Tech support companies Restoro and Reimage will pay $26 million to settle charges that they used scare tactics to trick their customers into paying for unnecessary computer repair services. The U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Your system is infected with three viruses." It's a chilling message to receive on your Windows laptop, but that fear soon turns ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint Thursday to stop online tech support scams that bilk tens of millions of dollars from consumers, particularly older people. Reimage ...

As part of its investigation, the FTC purchased products from Restoro and Reimage and encountered the fake antivirus alerts. The companies' telemarketers also recommended that users pay as much as ...

Two companies that claimed they could help rid computers of viruses and malware agreed to pay $26 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges they duped consumers, particularly older ...

The US Federal Trade Commission says two antivirus software products, Restoro and Reimage, are actually fake products that have allegedly conned buyers out of "ten of millions" of dollars, according ...

The product itself is free to use — available for download at restoro.com — and has been deemed a safe product in the Microsoft Support forums. Though research on it also shows that it can produce ...