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To: JoeProBono

Figure 1 - Scareware pop-upmessage masquerades itself as legitimate Windows Security Alert with warning about "Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Tiny.h"

2 posted on 03/22/2009 10:52:40 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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At first glance, these messages appeared legitimate with technical information and its graphical interface consistent with most Microsoft Windows.

However, when the “Enable Protection” button is clicked, it hijacks user’s web browser to a website, www.antispyware-review.biz, which sells rogue software PC Antispy & PC Clean Pro.


3 posted on 03/22/2009 10:54:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

A friend of mine’s computer got one of these that emulated Norton & Windows security. I took me forever to get rid of it, and I had to switch him from IE to Firefox.


7 posted on 03/22/2009 11:17:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway (Are the Good Times Really Over?)
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To: JoeProBono

I use a Mac and landed on a screen like that and by clicking on the Red Exit it actually tried to launch the program and I had to do a hard shut down to clear the screen...


16 posted on 03/23/2009 6:34:42 AM PDT by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)
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