New rogue AV family invades computers
By Gina on November 24, 2011 | Security basics, Guard Online, Cloud Protection, AV Protection Online, System Security 2011, System Security 2012, System Protection 2012, AV Security 2012, AV Protection 2011, AV Protection 2012, Cloud AV 2012, rogue AV family, Rogue anti-spyware application, malware family
Just right before holidays malware creators seems like have new ideas and are creating various scams. This time it is a new rogue anti-spyware tools' family spreading widely which tries to infect users' computers and gains to pilfer money from its victims. The list reads:
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Fake anti-spyware malware are cerated to fool users into thinking that they are legitimate antivirus applications. As such, they usually pretend to scan systems to prevent certain applications from executing, display fictitious warning messages and connect to adult sites.
The main thing to prevent these computer threats you need to make sure you have an up-to-date security software onto your computer and if infected run it or use manual removal guide. Do not purchase any of these scam because malware neither has the ability to detect nor remove computer threats therefore they are not being trusted.
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