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- - Crooks Flock to Rogue Antivirus Applications Chasing massive profits, crooks have unleashed a flood of rogue antivirus programs that attempt to fool or scare unsuspecting PC users into forking over cash for an app that does nothing worthwhile.
According to the Antiphishing Working Group, the number of fake security programs skyrocketed from average of around 2,500 per month to 9,287 in December. The group's latest report, covering the second half of 2008, says that while rogue antivirus has been around for years, it wasn't until the middle of last year that crooks starting turning the fake applications into a serious money-making machine. The Washington Post's Security Fix recently showed that dirty affiliates who help spread the junk apps can earn more than $330,000 a month in commissions.
More information:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/161649/crooks_flock_to_rogue_antivirus_apps.html
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/obscene_profits_fuel_rogue_ant.html
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