It's a jungle out there and when they do catch the perps, it's a slap on the wrist.
----- Original Message ---- From: "MB Software Solutions, LLC" <[email protected]> To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, March 24, 2011 11:48:47 AM Subject: Re: [NF] Fake Antivirus Software On 3/24/2011 10:26 AM, Lou Syracuse wrote: > My wife called me in a panic a few days ago with the same message. She had > heard me talk about AVG so she called me right away. Thankfully I had > removed AVG from the system a few weeks ago when my contract with them > finally expired (that's a story for another thread) so I knew it was bogus. > > > What also got my attention was even if AVG found something, why would it > need to download something (an update?) to continue? That isn't how it > updates itself. Had I actually had AVG running, and not been paying > attention, I may have fallen for it especially when I'm on the phone and > can't see the screen. I'm sure that is what they are counting on... > > The web is NOT a safe place. I think the malware writers are becoming more clever. I had a coworker almost get duped by System Defender, which looks almost the same as Windows Defender! -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
