Fake anti-virus applications have been around for a few years now, but there are signs that hackers are deploying the scareware apps more and more and, according to Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's solutions architect, the economics of fear are what drives this type of malware


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Fake anti-virus applications have been around for a few years now, but there are signs that hackers are deploying the scareware apps more and more and, according to Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's solutions architect, the economics of fear are what drives this type of malware
Thu, 20 May 2010 11:10:00 GMT
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