InformationWeek | Security | Phony Anti-Spyware Software Lures Unsuspecting Users | September 13, 2005
... Phony Anti-Spyware Software Lures Unsuspecting Users ... Earlier in the year, the FTC moved against Spyware Assassin and SpyKiller 2005 ...
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170703072
Dodgy anti-spyware firms to cough up m | Channel Register
... The US consumer watchdog alleged that Spyware Assassin and TrustSoft used email and pop-up ads to drive ... In the case of Spyware Assassin, the FTC alleged that the free ...
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/01/10/ftc_spyware/
Spyware Assassin shut down by FTC - geek/talk
Spyware Assassin shut down by FTC Spam Talk For Webmasters ... The makers of Spyware Assassin tried to scare consumers into buying software through pop-up ads and ... its .95 Spyware Assassin program did not actually remove spyware, the FTC ...
http://www.geekvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=151165#post151165
FTC says anti-spyware vendor shut down - Security - MSNBC.com
A software vendor that tried to drum up sales by offering to clean up nonexistent computer "spyware" has been temporarily shut down, U.S. regulators said Friday. ... The makers of Spyware Assassin tried to scare consumers into buying software through pop-up ads and ... its .95 Spyware Assassin program did not actually remove spyware, the FTC ...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7161004
Spyware Assassin censured for 'bogus' claims
... Commission is looking to extend this temporary injunction against Spyware Assassin into a permanent ban ... for consumers from MaxTheater, the firm behind Spyware Assassin, and Thomas L ...
http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/articles/post/10685/30949
E-Commerce News: E-Commerce: FTC Assassinates Spyware Spoofer
... filed with the court, the FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates used Web sites, e-mail , banner ... and pop-ups to drive consumers to the Spyware Assassin Web site ...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ebiz/41356.html
FTC Bars Bogus Anti-Spyware Claims
... filed with the court, the FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates used Web sites, e-mail, banner ... and pop-ups to drive consumers to the Spyware Assassin Web site ...
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/03/maxtheater.htm
TechWeb | News | Court Stifles Bogus Spyware Vendor
A company that allegedly scared users into buying its software by offering to eradicate nonexistent spyware has been ordered to cease and desist by a U.S. court. ... to scan the user's PC for spyware. Inevitably, the scan ...
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/159402711
FTC Goes After 'Phony' Spyware Assassin - NewsFactor Network
The FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates use Web sites, e-mail, banner ads and pop-ups to draw users to the company
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/31254.html
Spyware Assassin, MaxTheater [Adobe PDF]
... all of the spyware that resides on a computer ... their web site that "Spyware Assassin . . . will scan your entire system ...
more hits from: http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0423213/050311comp0423213.pdf - 528 KB
Spyware Assassin censured for 'bogus' claims
A firm accused of scaring punters into buying ineffective protection against spyware has been ordered to curtail its deceptive marketing claims by a US District court. ... in Spokane, the FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates used websites, email ... to drive consumers to the Spyware Assassin website. Thereafter consumers were exposed ...
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0423213/050311comp0423213.pdf
Download.com - Blogs - Spyware Confidential: A look at the latest security threats
A Download.com blog covering spyware and antispyware tools ... was responsible for Spyware Assassin, a utility that had been listed on Spyware Warrior's rogue antispyware ... it was ordered to halt all business activities related to Spam Assassin ...
http://blogs.download.com/Spyware-Confidential/post.php?p=181
FTC Goes After 'Phony' Spyware Assassin - -
The FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates use Web sites, e-mail, banner ads and pop-ups to draw users to the company
http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/perl/story/31254.html
Spyware Assassin censured for 'bogus' claims | Channel Register
Biting the hand that feeds IT. By John Leyden 14 Mar 2005 14:52. Spyware Assassin censured for 'bogus' claims. FTC sues 'snake-oil' firm ... Commission is looking to extend this temporary injunction against Spyware Assassin into a permanent ban ... for consumers from MaxTheater, the firm behind Spyware Assassin, and Thomas L ...
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/ftc_slams_spyware_assassin
Geek.com Geek News - FTC shuts down anti-spyware vendor
... The company, Spyware Assassin, allegedly used scare tactics to improve sales of its spyware removal ... According to the FTC, Spyware Assassin claimed through Internet advertising (i ...
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2005Mar/gee20050314029575.htm
Blog This: " Spyware assassin arrested | Spyware Confidential | ZDNet.com
blogs. Spyware assassin arrested. If you want to include this posting in your blog: ... Spyware assassin arrested by ZDNet's Wayne Cunningham -- From the "it's about time" department, the ... named MaxTheater, was responsible for Spyware Assassin, a utility that had been ...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Spyware/index.php?blogthis=1&p=35
Bogus Spyware Vendors Settle FTC Charges
Agency slaps almost million in fines on firms selling software that did not remove spyware as advertised. ... and operators of Spykiller and Spyware Assassin each claimed to detect spyware -- even when none was on ... makers and marketers of Spyware Assassin, agreed in their settlement with the ...
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3575421
Spam Kings Blog: Spy control
... shut down a company in Spokane, Washington that was marketing a fraudulent software program called "Spyware Assassin ... Spam and bogus spyware scams are often tightly linked ...
http://spamkings.oreilly.com/archives/2005/03/spy_control.html
Spyware Warrior " Rogue Vendor Spyware Assassin Busted!
Waging the war against spyware. 3/11/2005 ... filed with the court, the FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates used Web sites, e-mail, banner ... and pop-ups to drive consumers to the Spyware Assassin Web site ...
http://www.netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/03/11/rogue-vendor-spywareassasin-busted
broadband " Forums " Security " NEWS: FTC Busts Rogue Anti-Spyware Vendor
... filed with the court, the FTC alleges that Spyware Assassin and its affiliates used Web sites, e-mail, banner ... and pop-ups to drive consumers to the Spyware Assassin Web site ...
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12888758~mode=flat
