[LOGO] [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Letterhead] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 999 Third Avenue, Suite 1800 Seattle, WA 98104-4098 Telephone: (206) 622-8700 Facsimile: (206) 398-3660 December 12, 2001 Mr. John Wade Chief Financial Officer Aptimus, Inc. 95 South Jackson St., Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104 Dear Mr. Wade: This is to confirm that the client-auditor relationship between Aptimus, Inc. (Commission File Number 000-27065) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has ceased. Very truly yours, /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP cc: Chief Accountant SECPS Letter File, Mail Stop 11-3 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington,. D.C. 20549