed here are all directly, or by association, linked with the still ongoing fraudulent activities of Valueclick, Inc. A spam URL points to a dating site, with spam header: "UK Dating! Find love or your money back." hxxp://www.*****ukdating/ this URL redirects to: hxxp://www.*****/click-2739657-10537779?SID=eedc85e102b50383ecb0585cd58c7502-1003-CD 1193 ***** is flagged as a phishing site by trusted sources. It is owned or operated by Valueclick, Inc. The root domain multicarinate.net/ redirects to: hxxp://www.financebox.com/marketplace/auto-insurance-4/? a useless search site where all links go through: hxxp://feed.validclick.com whois data: Registrant: Ad Authority 2275 Rio Bonito Way #210 San Diego, CA 92108 United States Domain Name: FINANCEBOX.COM Created on: 07-Jan-04 Expires on: 07-Jan-09 Last Updated on: 07-Jul-08 Registrant: Domains by Proxy, Inc. ***** 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Domain Name: VALIDCLICK.COM Created on: 21-Jul-04 Expires on: 21-Jul-11 Last Updated on: 21-Jul-08 Domain Name: MULTICARINATE.NET Registrant [1490923]: Moniker, Privacy Services Moniker Privacy Services 20 SW 27th Ave. Suite 201 Pompano Beach FL 33069 US dpbolvw.net is a 'Valueclick domain, according to whois data: Registrant: Commission Junction 530 East Montectio St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 US Domain Name: DPBOLVW.NET Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: ValueClick 30699 Russell Ranch Rd Ste 250 Westlake Village, CA 91361 US ***** Record expires on 05-Apr-2009. Record created on 05-Apr-2004. Database last updated on 1-Sep-2008 15:37:06 EDT.