Lavasoft Malware Labs; New Rogue: BlockDefense
BlockDefense is the latest rogue from the gang that previously provided us with other rogues like SaveSoldier and SaveKeep.
To try to trick the user this rogue drops a few hundred fake files into the windows folder and then detects these as various malware. If the user does not register the next thing they try is to warnings about fake attacks.
If this still does not convince the user to register they also present a fake version of Windows security center.
Lavasoft Malware Labs; Anders
31/08/2009 Posted by Mark Knighton | 1 | Ad-Aware, Affiliate, Affiliate Program, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, lavasoft, Malware, Online Security, PC Sercurity, Rogue, Security, Spyware | Leave a comment
Lavasoft Malware Labs; New Rogue Alert: Green AV
Lavasoft Malware Labs has spotted a new rogue application called Green AV. It will give exaggerated threat reports on the compromised computer, then ask the user to purchase a registered version to remove threats which don’t exist.
Albin
27/08/2009 Posted by Mark Knighton | 1 | Ad-Aware, Affiliate, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, lavasoft, Malware, Online Security, partnership, PC Sercurity, Security, Spyware, Virus | Leave a comment
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Lavasoft was founded on the ideals of consumer reporting, ethical advertising, and social change. And we continue to operate on those principles today. We are not only committed to providing you with personal security by cleaning up and blocking spyware from your computer system, we are also committed to creating long-term social change. We work directly with the spyware industry, giving them the opportunity to change from ‘bad guys’ to ‘good guys’ by making acceptable improvements to their spyware.
We also work hand-in-hand with computer users that operate on the same principles as Lavasoft. Individuals can alert Lavasoft to new spyware and malware threats and know that they will be heard and taken seriously. Lavasoft in turn combines that information with their in-house research expertise to provide users around the world with updated anti-spyware – it’s the ‘pass it on’ theory. One good deed results in another.
And Tomorrow…
With over a quarter of a billion Ad-Aware downloads worldwide, there are good things ahead! The spyware industry shows no signs of slowing down, and in fact it has become such an economic factor on the global market that the industry will surely strengthen their efforts as they continue to invade the privacy of individuals through home and office computers.
Be assured, Lavasoft will be ready.
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