The US government has sued a New Hampshire man in its first attempt to crack down on internet spyware that seizes control of a user's computer without permission.The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked a federal court to shut down an operation that it said disables users' computers in an attempt to bully them into buying anti-spyware products. Internet users unwittingly download the software when they visit websites that contain certain banner ads, the FTC said. The software exploits a hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser to work its way onto computers without users' knowledge, according to the lawsuit.
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