- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 30th, 2012
Fake Windows Antivirus Series Still Doing the Rounds
A good security software can help you get rid of the rogue program
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
One Vulnerable Site Can Serve Multiple Cybercriminal Groups, Experts Find
The attackers make a mistake that helps search engines flag the sites as malicious
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
“Must-See” Tweets Point to Fake Antivirus
Cybercriminals spread fake Windows Antivirus Patch using Twitter
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
“Easter Egg” Searches Point to Fake AV
SEO attacks are especially successful during the holiday season
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Fake Windows AV Changes Its Name, But Never Its Nature
Crooks try to gain a profit by infecting computers with fake Windows antiviruses
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 23rd, 2012
Spam Emails Advertise Fake “Windows Risk Minimizer” Antivirus
A Flash animation imitates a system scan to make everything look more realistic
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 20th, 2012
Fake Google Antivirus Scares Users into Downloading Malware
Experts found another rogue AV that's served on compromised sites
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 6th, 2012
200,000 Webpages Compromised to Lead Visitors to Fake AV Sites
Find out what the malicious piece of code looks like
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 1st, 2012
Windows Basic Antivirus Installed via Fake Flash Player Updates
Learn how to remove the malicious file from your computer
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 29th, 2012
Video: Fake AV Page in Action
Fake antivirus pages pop up in many search engine results
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 4th, 2012
1 Million Webpages Infected by Lilupophilupop SQL Injection Attack
From 80 to more than 1 million in just one month
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 13th, 2011
Antivirii 2011 Scares Users With Fake Infections
Another piece of scareware has been spotted by security experts
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 12th, 2011
FTC Provides Refunds to 320,000 Scareware Scam Victims
US authorities win a major battle against those who sell phony products
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 7th, 2011
Fake Video Codecs and Fake AVs Bundled in a Single Attack
If a video doesn't play, the page might be set up to serve malware
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 29th, 2011
AV Protection 2011 Leads to Blackhole Exploit Kit
The FakeScanti fake antivirus family welcomes a new member
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 21st, 2011
McAfee: Threats Differ From One Country to Another
Anonymous takes credit for most important hacking operations
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2011
Skype Automated Calls Hide Fake AVs
To complete their schemes, cybercriminals rely on Skype more than before