arstechnica.com — Microsoft and Washington State are teaming up again, this time with an eye on software providers who market unnecessary repair/maintenance products. Such programs, known colloquially as "scareware," cost users significant amounts of money, and provide unnecessary "protection."
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k4emicOct 1, 2008
Rule 1 and 2.
Closed AccountOct 1, 2008
AntiVirus2008 has already tried to hit my Linux system three times. Whyen i started closing windows the third time the damn nag screen followed me to the desktop and said"You still have spyware on your computer." I said:"In your dreams,low life." and rebooted.
icyhaughtOct 2, 2008
Norton SystemWorks?
ikonizerOct 7, 2008
Finally.Someone needs to shut these chaps down. It's bad enough being an experienced user who see these ads, but it has bugged me to no end knowing that they are getting to the people who don't know any better.