Thursday, January 12, 2012

Symantec Sued for Scareware Tactics - PC Magazine


Brisbane Times

Symantec Sued for Scareware Tactics
PC Magazine
"The Scareware [a broad name for the Symantec products in question] does not conduct any actual diagnostic testing on the computer," reads the complaint, first reported in Forbes. "Instead, Symantec intentionally designed its Scareware to invariably ...
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