Then it said the viruses had been taken off, but then I couldnt find the AVG on my computer at all. My computer wouldnt let me do anything but purchase it.So I did just that. I asked around about it and everyone said that they were a great company. My computer froze up one day while I was online, and the above picture of AVG just popped up out of nowhere. The one big thing for me that I found out through the real AVG was that they never make you try to buy there product, and thats what happened. I hope readers of this blog find this information on how to stay safe from the threats that Kaspersky mentioned useful. Īnd check out some screen shots of the rogue AVG imitator and learn more about it at this blog post from AVG on the subject from a few weeks ago. Check out this screenshot on Cnet's of the real AVG 2011 Interface so you can tell the difference between the real AVG 2011 and the fake software trying to abuse the AVG brand for their own profit. The real AVG 2011 interface uses more black and a darker blue for an attractive, modern, and more serious look. You should also note that although the rogue AVG imitator uses the 2011 brand, it more closely copies the AVG 9 Interface. Do not download AVG from any other websites and don't click those pop-ups I mentioned above and you won't have to worry about getting a rogue AVG copy cat on your computer. The free sub-domain will link you to Cnet's to download AVG free, which is an official download site for AVG.
If you want to be sure your copy of AVG is legit, be sure to pick it up from or from. That is a primary means of spreading these fake AV suites. Furthermore, those external sites have no way of knowing if your computer is infected or not. Nothing that tries to force its way onto your computer like that has your best interest at heart.
Don't click on random pop-ups or new windows/tabs that state they will run a registry or virus/malware scan. You should only download any AV software, no matter what the vendor, from authorized and legitimate channels, such as the vendor's website. Since Kaspersky didn't see fit to inform their readers how to stay safe, I'll do it for them. I agree, you need to inform people of how to pickup a safe copy of AVG or it tends to look more like you're just trying to scare people away from using AVG altogether. In addition, fake AV firms have also introduced services like localization, online customer support (with real humans!) and even AV-Test like product benchmarking to serve their “customers” and increase profits. Optimization and web-based pop-up ads to trick unwitting Web surfersĬoopting a legitimate product’s name and logo are just the latest in a series of steps by rogue anti malware vendors to mirror the features and actions of legitimate anti virus software makers. Last decade using aggressive promotion techniques like search engine AVG Antivirus 2011 is one of many names used by the malware, with small variations in branding and user interface distinguishing each.Īnti virus has blossomed into a multi million dollar business in the
Shows a legitimate seeming GUI with the AVG Anti Virus logo prominentlyĭisplayed. Like other scareware, FakeXPA is known, in cases, to install its own malware – variants of the Alureon Trojan horse program. Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center issued a warning for the phony AVG program on Monday, noting that the application is standard issue scareware that claims to scan for malware, displays fake ‘detection’ warnings about infections, then asks for money to remove the non-existent malware. But a new version of FakeXPA scareware take things a bit further: posing as a legitimate commercial AV package, AVG Antivirus 2011. Practices of rogue antivirus software have started to mimic those of
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