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April 29, 2012 4:22 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cybercrime, FakeAV, Scam, Scareware
Don’t let fake antivirus sucker you
Posted by: Ken Harthun
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These videos, produced by data protection firm Sophos, are very well done and give a real insight into the current state of cybersecurity. You'll also be presented with some related resources, including a very cool "Threatsaurus," a 120 page PDF that runs down the a-z of computer and data security...
I'd love to have a dollar for every time I've had to clean off FakeAV junk from a PC and then (diplomatically) explain to the user that they've been tricked. "But Windows Security Center popped up and said my PC was infected," they cry. I feel for them; it's definitely a slimy trick by slimy...
