2019-03-28 | Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support | Ars Technica
'The stores offered PC Health Check scans for free, while claiming the value of the scans was between $20 and $60. '
'The news station found that Office Depot stores claimed to find infections in brand-new computers that had never been connected to the Internet. ', "The Florida Attorney General's office informed Office Depot of complaints about its tech support services in 2013."
'Between 2009 and 2016, Office Depot and OfficeMax offered computer scans inside their stores using a "PC Health Check" software application created and licensed by Support.com. '
'Office Depot agreed to pay $25 million while Support.com will pay the other $10 million. '
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'The stores offered PC Health Check scans for free, while claiming the value of the scans was between $20 and $60. '
'The news station found that Office Depot stores claimed to find infections in brand-new computers that had never been connected to the Internet. ', "The Florida Attorney General's office informed Office Depot of complaints about its tech support services in 2013."
'Between 2009 and 2016, Office Depot and OfficeMax offered computer scans inside their stores using a "PC Health Check" software application created and licensed by Support.com. '
'Office Depot agreed to pay $25 million while Support.com will pay the other $10 million. '
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