Peaches Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Scam Antivirus App Spreads Malware Oliver Garnham, PC Advisor Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:15 PM PST Web users have been warned about a new scam that posts fake product reviews in a bid to encourage people to buy a rogue security application called Anti-virus-1. The app is one of a number of bogus security products which promise to provide protection against the latest online threats, but instead have been designed to spread malware or hold users' PCs to ransom. But if you use the internet to research Anti-virus-1, it's possible you'll find a number of glowing reviews, because the tool is posting fake articles online which appear to be endorsed by a number of the web's top tech sites - including PC Advisor. In reality, the likelihood of you coming across a Anti-virus-1 review is slim. According to Lawrence Abrams, owner of technology site BleepingComputer.com, fake reviews will only be seen by those who install the rogue security app. He said that when he installed Anti-virus-1 - which also goes by the name Antivirus2010 - it added a series of entries into the Windows hosts file which direct users to what appear to be the websites of a number of UK and US tech sites. PC World - Story: http://tinyurl.com/b7vg6l Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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