Enderman Reviews a Scam Company

Dave Plummer ran a scam company that was sued by Washington State in 2006, "SoftwareOnline.com, Inc." He actually left Microsoft specifically to run this company. Something always bugged me about those "Dave's Garage" videos going around. Maybe just because they're click-baity. But I found out today he was one of the folks responsible for those "Your computer is at... «The short of it is that it was an online software scam company that tricked people into downloading fake Anti-virus and security software using online ads, and then the software delivered additional adware and nagware onto users machines.» Source: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=398136... I used to review fake antiviruses on my channel, and I loved rogueamp's reviews. This one just hits me different... The irony, that's just rough

A screenshot of a social media thread where Enderman shares allegations that Dave Plummer ran SoftwareOnline.com, a company accused of tricking users into downloading fake antivirus software and additional adware. The punchline is the irony that Enderman, who used to review fake antiviruses, is reacting strongly to the story about a former Microsoft employee involved with such a company. It is used as a reaction to hypocrisy, ironic revelations, or unexpectedly disturbing context. EN: A screenshot of a social media thread where Enderman shares allegations that Dave Plummer ran SoftwareOnline.com, a company accused of tricking users into downloading fake antivirus software and additional adware. The punchline is the irony that Enderman, who used to review fake antiviruses, is reacting strongly to the story about a former Microsoft employee involved with such a company. It is used as a reaction to hypocrisy, ironic revelations, or unexpectedly disturbing context.

• @gentoomemes / 12467 2024-07-23