A company accused of running an adware scam which infected 15 million PCs has settled its case with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The owner of ERG Ventures has agreed to pay a $330,000 penalty and follow stricter distribution guidelines in the future.

The defendants collectively agreed to cough up $330,000. That’s not exactly a king’s ransom, especially considering the $3.6m in revenue generated by their scam. The agreement requires the men to surrender the entire amount, but also suspends all but the above-stated fine. So, if the lads behave themselves, they look to come out of the ordeal with quite a bit of cash.