Filed under: Internet, Security, Microsoft
Screenshots on the Malware Protection Center website show this piece of malware to be
depressingly good -- it really does imitate MSE very well. It probably wouldn't catch out power users (what does?), but it's easy to see how your friends and family might be fooled by this dastardly rogue.
As always, the attack vector is
drive-by download, where an infected website sends you the malware executable. The first thing it does is load itself into registry, then it terminates
a huge list of processes, and finally it starts popping up MSE-lookalike dialogue boxes that warn you of infection. Of course, it also watches for any programs you
try to start -- if it doesn't like them, it pops up a warning box to tell you it's infected.
The best bit -- and you really need to look at
the screenshots (scroll down) to appreciate this -- is that it tries to get you to buy a slew of other "anti-virus" packages with names like Red Cross Antivirus, Peak Protection 2010 and Pest Detector. Each of these fake apps has a splash screen and even a unique logo!
Remember, as technology improves, the nefarious capabilities of malware authors will also blossom. The only real solution is to stay one step ahead -- and the best way you can do that is to
practice safe browsing and keep your virus and malware software up-to-date.
Beware: malware version of Microsoft Security Essentials in the wild originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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