Fake Anti-Virus Warning!

Do you have a new anti-virus program that you do not know about or remember installing?

A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in software, a Google study to be released on Tuesday indicates.

Fake antivirus--false pop-up warnings designed to scare money out of computer users--represents 15 percent of all malware that Google detects on Web sites, according to 13-month analysis the company conducted between January 2009 and February 2010.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20003340-245.html

See a list of fake anti-virus programs and read more at the following links:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20003340-245.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_security_software

http://www.avinashtech.com/anti-virus/list-spywares-adwares-avoid/

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/threat-of-fake-anti-virus-software-grows/

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/28/fake-anti-virus-software-online-threat-google/