Fake antivirus now seems to be a farm business for cyber criminals, they deceive computer users via a fake warning over the web, so they believe that their computer has been infected with the virus. 15% of all malicious software, is a fake antivirus, through a survey by Google.
Fake antivirus task is to convince PC users that their computer has a virus. Users are advised to pay some money and install software to remove that threat, after the user pays, not only just taken the money cyberspace criminals. Their credit card information too carried away.
Fake antivirus also prevent other programs to run, including the existing security software on the PC user. This often forces the user to have no other choice than to pay to clean the "virus" that existed on his computer.
Google says, they are developing software that will accelerate the detection of fake antivirus software in an effort to help the indigenous security software to detect these fake antivirus code.
And now Google is trying to develop software that will assist the detection of fake antivirus software in an effort to help the indigenous security software to detect these fake antivirus code.



1 comment: on "Alert! Fake Antivirus"
I like your post. You really got to be careful about which Antivirus Program you download. I know that Bit Defender is a good program.
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