rogue AV impersonating AVG team

reported here:
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/10-million-people-will-you-computers_15.html

this is just obnoxious

 

scareware is the new trend.

 

Yes, and I just had a bout with a friend's compter with avira (rogue.) Here is an example of what is happening.
http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?weblogid=208187938

Regards,
Jerry

 

Many rogues are trying to be similar to some of the well known products out there in the market. People get duped and get infected easily and end up paying for something equal to garbage. Here is a spoof of Norton that I had posted some months back.

 

posting on a regular basis on avast forums, I notice there are more and more newbies registering to report their issues, after they fell into such traps...why cant they read reviews and stick to known and reputed security software. It's so easy to see it when it's fake my god...or when it just comes out of the middle of nowhere

 

Proves that not just us forum junkies can copy and paste.

 

ive seen plenty of rogue av's having an interface that looks exactly the same as AVG.