Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one]

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Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one]

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05-04-2010, 02:50 PM

(05-04-2010, 04:11 AM)daneasaur Wrote: Very helpful! Although personally I've never come across a fake antivirus.
Are they really "fake" antivirus' or are they just badly coded ones?

They're fake - they claim to be an antivirus, by telling you that you're infected, but they're usually used either for promotion, or further infection.

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Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 04-18-2010, 09:02 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Quintus - 04-19-2010, 04:41 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 04-19-2010, 08:59 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by daneasaur - 05-04-2010, 04:11 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Harvey - 05-04-2010, 02:50 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Rozzy - 05-04-2010, 08:17 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Don Panzer - 05-04-2010, 09:11 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by rooneyful - 05-04-2010, 08:18 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Harvey - 05-04-2010, 10:19 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by --([-S7N-])-- - 05-06-2010, 08:25 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 05-08-2010, 06:28 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Thomas - 05-08-2010, 09:12 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 05-08-2010, 01:57 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by DiCE - 05-12-2010, 02:02 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Julie - 05-13-2010, 02:58 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 05-14-2010, 09:54 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by мємσ - 06-15-2010, 06:54 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Charlie - 06-15-2010, 06:57 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Crysis. - 06-16-2010, 02:15 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Technology - 07-15-2010, 12:46 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Rasputin - 12-12-2010, 07:17 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by ♀x!Jamie!x♀ - 12-13-2010, 08:16 AM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Bursihido - 12-13-2010, 11:10 PM

RE: Fake Anti-Virus's [How to know when you have one] - by Atmosphere - 03-13-2011, 11:53 AM

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