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| 13 Feb 2010 | #1 |
| | Rogue antivirus program comes with tech support. Quote: In an effort to boost sales, sellers of a fake antivirus product known as Live PC Care are offering their victims live technical support. According to researchers at Symantec, once users have installed the program, they see a screen, falsely informing them that their PC is infected with several types of malware. That's typical of this type of program. What's unusual, however, is the fact that the free trial version of Live PC Care includes a big yellow "online support" button. Clicking on the button connects the victim with an agent, who will answer questions about the product via instant message. Rogue antivirus program comes with tech support |
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| 13 Feb 2010 | #2 |
| | Doh! I just removed that program from one of my roommates computer. :P |
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| 14 Feb 2010 | #3 |
| | that is clever. |
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| 14 Feb 2010 | #4 |
| | These rogue AV companies seem to be moving forward with their techniques. Now they are starting to employ Social Engineering methods to garner more personal information from us. |
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| 27 May 2011 | #5 |
| | The number of customers who i deal with on a day to day basis with this problem is startling. Personally i would never fall for a scam such as this myself, but i guess you can never be too careful. |
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| 28 May 2011 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf  These rogue AV companies seem to be moving forward with their techniques. Now they are starting to employ Social Engineering methods to garner more personal information from us. It's a dangerous web out there nowadays...a little paranoia goes a long way in keeping you safe |
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