Fake Antivirus Software

• A fake antivirus software has been detected by Sophos. It poses as the Windows Automatic Update facility. According to the article, it redirects a user from the Windows Security Center to the interface of the fake AV.

  It presents a user with a false scan of his or her computer. After the scan, it claims that the user’s machine has malware.

  The software is supposed to install an XP Internet Security update.

  More kinds of this racket will be discovered in the near future writes Rowland, the author of the article.

  Source: Sophos

  • Posted by Craig Grant on February 11, 2010
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