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After masquerading rogue antivirus as Microsoft Security Essentials and a range of additional genuine security solutions, cybercriminals are even copying the Microsoft Update site with the latest fake AV attack targeted at users of Firefox on Windows. Chester Wisniewski, a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos Canada is... |
9 June 2011
09:55 GMT |
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According to security researchers, some scareware programs have begun featuring SMS payments, a method more commonly seen in ransomware scams.Fake programs, especially those masquerading as security solutions, continue to pose a major risk to consumers, despite the continued awareness raised by security experts.Known... |
11 April 2011
01:06 GMT |
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Internet users were prompted by security alerts when browsing popular websites this weekend because of a malvertizing campaign that managed to push exploits onto their pages.It's not yet clear where the attacks originated, but many of the reports seem to focus on a domain called stripli.com from where the malici... |
28 February 2011
07:48 GMT |
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Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab warn that a new worm rapidly spreading on Twitter spams rogue goo.gl URLs that direct users to fake antivirus distribution sites.The spammed links take users through a series of redirects until landing them on an obfuscated scareware attack page.According to Kaspersky Lab'... |
20 January 2011
13:45 GMT |
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A new feature planned to debut with the release Candidate (RC) of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in early 2011 got me thinking that Windows 8 could use something similar. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced Tracking Protection for IE9 RC, a new opt-in mechanism designed to identify and block undesired tracking while ... |
29 December 2010
10:58 GMT |
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Users have a new ally in the fight against fake antivirus, with Microsoft offering them the chance to help block rogue AV at search engine level, before it actually gets to infect computers. Essentially, the Redmond company is welcoming feedback from users on scareware, according to Navaneethan Santhanam, Program Ma... |
25 November 2010
08:55 GMT |
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Microsoft is fighting Microsoft Security Essentials Alert on multiple fronts, and has even started distributing automatically to Windows users a free security tool designed to tackle the threat. Since August 2010, the Redmond company has warned customers of the danger posed by Microsoft Security Essentials Alert, a ... |
15 November 2010
03:45 GMT |
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Malware pushers have managed to compromise a Kaspersky Lab website on Sunday and direct users looking to download the vendor's applications to scareware.According to various reports, including on Kaspersky's own support forums, the compromise occurred on the USA download website.When visitors attempted to d... |
19 October 2010
12:48 GMT |
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A new wave of spam emails carrying HTML attachments that redirect to fake AV sites has been hitting mailboxes hard during the past two days.The subjects of the rogue emails, as well as the names of the attached HTML documents are changing rapidly."Credit card", "Randolph Plans", "Apartment for rent", "Cops kill activ... |
17 September 2010
14:01 GMT |
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There are downsides to market success, and in the case of Microsoft Security Essentials is that attackers build malware designed to piggy-back ride the free security solution from Microsoft. Of course, this phenomenon is not limited to MSE, as it affects additional security products which have been in one way or ano... |
2 September 2010
09:42 GMT |
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Users need to steer clear of Microsoft Security Essentials Alert. Simply because Microsoft Security Essentials Alert has nothing to do with either Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 or MSE 2.0, which is currently in Beta testing phase. Instead Microsoft Security Essentials Alert is a rogue antivirus. This is of cours... |
23 August 2010
12:29 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, along with the company’s Malware Protection Center and Customer Support Services collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigations in tackling a fake antivirus scam, which is estimated to have duped victims in paying in excess of $100 million for inexistent protection... |
28 May 2010
06:55 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that a scareware distribution campaign that started before the winter holidays on Google Groups is still affecting users. Rogue shortened URLs redirect unwary visitors to websites aggressively pushing fake antivirus software.It seems that the scareware cyber-criminal business model is as pro... |
12 January 2010
09:52 GMT |
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Authors of rogue antivirus software hesitate little when it comes down to copying the design and branding of official security solutions in an attempt to pass their fake antivirus code as genuine offerings. It is, of course, just one of the aspects of the social engineering techniques designed to trick end users into... |
21 December 2009
08:58 GMT |
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This year alone they will be responsible for infecting in excess of 25 million computers worldwide, but they could come close to compromising as much as 30 million machines. At the root of this epidemic lay simple social engineering tactics designed, through various methods, to convince victims to pay for peace of mi... |
19 December 2009
06:17 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated a free security tool it is offering Windows users in order to tackle two new rogue antivirus products masquerading as Windows security software. Following the November refresh, the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is now capable of detecting and cleaning members of the Win32/FakeVimes and... |
12 November 2009
08:35 GMT |
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The media and advertising team of the New York Times website is currently trying to track down and remove a malicious advertisement promoting scareware. Users are advised to ignore any alerts that warn them of being infected with malware and offering an antivirus solution.Users started reporting anomalies when visiti... |
14 September 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Security researchers from computer software giant CA, formerly known as Computer Associates, warn of a new rogue antivirus application, which masquerades as Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). In addition, the rogueware makes use of various deceptive techniques to persuade users into acquiring us... |
15 June 2009
05:45 GMT |
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Trend Micro researchers warn of a new fake antivirus program, which specifically targets Brazilian users. The application displays ransomware behavior, as it locks access to multiple types of documents and asks victims to acquire a license in order to regain control. The new rogueware, called Byte Clark, is consider... |
12 May 2009
08:13 GMT |
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The prevalence of rogue security software (also known as scareware) suffered what Microsoft referred to as a dramatic growth in the second half of 2008. The Redmond company indicated that it helped remove rogue antivirus products from in excess of four million computers, with three families of fake security solutions... |
9 April 2009
10:58 GMT |
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Not only did Microsoft, in partnership with the Washington Attorney General Office, initiate legal actions against makers of fake antivirus products, but the Redmond company is fighting the new plague impacting its operating system one piece of malicious code at a time. In this context, the software giant has added t... |
18 December 2008
13:18 GMT |
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Even with Windows 7 in pre-Beta stage, Microsoft is emphasizing the need for end users to run security software with the operating system, indicating that it is working with members of the industry in order to have the first antivirus products tailored for the Windows client as early as the Beta development milestone... |
22 November 2008
09:21 GMT |
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Simply because of the ubiquity of its predecessors, Internet Explorer 8 will continue to come under fire. With one of the preferred avenues for attacks continuing to serve as a source of malware even in the next iteration of Microsoft's proprietary browser, ActiveX add-ons are a traditional vector of attacks on ... |
21 May 2008
13:39 GMT |
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