2011年1月6日星期四

The Threat of fake antivirus

A new threat
For years, we have detected harmful content on the web and we have helped to protect users from most of them. Vulnerabilities in popular web browsers and plug-ins have resulted in an increase in the number of users whose systems can be compromised by attacks known as "drive-by downloads." These attacks do not require any user interaction, allowing attackers to run code on a user's computer without his knowledge. However, even without these vulnerabilities, we can exploit certain psychological vulnerabilities of an unsuspecting user, convincing him to unknowingly install malicious code supplied by an attacker on your computer. A growing threat is the spread of products known as Fake Anti-Virus ( AntiVirus False).
Fake Antivirus
This malware exploits the fear of the users that their computer might be vulnerable, as well as their desire to take the appropriate corrective action. For example visit a malicious or compromised Web site to download it and pushing it a false remedy, or sometimes even an ad malicious, which produces

that may affect the safety of a car. Security experts are working to help protect users against the threats of Fake AntiVirus anywhere.
The research data
Security experts have conducted a thorough analysis on the presence of Fake Antivirus Web over the past 13 months. The results are nothing short of alarming. The research analysis was conducted on 240 million web pages, and during the 13 months of study by experts showed that more than 11,000 domains are involved in the distribution of Fake AntiVirus and about 15% of domains found on the internet during that period is corrupted by malware. Over the years, the lifetime distribution of the domains by using the Fake AntiVirus attacks decreased significantly. However, despite the decrease significant lifetime of these domains, you should use products that your company's information security of trust. Also make sure you use the latest versions of this software, and if the scan detects any suspicious programs or applications, remove immediately ' application in question.
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