In all our discussion of Trojans, downloaders, malicious spam and more than 700 rogues, it’s easy to forget that a lot of folks out there using the Internet simply can’t tell the difference between a rogue and a legitimate anti-malware application. They become the victims of scareware. They pay $49.98 for software that doesn’t do anything but pop up frightening warnings. To boot, they may have their credit card information stolen.
To light a small candle in this vast darkness, Sunbelt Software has produced a guide to help non-technical Internet users recognize rogue anti-malware products.
“How to Tell If That Pop-Up Window Is Offering You a Rogue Anti-Malware Product†is available here http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/dl/Is it a real anti malware product.pdf
At Sunbelt, we don’t just curse the darkness.
Tom Kelchner
Source: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/beginners-guide-is-that-real-anti.html
To light a small candle in this vast darkness, Sunbelt Software has produced a guide to help non-technical Internet users recognize rogue anti-malware products.
“How to Tell If That Pop-Up Window Is Offering You a Rogue Anti-Malware Product†is available here http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/dl/Is it a real anti malware product.pdf
At Sunbelt, we don’t just curse the darkness.
Tom Kelchner
Source: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/beginners-guide-is-that-real-anti.html