Fake AV Now poses as part of Security Center!

[polonus]

Hi malware fighters,

Cybercriminals now took their schemes just a step further when a rogue av now makes itself part of Windows Security Center by replacing that executable with a fake one. It disables your genuine av solution and MS Defender, re: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/sophoslabs//?p=4096

polonus

[onlysomeone]

I'm quiet sure that there are many people which will gorge the hook. 
(...to gorge the hook... does this term even exist?... its from my dictionary )

Hopefully Avast! will be able to remove this 

[Confused Computer User]

(...to gorge the hook... does this term even exist?... its from my dictionary )

The word exists but I'm not sure this is the right context... or at least I would opt for a different expression such as: "I'm quiet sure that there are many people who will fall for this, hook, line, and sinker."

Hook, Line and Sinker means:

To be fooled hook, line and sinker is an idiomatic expression, meaning that someone has been fooled beyond merely "taking the bait".

taken from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook,_Line_and_Sinker

But besides the point. Sorry for the ramble.

Hopefully Avast! will be able to remove this 

I'm hopping it will be able to Prevent this rather than remove it.

@ Polonus:
Thank you for the post.
Any info on how this thing spreads i.e. are you asked to make a download, or install an update at which point this gets on your machine?

Thanks.

[onlysomeone]

(...to gorge the hook... does this term even exist?... its from my dictionary )

The word exists but I'm not sure this is the right context... or at least I would opt for a different expression such as: "I'm quiet sure that there are many people who will fall for this, hook, line, and sinker."

Hook, Line and Sinker means:

To be fooled hook, line and sinker is an idiomatic expression, meaning that someone has been fooled beyond merely "taking the bait".

taken from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook,_Line_and_Sinker

But besides the point. Sorry for the ramble.

Hopefully Avast! will be able to remove this 

I'm hopping it will be able to Prevent this rather than remove it.
...

Thank you for your explanation 

And you are right - prevention should be more important than the removal, as most of us aren't infected

[bob3160]

I just spent 2 1/2 hrs at a friends house last night on on of these Fake AV's
I ran a boot scan of avast! but it detected nothing.
When I tried to go on-line to download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, it blocked
access to it's website.
Lucky for my frieds that I came prepared with a secured USB Drive which had all of the
needed programs on it.