They have also warned that it may result in fake products entering the market.
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"You almost expect them to be fake products from 'Saturday Night Live, ' " Barish said.
The fake products, known as Shanzhai, range from knock-offs of high-end luxury brands to everyday electronic goods.
To some extent the Stop Badware project will repeat work done by some anti-spyware campaigners such as Suzi Turner and Eric Howes who maintain a list of fake products that users should be wary of.
The strike turned up 4 million pieces of fake Microsoft products, plus machines such as replicators and printing presses.
Once he has accumulated enough capital, Wang plans to open a "commercial investigation firm" to target makers of fake and substandard products.
It was unclear whether the store was selling fake or genuine Apple products.
Nordby immediately set his sights on The Onion -- whose products include a fake atlas, Our Dumb World -- as a potential partner.
The real action now is in branded generics, which command a premium in many emerging markets due in part to the fear that unknown products might be fake or of dubious quality.
Most of her clients, including actresses Alicia Silverstone and Pamela Anderson, were happy for Brough, a vegan who doesn't eat or use products made with animal meat or by-products, to dress them in fake leather and fur apparel.
The raids also shut down a fake PR operation that threatened to post bad reviews of products and services unless it was paid to keep quiet.
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