Beware of scareware
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Fake anti-virus software makers are exploiting search engines to illicitly drive people to sites selling “scareware” i.e. software that give out fake warnings about virus infections.
The criminals do this by using popular and mis-spelled search terms.
Upon visiting the sites, there will be a pop-up that claims that one’s computer is full of malware.
Motivation: monetary gains: they are making as much as USD10,000 per day out of this!
