Microsoft to sue 'scareware' security vendors
Tools such as Antivirus 2008 could be a target
Robert McMillan

Microsoft and Washington state are cracking down on scammers who bombard computer users with fake warning messages in hopes of selling them useless software.

The state's attorney general and lawyers from Microsoft's Internet Safety Enforcement team are expectd to announce today several lawsuits against so-called 'scareware' vendors, who are being charged under Washington state's Computer Spyware Act.

I hope they're successful in the endeavor because rogues like Antivirus 2008/2009 needs to disappear.

Infamous vendor of “AntiVirus XP” badware sued

Posted by Adam O'Donnell

The software purveyor behind AntiVirus XP, a fake anti-virus package, has been sued and will hopefully be put out of business.

There has been plenty of information available on this organization for some time, yet unsuspecting consumers continue to hand over their own money for what amounts to malware. Alex Eckelberry at Sunbelt Software has been tracking the fake software epidemic for some time, documenting some of the unmitigated gall these badware purveyors have displayed. They have even gone so far as to take out Google AdWords to push their malware. A solid breakdown of the legal events is available here.