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He allegedly ran a fake / scam AV company.
by jsiepkes 1y ago
He allegedly ran a fake / scam AV company.
- dcrazy 1y agoInteresting. Per Wikipedia[1]: > Plummer left Microsoft in 2003[11] to start his own company, SoftwareOnline LLC, a software vendor. > […] > In 2006, SoftwareOnline was sued by The Washington State Attorney General's Office for alleged violations of the Consumer Protection Act after complaints were made about two products called "Registry Cleaner" and "InternetShield". SoftwareOnline agreed to pay $150,000 in civil penalties, plus $250,000 that was ultimately suspended following compliance with all terms in the settlement, as well as $40,000 in legal fees. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Plummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Plummer