Google: Fake antivirus is 15 percent of all malware

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by Thankful, Apr 27, 2010.

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  1. Thankful

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    Thankful, Apr 27, 2010
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  2. chronomatic

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    Kind of ironic isn't it? The AV industry is partly responsible for this madness. If it weren't for them telling people they need AV, people wouldn't be downloading fake AV to begin with.
     
    chronomatic, Apr 27, 2010
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    LOL, can't argue with that :D
     
    wat0114, Apr 27, 2010
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    From the PCs I have worked on/cleaned, it's higher than 15%. More like 90%...
     
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    siljaline, Apr 28, 2010
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