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Security firm Symantec is being taken to court over claims that the company?s flagship anti-malware and performance software suites mislead consumers into buying full versions of its products.
The suit, which seeks class action status, was brought by Washington state resident James Gross. It was filed in the District Court of San Jose, California on Tuesday on behalf of his lawyers, according to Reuters.
The complaint alleges that misleading ?scare? tactics are being used by Symantec in its Norton Utilities, PC Tools Registry Mechanic, and PC Tools Performance Toolkit products. The claims also suggest the software range always report harmful errors, privacy risks and other issues that exist, regardless of whether they actually exist.
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While the lawsuit will likely go Symantec?s way, it is nevertheless been a bad month for the security firm.
A Symantec spokesperson said it was ?aware? of the allegations made, but declined to offer additional comment at the time of publication.
The suit, which seeks class action status, was brought by Washington state resident James Gross. It was filed in the District Court of San Jose, California on Tuesday on behalf of his lawyers, according to Reuters.
The complaint alleges that misleading ?scare? tactics are being used by Symantec in its Norton Utilities, PC Tools Registry Mechanic, and PC Tools Performance Toolkit products. The claims also suggest the software range always report harmful errors, privacy risks and other issues that exist, regardless of whether they actually exist.
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While the lawsuit will likely go Symantec?s way, it is nevertheless been a bad month for the security firm.
A Symantec spokesperson said it was ?aware? of the allegations made, but declined to offer additional comment at the time of publication.
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