New trojan possibly masquerading as Ad-Aware

From http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?s=016c6466abce0c1a62a15906647ecaa3&act=ST&f=1&t=163&st=0&#entry606 :

WARNING!

It has come to our attention that there may be a new virus and/or Trojan masquerading as a legitimate Ad-aware download. This file or software is called aware.exe or some variation of this. We have also been informed that there may be someone out there who is actively using pop ups that seem as though they are from LavaSoft. Please be sure to only download our products from the official mirror sites listed on our downloads page:

http://www.lavasoft.de/downloads.html

This includes ONLY the following sites:

Mirror Sites:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=506
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc...fid,7423,00.asp
http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10115988.html
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?5000000038314
http://www.wyvernworks.com
http://www.networkingfiles.com
http://fileforum.betanews.com
http://www.cheetaa.com
http://www.ExaltedHosting.com
http://www.mentaldimensions.com
http://www.bagpipes.net

In the interim, we are aggressively investigating these reports and are looking at every example of them we can locate. If you suspect that you have been infected with a virus of this name or are experiencing pop ups that look as though they came from LavaSoft or seem to advertise any of our products, please contact a Moderator or Administrator immediately and we will investigate this. You can also send information to the following address:
urizen@lavasoft.de

 

You're welcome, Paul.

I'm not sure they actually have a copy of this one already, but you can be pretty sure they're, in Urizen's words, "aggressively investigating" this as we speak...

 

Hi Guys!

Wouldn't it be nice if websites and pop-ups could come with a unique encrypted serial number/ID? That way you could tell the difference between the real one and a knock-off. Could this work?

Just an idea that "popped-up" in my head as I read this posting. Thanks for the warning about the Adaware knock-off/Trojan.

Best regards from Larry!