Stay away from fake Russian Rogue Microsoft Security Es

[Tews]

Now there is one more rogue anti-virus mimicking Microsoft Security Essentials – this one called – Microsoft Security Essentials!

Source

 

[Adrian]

New threat

Warning!! Antispyware Soft
Very dangerous!
Remove by going to a previous restore date, re-boot in safe mode and use mbam
AKA Malaware.

Adrian

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Thanks for spreading the word of the imposter with the community! We'll be sure to steer clear.

Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[Dwarf]

A valid warning. Most, if not all, of the current brands of AV software have been targeted in ever realistic imitations by malware perpetrators. If downloading AV from the web, always do so directly from the manufacturer's website, in this case Microsoft.

 

[pebbly]

A valid warning. Most, if not all, of the current brands of AV software have been targeted in ever realistic imitations by malware perpetrators. If downloading AV from the web, always do so directly from the manufacturer's website, in this case Microsoft.

+1 how people can be so guillable to get their A/V anywhere other than the genuine manfs site always baffles me

 

[Adrian]

A valid warning. Most, if not all, of the current brands of AV software have been targeted in ever realistic imitations by malware perpetrators. If downloading AV from the web, always do so directly from the manufacturer's website, in this case Microsoft.

+1 how people can be so guillable to get their A/V anywhere other than the genuine manfs site always baffles me

Not necessarily, some AV's come in the guise as trojans and so on.

 

[Dinesh]

Also there is one called as MaCafee.

 

[JMH]

A valid warning. Most, if not all, of the current brands of AV software have been targeted in ever realistic imitations by malware perpetrators. If downloading AV from the web, always do so directly from the manufacturer's website, in this case Microsoft.

+1 how people can be so guillable to get their A/V anywhere other than the genuine manfs site always baffles me

Don't forget that thousands of noobs venture out into the jungle of the internet every day & will continue to do so ad infinitem. Their experience is zero. They can't be expected to have our knowlege - even the most basic fundamentals are a mystery to them. Only time, experience & forums such as this will educate them - we hope!

 

[Jacee]

I see S!ri and Corrine are already on it