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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 10:32 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 30 September 2008 10:32
From SeattlePI:
Washington state has sued a Texas software company and its manager, alleging that their alarming and false notices of “critical errors” on the computers of online customers violate a 2005 state law, the Computer Spyware Act.
The suit, filed Sept. 16 in King County Superior Court, alleges that Branch Software Inc. of The Woodlands, Texas, and its chief executive, James McCreary IV, sent “CRITICAL ERROR!” messages to “User” from “Local System” that advise the user to download the company’s registry repair product “immediately!” to repair the purported defects.
Tests showed that even error-free computers displayed the messages, according to the suit. The software to fix the purported problems cost $40.