NetQin, a Chinese company developing mobile antivirus solutions is accused of using unethical business methods similar to those used by scareware distributors.
The Chinese Central Television (CCTV) reported last week that NetQin covertly installs a malicious application alongside its antivirus program and then asks for RMB2 (US$0.30) in order to clean it.
The app in question comes from a company called Feiliu and claims to be a download tool, however, it causes a lot of performance issues on Symbian-based phones.
According to ZDNet Asia, the Feiliu app also uninstalls antivirus programs found on devices except for NetQin's.
