Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans (Betsy Lordan/Federal Trade Commission)

Betsy Lordan / Federal Trade Commission:
Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans  —  At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has issued a temporary halt to a massive “scareware” scheme, which falsely claimed that scans had detected viruses, spyware, and illegal pornography on consumers’ computers.

Source: Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans (Betsy Lordan/Federal Trade Commission)