Author Topic: Pop-up Advertisements Offering Anti-virus Software Pose Threat to Internet Users  (Read 2759 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

YoKenny

  • Guest
Quote
Pop-up Advertisements Offering Anti-virus Software Pose Threat to Internet Users

An ongoing threat exists for computer users who, while browsing the Internet, began receiving pop-up security warnings that state their computers are infected with numerous viruses.

These pop-ups known as scareware, fake, or rogue anti-virus software look authentic and may even display what appears to be real-time anti-virus scanning of the user's hard drive. The scareware will show a list of reputable software icons; however, the user cannot click a link to go to the actual site to review or see recommendations. 
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2009/091211.aspx

Offline DavidR

  • Avast Überevangelist
  • Certainly Bot
  • *****
  • Posts: 88900
  • No support PMs thanks
Boy are they so far behind the curve its a surprise they aren't classed as legally blind.

This is positively historic and they have the nearve to call themselves the "Internet Crime
Complaint Center."
Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 24.2.6105 (build 24.2.8918.824) UI 1.0.799/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security

YoKenny

  • Guest
Boy are they so far behind the curve its a surprise they aren't classed as legally blind.

This is positively historic and they have the nearve to call themselves the "Internet Crime
Complaint Center."
Its from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Offline mikaelrask

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Super Poster
  • ***
  • Posts: 1556
Boy are they so far behind the curve its a surprise they aren't classed as legally blind.

This is positively historic and they have the nearve to call themselves the "Internet Crime
Complaint Center."

+1
Windows 8.1 amd a10-5700 64 bit
12 GB ram 1 tb hard drive. Avast 18, MBAM

YoKenny

  • Guest
Boy are they so far behind the curve its a surprise they aren't classed as legally blind.

This is positively historic and they have the nearve to call themselves the "Internet Crime
Complaint Center."
Its from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Don't be a Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPR131wMKEo&NR=1

I love the iPhone in the video.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2009, 03:57:04 PM by YoKenny »