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What a fake antivirus attack on a trusted website looks like

February 2, 2014 arstechnica.com

Video shows how drive-by attacks turn healthy paranoia against their victims.

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‘System Progressive Protection’ Another Form of Fake AV

September 27, 2012 McAfee Labs

System Progressive Protection, a new malware pretending to be antivirus software, first appeared a couple of days ago. It belongs to the Winwebsec family of rogue security products. The malware is

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‘Win 8 Security System’ Another Fake-Antivirus Malware

August 31, 2012 McAfee Labs

We discovered another fake antivirus/antimalware tool late in August. The “Windows 8 Security system” claims to detect infections, and displays alerts to scare users into purchasing pro

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Ransomware Can Strike Anywhere

June 19, 2012 francois page

This past weekend, various postgraduate students in France ended their academic year by making final modifications in their theses. On Sunday, I assisted some of them. While browsing the Internet f

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