The largest antivirus vendors are launching legal action against a group of software pirates who were selling illegal versions of its security software on eBay.

McAfee and Symantec decided to get tough on the pirates by throwing their considerable weight behind a larger SIIA campaign to rid eBay of pirated software sales. The SIIA is planning to ensnare criminals by buying software from eBay and suing those whose products turn out to be illegal.

There are dozens of sales on ebay offering software from Symantec's Norton range, as well as McAfee products. Many appeared far from legitimate, with some lots consisting of nothing more than a CD, with sellers admitting that boxes and manuals--as well as licenses, no doubt--were not included in the sale.

"McAfee takes the sale and distribution of pirated software extremely seriously," a McAfee representative said. "We proactively take all measures possible to shut down all auctions where it is obvious that illegal or gray imports of our products are being sold on eBay or indeed any auction site."

Source: zdnet


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