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FTC to refund rogue security software victims

15

Dec

2011

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced that it will begin issuing refunds to 300,000 consumers that were victims of several rogue security software scams such as “Winfixer“, “Drive Cleaner” and “XP Antivirus“. The following is a list of Microsoft antimalware product detection names that are linked to the Winfixer family: Program:Win32/AdvancedCleaner Program:Win32/Antivirus2008 Program:Win32/Antivirus2009 Program:Win32/SpywareIsolatorProgram:Win32/WinFixer […]

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FTC issues rebates to victims of fake anti-virus scam

13

Dec

2011

The US Federal Trade Commission announced some good news for victims of fake anti-virus purveyor Innovative Marketing. Initial legal actions against Innovative Marketing began approximately three years ago when the FTC ordered them to halt operations related to their activity selling fake security products. The FTC reached a settlement with two of the defendants, Mark […]

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FTC settles with Facebook, alleges promises weren’t kept

30

Nov

2011

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Facebook Inc. over their alleged deceptive practices regarding privacy. The FTC launched an investigation into Facebook after a complaint was filed by the Electonic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and a coalition of other privacy groups. The FTC’s investigation resulted in an eight-count complaint against […]

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