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Re:Microsoft Uses Trademark Law to Disrupt Trickbot Botnet by ummonk on Monday October 12, 2020 @02:41PM (#24757869)
What are you talking about? The malware poses as Microsoft / Windows products, which is a clearcut trademark violation.

In the car case, this would be analogous to a 3rd party selling defective parts under the brand name of a car manufacturer.

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Re:Microsoft Uses Trademark Law to Disrupt Trickbot Botnet by walshemj on Monday October 12, 2020 @06:16PM (#24760085)
Which is a problem I recall a BBC program about fake brake pads years ago.
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