The FTC is shutting down a software vendor that is supposed to clean spyware off of computer systems. Instead it was installing spyware.
“The FTC says that the makers of the product Spyware Assassin tried to scare consumers into buying software through a variety of pop-up ads and e-mails that warned consumers their computers had beeninfected with malicious monitoring software.
The company, MaxTheater, produced evidence of spyware even on systems that were clean and, even more galling, its $30 program did nothing to actually remove any spyware. It’s a little like the exterminator that crawls under your house, comes up with a board covered with bugs, then sprays with water and hands you a hefty bill. “
Read more at InfoWorld
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