Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech

There’s a lot of money to be made in malware. That’s what keeps it going….
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 [...]