March 13, 2010

Malware with 33 in 1

Customizes the name of the operating system.
Malware software

Fake security programs are constantly emerging to mislead and trick the user into paying for something he did not need, and because this generates millions to those who are behind the problem will unfortunately also persist beyond in 2010.

Emulator familiar names

It has recently been written about these fake security programs in the media recently. Name of Security Essentials 2010 and Windows Defender 2010 sounds very similar to the original applications and can create confusion so that you download it by mistake. Similarity in product names and web sites that use the same logos as a legal program, has increased noticeably.
Trojan FakeAV (Symantec) / FakeRean (Microsoft) appeared last year and continues to evolve. The latest version can randomly select from a list of 11 names each time it is installed. Then insert the string into the name depends on which version of Windows that runs on and the result of this is that a single version of the fake security application can use one of 33 different names. Along with each name is also a slightly different interface to match, but for the most part they are very similar. Effective, but may not be as exciting for those who are vulnerable to it.


Overview of the names

oversight of the products

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