$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
Online auctions selling illegal software worth more than $8m have been detected and closed down during the first half of 2007.
Anti-software piracy body the Business Software Alliance, which represents the likes of Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Symantec, said it has prevented more than 36,000 illegal software products with a combined retail value of around $8m being sold through online auctions.
The BSA said this is just the "tip of the iceberg" and warned consumers to beware of auction sites selling software much cheaper than the retail price because of the danger it may contain viruses or spyware.
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