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Twitter Spamming Fake AV
Fake anti-virus software has been around for a long time, and there’s a reason: attackers who spread it convince you that your computer is riddled with viruses, and they have the fix – for a nominal fee, of course. Recently, these scammers are infecting larger…
Posted in Exploits, Social Networks, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Also tagged BlackHole Exploit Kit, Fake AV, GFI, Kaspersky Lab
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Fake AVG Scam on Twitter
There’s been a spike of activity recently regarding AVG and its products. The tweets contain a link, hidden by a link-shortener and encourages users to go a website made-up to look exactly like the official AVG site.
Posted in Exploits, Security Products, Social Networks, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Also tagged AVG, AVG Free, AVG Scam on Twitter, Fake AV
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