PandaLabs Issues Orange Security Alert: Economic Crisis is Forcing Cyber-crooks to be More Sophisticated
30 Million Computers are Infected by Fake Antivirus Programs Generating Nearly $14 Million for Cyber-crooks Every Month
- Distribution of more than 7,000 variants of this type of adware tricks millions of Internet users who spend an average of three days disinfecting their systems
- Scam is designed to obtain users' bank details as users are directed to Web pages selling fake antivirus products
- Three percent of those infected actually end up buying the fake product
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