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Old 12-12-2008, 11:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default US shuts down 'scareware' sellers


Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7779223.stm

The US government has moved to shut down sellers of fake security software.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has won a restraining order that stops several sellers of "scareware" from continuing to trade.

Millions of people are thought to have been caught out by the software which, once installed, issues false alerts about viruses and illegal porn.

The FTC is pursuing further legal action to win a permanent ban on those peddling the scareware.

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