Microsoft, Washington state sue over ’scareware’ pop-up ads

September 30, 2008 on 1:00 pm | In Information Universe | No Comments

Microsoft and the Attorney General’s office in Washington state said on Monday they have filed seven lawsuits over pop-up ads that scare consumers into paying for software that supposedly fixes critical errors on a PC.

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