I saw this and for a change decided I needed to blog on something about Symantec.  The story is simple - a program pretends to be Windows Activation and asks for a credit card to prove ID.  IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A MICROSOFT TOOL, but I am sure some people might presume it is.  For more information, have a look at the eWeek and Symantec sites:

Symantec is reporting on a Trojan horse that mimics the Windows activation interface.

Once you reboot your PC after running the program, the program asks you to activate your copy of Windows and, while it assures you that you will not be charged, it asks for credit card information. If you don't enter the credit card information it shuts down the PC.

How to clean it - Symantec writeup

Source: Top Threat: Windows Hacktivation

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David