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Bleeping Computer Countersues Maker of SpyHunter
An anonymous reader writes: Bleeping Computer, a longstanding popular discussion forum that helps people rid their computers of malware, has now countersued Enigma Software Group (ESG), which makes an antivirus software known as SpyHunter. Bleeping now claims that ESG has been violating Bleeping's trademarks by registering new domain names that include "bleepingcomputer" and posting some of the company's webpage's source code on other websites without its authorization, among other allegations. ESG had sued Bleeping for libel earlier this year over a series of messages that it claims disparaged SpyHunter and the company as a whole.From the filing:Enigma's lawsuit is plainly nothing more than an attempt to bully and censor Bleeping Computer, and to deter anyone who might criticize it -- one more attempt in Enigma's long pattern of threats, intimidation and litigation. Worse, however, is that all the while, Enigma has been engaged in aggressive, secretive, and cowardly attacks against Bleeping Computer, including ripping off Bleeping Computer's content and pretending it was authored by Enigma, repeatedly misusing Bleeping's registered trademark to trade upon its goodwill, and publishing blatantly false claims about Bleeping. As the following allegations demonstrate, Enigma conducts its business in a manner that is illegal, unethical and simply immoral, thereby demonstrating that Quietman7's mildly critical statements about Enigma's product, that so enraged Enigma and lead to this lawsuit, pale in comparison to the egregious misconduct Enigma perpetrates on a regular basis.
Surprised you have never heard of bleepingcomputers.com Bleepingcomputers.com is a VERY good site to keep abreast of ransomware and free decryptors for ransomware. Maybe the best site for this information. I don't work for them, but have used their advice many times and recovered tons of encrypted data.
Do these idiots have names? Who are they?
Let me tell you what I've heard about ESG. People are saying Enigma Software Group is run by ISIS. I didn't say that, but other people are saying it. Some very smart people are looking into connections between Enigma Software Group and the ISIS organization.
How can we "contact" them?
Nothing you can do, folks. Although the 2nd Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know.