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peppermintesse) wrote2008-08-26 08:56 am
peppermintesse) wrote2008-08-26 08:56 am
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PSA: Read this. Seriously.
Anatomy of a Malware Scam
XP Antivirus, in this case, not a virus as such, but an insidious lookalike 'scareware' with convincing-looking 'scans' and warnings (and even a fairly authentic looking Windows Security Center, save the grammar errors), designed to get you to hand over your credit card information.
The article is a real eye-opener; the author installed it into a virtual machine, so he includes screenshots.
XP Antivirus, in this case, not a virus as such, but an insidious lookalike 'scareware' with convincing-looking 'scans' and warnings (and even a fairly authentic looking Windows Security Center, save the grammar errors), designed to get you to hand over your credit card information.
The article is a real eye-opener; the author installed it into a virtual machine, so he includes screenshots.