cotojo
01-04-2009, 11:00 PM
There are many sites which users are clicking on and downloading fake antivirus programs, in some cases they are also installed as drive-by downloads.
The effect is that users get a warning shield in their taskbar and pop-ups saying that 'you have a security problem' or 'your computer is at risk' and a prompt to download the rogue software followed by a scan which will find many infections that do not exist and then users are asked to purchase the fake software, which only adds to the problem.
Anti-Virus programs do NOT remove these threats as they are malware and NOT viruses.
For FREE programs that will remove these parasites at no cost click here (http://freepcsecurity.co.uk/2008/12/07/fake-antivirus-removal/).
Happy New Year all :)
The effect is that users get a warning shield in their taskbar and pop-ups saying that 'you have a security problem' or 'your computer is at risk' and a prompt to download the rogue software followed by a scan which will find many infections that do not exist and then users are asked to purchase the fake software, which only adds to the problem.
Anti-Virus programs do NOT remove these threats as they are malware and NOT viruses.
For FREE programs that will remove these parasites at no cost click here (http://freepcsecurity.co.uk/2008/12/07/fake-antivirus-removal/).
Happy New Year all :)