Tag Archives: Fake Antivirus
Scareware Ring Nabbed by Feds
The feds stepped up and nabbed a ring of scareware distributors who made millions of dollars distributing their scareware, also known as FAKE Antivirus. This is great news, but will it totally eliminate this form of online scams? The likelihood that this group or ring is the sole organization that distributes scareware is highly unlikely, [...]
Full StorySecurity Tool Virus Clones Alive and Well
Since October 2009, there have been many variations of Security Tool, also known by security experts as Security Tool Virus. This Trojan has exploited more than a million computers, but no one knows for sure what the exact number is for total computers infected. Everyday a new bogus antivirus and or security application is released. [...]
Full StoryHow to Remove Windows Security 2011
Windows Security 2011 is classified as a rogue antivirus program that falsely alerts and reports security threats on a user’s computer. These rogue and or fake security programs are distributed for the purpose of stealing your money by scamming users into purchasing a license copy in order to remove the fake threats. Windows Security 2011 [...]
Full StoryNaked Picture Email Attachment – Trojan Included
The words naked or sex are very enticing words that usually boil the testosterone in us males. Today, I received an email with a promise to show me a naked picture with a little extra. Don’t worry, I never open unsolicited email or download attachments unless it’s on my test computer which I use solely [...]
Full StoryFake Antivirus Outpaces Real Antivirus
I have published more articles about Fake Antivirus than any other topic. It’s apparent why cyber criminals peddle their rogue antivirus programs, it’s because they’re making more revenue than legitimate antivirus vendors. There are an estimated 500,000 unique fake AV binaries on the Internet today according to what was noted at RSA this year. What’s [...]
Full StoryRogueware and Fake Antivirus will Dominate in 2011
2010 is now on the history channel, but for some, it led to cash windfalls. Hackers and cybercriminals will continue their onslaught of attacks on social networks, rogue software peddling and fraudulent web sites. The most popular infection method of 2010 was Trojans, making up 55.91% of all infections according to Panda Labs. Rogueware and [...]
Full Story10 Ways to Prevent being Scammed
Holidays are the most popular time of the year for cyber criminals to deploy their scams. Halloween is no different, as many people love to share Halloween related stuff with their friends and family. The most popular scam is the distribution of scareware. According to McAfee, cybercriminals make upwards of $300 million from conning web [...]
Full StoryHow to Remove Wireshark Antivirus
Wireshark Antivirus is a rogue anti-virus program. This program is a clone of other rogue anti-virus programs such as; Windows Antivirus Pro and Sysinternals. Wireshark Antivirus spreads from a Trojan. The program automatically downloads and installs itself without the user’s knowledge and consent. When a user downloads Wireshark Antivirus and runs a scan, the program [...]
Full StoryChelsea Clinton Searches Serving Up Rogue Software
One of the biggest news stories was the recent marriage of Chelsea Clinton, and a headline story that cyber criminals are exploiting in a big way. When you search for information about Chelsea Clinton, there are sponsored links that lead to malicious websites. These links will redirect a user to a website which looks like [...]
Full StoryBeware of Antispymv.com a Malicious Website
Antispymv.com is a browser hijacker that distributes Antivir Solution Pro program and other fake antivirus solutions. This rogue software spreads from a Trojan and is installed automatically without user’s knowledge and consent. Type: Misleading Application / Browser Hijacker Publisher: Antispymv.com Risk Impact: Medium Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP Behavior: [...]
Full StoryBeware of this Fake Antivirus Program AV Security Suite
AV Security Suite is a Fake Antivirus application. This security risk can be downloaded by clicking on certain Internet advertisements, but it must be manually installed. When a user downloads AV Security Suite and runs a scan, the program reports false scan alerts. The user is then prompted to pay for a full license of [...]
Full StoryGoDaddy is No daddy when it comes to Security
How can a company of this size be so vulnerable to the same attack that occurred less than a month ago? In fact, the people behind this attack are the same ones that executed the last attack against GoDaddy. GoDaddy’s servers were hacked Wednesday around 3pm EST, and thousand of WordPress blogs and other PHP [...]
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