Nick Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Winfixer got someone angry enough to start a civil class action lawsuit aimed at it. Attorney Joseph M. Bochner filed a class-action civil suit last September in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County against two men the suit alleges are behind Winfixer, a purported security software. The lawsuit names Marc J. Cohen of Florida, and was amended last week to add James Reno of Ohio as an additional defendant, Bochner said. It seeks compensation and a halt to the distribution of Winfixer, among other remedies.The suit was filed on behalf of Beatrice Ochoa, a mother of two who paid US$39.95 for Winfixer after it badgered her with repeated pop-up warnings that her computer had security threats. The program eventually rendered her computer's hard drive unusable, Bochner said. The suit counts another 100 anonymous victims.More at Networkworld.comThere's also a copy of a news story about it on Youtube.Digg it! to spread the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Interesting article! Hard to believe that it's so difficult to prove who is behind the fraud. I think they should not follow the IP trail, but the money trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Its about time someone goes after one of these scammers. I wouldn't be surprised if they were tied into all kinds of spam/illegal stuff. Hopefully more follow suit and get sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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