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reuters.com - 10/20/2009
Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime. Cyberthieves are increasingly planting fake security alerts ...
Fake security software 'installed on millions of PCs'
linkive.com - 10/20/2009
Fake security software 'installed on millions of PCs'
— linkive.com — Symantec has warned that millions of computer users have been duped in to installing fake security software... on their machines (more) Fake security software 'installed on millions of PCs'

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blogit.realwire.com - 10/19/2009
Enormous payouts for 3rd generation cybercriminals pushing ‘Scareware’, Symantec reports
— blogit.realwire.com — The Story Fat cat cybercriminals are pocketing huge profits through a comparatively low-risk, fast-growing crime peddling bogus... security software or so called ‘Scareware’ to unsuspecting internet users. This is according to a new report from Symantec on Rogue Security Software. (more) Enormous payouts for 3rd generation cybercriminals ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 10/19/2009
Millions tricked by 'scareware'
— news.bbc.co.uk — Online criminals are making millions of pounds by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, internet... security experts claim. Symantec says more than 40 million people have fallen victim to the "scareware" scam in the past 12 ... (more) Millions tricked by 'scareware'

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Linkpost | 10.20.2009
TechBlog — ... • Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec - Users falling for bogus antimalware programs have wound up with nasty spyware on their systems. • ...

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Switched — ... ." The company now claims that the fake anti-virus software, peddled as Antivirus 2010 and Spyware Guard 2008, is still loaded on millions of computers, and that the scammers have earned as much as $300,000 a month from the pop-up scheme. [From: Reuters] ...

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