Fake Anti-Virus(rogueware) Began to Spread Widely, Be Careful !!!!!!!

July 11th, 2010 by By webku # News

Rogueware spread through the website is manipulated by exploiting browser vulnerabilities or plugins like Flash Player. Drive system is infiltrated by malware-by-line or ask users to download fake video codecs that contains malcode.

How to know a fake antivirus up to your PC? This can be identified by several symptoms. One of the most striking thing was the appearance of a popup that reported the existence of viruses and recommend you purchase the full versions of these antivirus.

To prevent the entry of fake antivirus software, close the popup via the Task Manager because hackers often use the “cancel” to view a malicious website or download other malware. Some popups are annoying because it can even display the reports about security risks and change the desktop.

Other traits, rogueware usually make the process of scanning a PC with a faster time than the original virus. However, a very quick process that can display and found many viruses. One thing that is not realistic.

Usually, rogueware not come alone. If the hacker has access to a PC, he could sneak malware and trojans. This Trojan can spy on your PC and send personal data through a backdoor or a keylogger downloading.

Some malware PC users to integrate into the bot network, so without knowing it, your PC is infected will also contribute in spreading rogueware. Together has also appeared fake antivirus programs blackmailer (ransomware). Variety of symptoms that appear aimed at making the user to buy the version utuhnya panic.

Links to these fake antivirus websites spread through spam, YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter. By way of spreading like that, you can detect a fake program through a web address that is not clear.

Ways need to watch out for the next deployment is through search engine results that have been manipulated. Hackers using actual themes about the virus so the search query associated virus protection can occur in the first row of the search results. Its own website (fake antivirus website) actually has no malcode. However, these websites can open other websites that bervirus and subsequently infect a PC user. Their website was also created professional Seara.

They use a seal of quality (false), display test results fictitious, and discounts to attract visitors. They also provide telephone and e-mail.

One tip from CHIP in order to avoid the threat of such link is not to serve bids for free virus scan on a popup. Also, do not ever give your credit card data to the website.

If you already have the actual original security suite, antivirus use to counteract the counterfeit. This original program if it can be updated rogueware deter any attack. However, if the hackers managed to infiltrate (because the antivirus is not updated), so the original antivirus could not walk normally, use several malware removal tools from other manufacturers, such as Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool. You can also use the Boot CD to track malware security suite.

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