Rumors abound that a Facebook Fan Check application is called a dirty malware. While the jury is still out on whether this application is actually dangerous, viruses are still divided because of it. It seems that the leaders of scareware (fake anti-virus programs you dupe download other malware) benefit due to research, ÄúFacebook Fan Check Virus., At Scared Facebook users go to sites that claim to remove the virus to find they end up with more problems than they started with.
It, AOS only natural that people turn to search engines to find viruses. Unfortunately it AOS as natural as cybercriminals turn to research on these viruses to spread other viruses. It, AOS an ugly world.
Our latest Internet security software testing took place before the start of this scareware campaign but we, AOVE certainly met our fair share of fake anti-virus sites. Software Trend Micro Internet Security OSA proved to be incredibly vigilant in alerting us to the wrong sites.
If you, Aore looking for information on the latest threats, we suggest you use the resources provided by your Internet security software provider. Almost all ISS companies provide a database of known threats. You can usually access it directly via the software interface, security OSA. Or you can go directly to the Internet security software provider's website.
As always, make sure you have an Internet security software and all your virus definitions are updated. You can read our comments and Internet security software evaluations, including the latest on the 2010 products here.