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 Mar 23 2009, 07:57 PM
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 Vundo uses a formula of constant security warnings, desktop hijackings, and Internet Explorer hijackings to foist Antivirus XP Pro on to your computer. Recent installs of Vundo have been showing an increasing amount of advertisements for Antivirus XP Pro, so we should expect to see quite a few computers infected with this malware.The formula consists of a healthy dose of Internet Explorer hijackings:  Internet Explorer Hijack #1 advertising Antivirus XP Pro  Another Internet Explorer Hijack  Fake Security Warning A sprinkle of desktop hijacking:  Desktop Hijacking Finally, stir a little Vundo to glue it all together in, and you have Antivirus XP Pro.  Antivirus XP Pro Unfortunately, Google Trends data corroborates what I am seeing as shown by the graph below. This graph shows a recent increase of activity for the search keyword Antivirus XP Pro. Google Trends graph for the keyword Antivirus XP Pro So, if you are one of the unlucky ones who has Antivirus XP Pro installed, please ignore the warnings, and instead use the guide linked to below to remove it for free. -------------------- |
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Grinler The secret recipe for Antivirus XP Pro Mar 23 2009, 07:57 PM
Zachary09 Hey thanks for putting this up my friend got this ... Mar 30 2009, 10:07 AM pochp I have written about these 'scarewares' but maybe ... Apr 1 2009, 07:24 PM Surfrunner I have the black warning screen and fake security ... Apr 4 2009, 12:22 PM m0le Hi Surfrunner,
I suggest you click this link to t... Apr 4 2009, 07:27 PM o_rly I found this on my VM, but it didn't have the blac... Apr 13 2009, 09:57 PM fardin100 Hi, Thanks again for this great post admin! It... Apr 14 2009, 04:40 AM
fatih_ictuzer thnak you Apr 15 2009, 03:39 PM  |
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