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Apr 11, 2009 9:11 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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From CNet news ....

"Researchers have discovered another feature of the Conficker worm that provides an additional clue about the intent of the creators--the worm installs malware that masquerades as antivirus software, Trend Micro said on Friday.

The worm, which has infected millions of Windows-based computers on the Internet, is downloading a program called Spyware Protect 2009 and displaying warning messages saying that the computer is infected and offering to clean it up for $49.95, according to the Trend Micro Blog."

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Apr 11, 2009 1:50 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I guess at $49.95 it would not take long to rack up a lotta bucks!  I hope they get whoever is doing this.
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Apr 11, 2009 3:29 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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This sounds a lot like the way the government works. They pass a law that demands this or that from a business. The business proceeds to follow the law, then goes broke. They then go back to the government and get money from the government to help protect them from the results of the new law.


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