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FakeScanti Rogue Hijacks HOSTS Files

29

Nov

2011

Patrick, our resident rogue AV expert from the AV Labs, have his eyes set on one particular family-FakeScanti. This rogue family first appeared in the first quarter of 2010, and it has been within the radar ever since. Enter AV Protection 2011. This particular rogue is the latest variant in a handful of noteworthy rogues […]

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Remove Hard-to-Kill Malware

10

Nov

2011

Jane13434 asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum about removing a malicious program that has defeated AVG, SUPERAntiSpyware, and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Are you sure the problem is malware? People often jump to that conclusion when there’s something wrong with their PC, and in my experience that conclusion is more often wrong than right. There’s a […]

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With Rogue AV, It’s More Than a Game of “Spot What’s Different”

03

Nov

2011

Rogue AV has been one of the biggest profit-generating schemes for cybercriminals since its inception. These past few months, however, our team in the AV Labs has seen a decline, and this is due to a combination of factors, including continued coverage of these scams in non-technical news sources, efforts on the part of the […]

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