 |
Spyware Warrior
Help with Spyware, Hijacking & Other Internet Nuisances
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
MV_Vashon
Junior Member
Joined: 15 Feb 2005
Last Visit: 30 May 2011
Posts: 45
Location: Vashon, WA
|
 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: Washington State Sues New York Company Over Spyware |
 |
|
| Quote: |
SEATTLE - The Washington state attorney general's office has sued a New York company and individuals in New York, New Hampshire, Oregon and India under state and federal anti-spam and spyware laws, saying they induced computer users to download software that weakened their computers' security.
The lead defendant in the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, is Secure Computer LLC of White Plains, N.Y. The company's president, Paul E. Burke, who lives in the Bronx, and Gary T. Preston, of Jamaica, N.Y., have made more than $100,000 since summer 2004 selling software known as "spyware cleaner" over the Internet - software they advertised using mass, misleading e-mails and pop-ups, the lawsuit said. |
More here
-- LB |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Nick
Site Admin
Joined: 27 Feb 2004
Last Visit: 28 Aug 2012
Posts: 3913
Location: California
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
suzi
Site Admin
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Last Visit: 18 Jun 2013
Posts: 10277
Location: sunny California
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The Washington State lawsuit document is available here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20060125/spywaresuit.pdf
_________________
Former Microsoft MVP 2005-2009, Consumer Security
Please do not PM or Email me for personal support. Post in the Forums instead and we will all learn.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kd1966
Junior Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Last Visit: 02 May 2006
Posts: 35
Location: US - NC -GSO
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| personally, I don't care where they are; country/state - just get them!! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Turtledove
SWW Graduate
Joined: 26 Dec 2005
Last Visit: 04 Feb 2011
Posts: 343
Location: California
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:50 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi all,
I think this should(?) / could become a Federally supported issue. If enough users get fed up  with these drive-by - deceptive downloads. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
smartBlue Style © 2002 Smartor
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group
|
