Pfizer, Microsoft sue websites over fake viagra

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and software maker Microsoft have filed parallel legal actions against website operators and spam…

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and software maker Microsoft have filed parallel legal actions against website operators and spam advertisers that sell fake versions of impotence drug viagra.

The companies said the lawsuits follow a seven-month investigation to discover the identity of two website operators together with those advertising them via spam e-mails.

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