[pchelpers] News:McAfee Sued Over SiteAdvisor Warning

7Search filed lawsuit against McAfee for a false and misleading
SiteAdvisor warning

7Search, a "Pay Per Click Search Engine Advertising and Affiliate
Network" company whose website was associated with spyware distribution
in the past, filed a lawsuit against McAfee for, what they consider to
be, a false and deceptive warning coming from McAfeeʼs SiteAdvisor
service.


"Feedback from credible users suggests that downloads on this site may
contain what some people would consider adware, spyware, or other
potentially unwanted programs," warns McAfee SiteAdvisor when the
7Search.com domain is checked. In response, 7Search claims that there is
no download offered on its site since at least 2003. However, in the
past, its website used to host the 7FaSSt Toolbar, which many security
companies tagged as spyware because it installed itself by force using
ActiveX and logged surfing habits of the users.

More here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/McAfee-Sued-Over-SiteAdvisor-Warning-92667.shtml
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