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Flash-Based Fake Antivirus Software: Windows Risk Minimizer

23

Mar

2012

Fake antivirus software or "scareware" is nothing new, but these applications continue to get more sophisticated. We recently discovered a relatively new fake antivirus application called Windows Risk Minimizer. The fake antivirus software was promoted through spam sent from a popular webmail service. This is slightly unusual as normally fake antivirus infections arrive through drive-by […]

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Criminals Behind Rogue AV Leverage on Google

19

Mar

2012

Certain compromised pages, which are search engine optimized, are found in the wild and accessible via popular search engines like Google and Bing. There pages were found to direct the user to a site where a faux scan is performed on the affected system-typical of rogue AV. What is atypical about the said scan, however, […]

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[video] – Whitney Houstons autopsy reveals a shocking secret that explains her death – Facebook Scam

15

Feb

2012

Scam Signature Message:[video] – Whitney Houstons autopsy reveals a shocking secret that explains her death.Trending: February 2012Scam Type: Malware, Rogue PluginWhy it’s a Scam:Clicking the wall post link takes you to the following page:The scammers are hoping to trick unsuspecting users in to downloading a rogue browser plugin. As with Facebook applications, only install plugins / […]

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