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Symantec Disavows Business Partner Caught Running a Tech Support Scam (malwarebytes.org)

Posted by timothy on from the one-hand-washing-the-other dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Malwarebytes has caught one of Symantec's resellers running a tech support scam that was scaring users into thinking they were infected with malware and then graciously offering to sell Symantec's security software at inflated rates. Malwarebytes played along with their scam and found out the company behind it was Silurian Tech Support, located somewhere in North India. Symantec told El Reg that it terminated the reseller's contract and will work with law enforcement to defend its brand and intellectual property.

3 of 85 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Are ther any honest companies in India? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ripping people off is just doing the needful. Revert this comment to agree or disagree.

  2. Re: Are ther any honest companies in India? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    However, it is still only US English and therefore not far off.

  3. Re: Are ther any honest companies in India? by BronsCon · · Score: 3, Funny

    And even more especially when you write "Specially" because you do not know any better. Please do a world a favor, and stop using the "Internet".

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    APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.