Symantec Sued For Running Fake "Scareware" Scans 1

[Noway2]

Here is a link to a slashdot article, which in turn references a Forbes article.

Often times when one thinks they may have been infected with malware, the advice is to run a scan, either from a reputable web based tool or download a reputable tool. It looks like Symantec may have gotten greedy and tried taking advantage of this, to their detriment.

 

[kjv1611]

Thanks for sharing.

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57

 

[2ffat]

It will be interesting to see how and if Mr. Gross can prove his claims.


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[goombawaho]

invariably report, in an extremely ominous manner, that harmful errors, privacy risks, and other computer problems exist on the user’s PC, regardless of the real condition of the consumer’s computer.

I thought this was the DIFFERENCE between all the fake alert malware pop-ups and real anti-virus software.

The line has been blurred. Way to go crapmantec. This is at least deceptive and at worse no better than the malware producers.

 

[BadBigBen]

on some German website (reputable), it was already labeled as 'scareware' aka 'pay-up to clean up'...

gracias Noway2

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