AV Security Suite: Wolf In The Clothing Of Lamb
June 8th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
There was a time when the makers of virus and Trojans used to send alluring attachments and links to the emails of unsuspecting users to lure them into clicking and the trick worked.
A lot of people got their PC infected by clicking on those links that included harmful computer viruses. However, the latest antivirus and system security suites thwart such attempts and that is why the makers of virus and other malicious codes have resorted to a new technique.
They are offering fake antivirus products that are actually useless but appear to be system security suites. One such example is AV system security. It is a powerful malware in the guise of an antivirus and has infected a lot of PCs worldwide.
When AV security suite infects a computer the user is unable to perform basic windows operations. The malware also triggers a lot of fake warnings that appear to be real.
The first time users and those who do not have much knowledge on malware can fall into its trap. Once the user installs it the application takes control of the OS and prevents him from connecting to the internet and installing original anti virus software.
The system also slows down to a great extent. The well known anti virus firms has come up with a solution to uninstall this malware and clean an infected system.
If the malware does not allow the user to remove it properly then he can boot in DOS mode and format the hard drive to erase it completely. However, that will also result in loss of data.
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