BleepingComputer.com: Anatomy Of A Malware Scam (xp Antivirus)

...Workflow Step By Step

...At this point I was sufficiently curious to walk through the work-flow step by step. You may enjoy what I discovered. Starting from the beginning...Therefore, no matter what you do, you will be prompted to download a file...XPantivirus2008_v880421.exe...Figure 11 shows a fake Windows Security Center. It looks very much like the real thing...The real Windows Security Center is the one called just "Security Center" in the Control Panel. The fake one is the one called "Windows Security Center."...