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FTC Shuts Down Fraudulent Antispyware Company

Posted by timothy on from the click-here-to-remove-viruses dept.

spewey writes "The Federal Trade Commission has shut down MaxTheater, Inc., alleging the company participated in fraudulent practices with its Spyware Assassin site, which purportedly scanned user machines for spyware and reported infections, even though no scan was done and in most cases, the user machine was clean. The site then offered the user a $30 product to remove the spyware, which the commission reports 'didn't do a thing.'"

3 of 198 comments (clear)

  1. damn liberals! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Liberals should stop interfering with the free market!

  2. Re:I'm Confused, Tell Me what to Think by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Uh, FTC != FCC, cockmuffin. My conspiracy theory is that you're dyslexic, illiterate AND inbred.

  3. why doesn't the FTC go after Micro$soft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They do the very same fucking thing every day.