- Security
- By Marius Oiaga
- September 2nd, 2010
Rogue Win7 AV Copies the Microsoft Security Essentials Site
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 19th, 2010
New Scareware Forces Users to Uninstall Legit Security Programs
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 2nd, 2010
Cold Call Tech Support Scams Increasingly Common
Scareware pushers pose as certified technicians to infect victims
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- July 31st, 2010
Scareware Pushers Put Out Fake Press Release
New campaign abuses legit press release distribution service
- Security
- By Marius Oiaga
- May 28th, 2010
Microsoft Helped Tackle $100-Million Fake Antivirus Operation
That duped customers in over 60 countries
- Security
- By Marius Oiaga
- April 26th, 2010
Over 13 Million PCs Infected with Fake Antivirus Cleaned in 2009
By Microsoft security solutions
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 29th, 2010
Beware of Moscow Metro Bombing-Related Searches
Black hat SEO campaigns likely to follow
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 23rd, 2009
Brittany Murphy's Death Exploited to Spread Scareware
Black hat SEO campaign spotted
- Security
- By Marius Oiaga
- December 21st, 2009
Privacy Center Rogue Antivirus Copies Microsoft Privacy Portal
Legitimate AV products can already detect and remove the threat
- Security
- By Marius Oiaga
- December 19th, 2009
114 Windows "Antivirus" Programs to Avoid at All Costs
Courtesy of Microsoft and their Security Intelligence Report
- Advisories
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 12th, 2009
FBI Warns About the Scareware Threat
Estimates damages of $150 million to users
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- October 20th, 2009
Fake Conficker Email Alerts Used Push Scareware
The rogue messages claim to be coming from Microsoft
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- October 12th, 2009
More Fake AVs Adopt the Ransomware Model
The Total Security 2009 rogueware blocks access to legit files
- Spam Reports
- By Lucian Constantin
- October 6th, 2009
Fake Antivirus Distributed Through Skype Spam
Don't fall for fake online notifications
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- September 25th, 2009
New, Malicious Attacks on Twitter
Phishing, malware distribution and job scams
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- September 11th, 2009
September 11 Black Hat SEO Campaign
Scareware served from malicious links
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- September 3rd, 2009
Rogue Antivirus Targets Environmentalists
The green AV that you don't need
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