406710 - Malware spyware usurping our identity

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Marketing :: Trademark Violations, task)

Description

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc]

Attachment: screenshot showing the use of our logo

The Malware Alarm spyware is using our logo to promote the installation of their spyware, a user sent me a screenshot (attached) saying that he was surprised that we collaborate with Spyware.

Comment 1

[Catherine C. Brady]

Pascal,

Do you have the URL for the site?  This will help me go after the right people.

Comment 2

[Paul Kim]

http://scanner2.malware-scan.com per the screenshot

Comment 3

[Catherine C. Brady]

Couldn't read the URL - should have worn my glasses today.  I'll send a C&D to them today.

Pascal, did you reply to the user?

Comment 4

[Catherine C. Brady]

This site has been taken down.   I'll still follow-up with finding out who the registered owners are and sending a C&D to them.

Comment 5

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc]

I replied to the user telling him that we had no link whatsoever with this site and that I would report the issue to our legal department.

Comment 6

[joe atkinson]

i have used foxfire for several years, now i have spyware   my homepage now is MY WEB SEARCH.  WHAT DO I DO TO GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM.   JOE

Comment 7

[Gen Kanai [:gen]]

Resetting bug as Julie Martin is no longer with Mozilla.

Comment 8

[Liz Compton [:liz]]

http://scanner2.malware-scan.com/ is now identified as an attack site and is blocked.