Microsoft takes legal aim against spyware
InternetNews | at | by Mike
We've all seen those incessant pop up ads that claim that our PCs are infected with spyware and we need to purchase product "X" to clean our machine. What happens if that product doesn't work and in fact is a fraud itself?
Microsoft is taking legal action against one such company alleging that Secure Computer LLC, "used deceptive pop-up ads to warn users that their computers were at risk and could contain spyware."
Nancy Anderson, deputy general counsel for Microsoft explained that at the heart of the case is the allegation that Secure Computer LLC was misleading people into thinking that if they paid for $49.95 they would get a product that would do something.