Scammers are using Symantec’s name as part of a ploy to lure those panicked by the Conficker worm into buying fake antivirus. Meanwhile, vendors such as IBM are stating the number of infections may be higher than they thought.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Conficker-Scareware-Scammers-Use-Symantec-as-Lure-713448/
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