Kaspersky Lab malware analyst Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky has written an in-depth article describing the scareware (fake anti-virus) epidemic. The article touches on the common distribution techniques, the tricks used to scare users into paying fraudsters for a removal tool and the way code generators are being used to create these malicious programs. It also provides some infection statistics and some practical protection advice. Read the full article [viruslist.com]
A Look Deep Inside the Scareware Epidemic
Kaspersky Lab malware analyst Vyacheslav Zakorzhevsky has written an in-depth article describing the scareware (fake anti-virus) epidemic. The article touches on the common distribution techniques, the tricks used to scare users into paying fraudsters for a removal tool and the way code generators are being used to create these malicious programs. It also provides some infection statistics and some practical protection advice. Read the full article [viruslist.com]
