Comments on: Two decades of virus hysteria contributes to the success of fake-AV scams http://Vmyths.com/2009/03/22/rogue-av/ Truth about computer security hysteria Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:09:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Cometcom1 http://Vmyths.com/2009/03/22/rogue-av/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Cometcom1 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:41:29 +0000 http://Vmyths.com/?p=452#comment-110 Right on the spot with that one. This is something that we're fighting right now. The "Fake-antivirus" is used more than the "rogue" when dealing with websites infected with this kind of malware. Problem is, that the ones making money on this scheme are hard to get to, they tend to change the name of the software and the domain names from which it is originating all the time. Very elusive and usually hiding behind fake names and false registrations. But since they're actually feeding the real AV companies with work, the real AV companies probably do not put up any reward for removing "fake-av" completely. You don't cut off the hand that feeds you, eh? Cometcom1 - Badwarebusters.org community member Right on the spot with that one. This is something that we’re fighting right now. The “Fake-antivirus” is used more than the “rogue” when dealing with websites infected with this kind of malware.

Problem is, that the ones making money on this scheme are hard to get to, they tend to change the name of the software and the domain names from which it is originating all the time. Very elusive and usually hiding behind fake names and false registrations.

But since they’re actually feeding the real AV companies with work, the real AV companies probably do not put up any reward for removing “fake-av” completely. You don’t cut off the hand that feeds you, eh?

Cometcom1 – Badwarebusters.org community member

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