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funkydude
August 11th, 2009, 12:02 PM
-{ Quote: "On July 14, the MMPC added another fake security software program (rogue), Win32/FakeSpyPro, to the MSRT release. As of July 29, MSRT removal on FakeSpyPro has been reported from 187,258 machines worldwide. Rogues continues to show disruptive worldwide. Three families (FakeSpyPro, InternetAntivirus and FakeXPA) from the top list in worldwide are rogues." }-

http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2009/08/10/threats-in-china-and-brazil-password-stealers-are-top-dog.aspx

Windchild
August 11th, 2009, 12:21 PM
I wish all malware was like rogue security software: loud and making their presence blatantly obvious. ;D

The password stealers are an interesting issue. Gamers, watch out for your passwords!

funkydude
August 11th, 2009, 12:23 PM
-{ Quote: "
The password stealers are an interesting issue. Gamers, watch out for your passwords!" }-

This is why I install KeyScrambler Pro on all machines that are going to be used for gaming.