| Title | Yet Another Rogue Antivirus | |
| Date | Friday August 22 2014, @08:51AM | |
| Author | LaminatorX | |
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| from the in-security dept. | ||
The Register reports of a rogue antivirus blocking legit websites and instead displays a warning.
from TFA:
A rogue anti-virus program called Defru has taken to the browser to find a smarter way of infecting users, Microsoft researchers say.
The Defru malware blocks users from visiting certain websites and instead displays warnings about fake perceived threats while the correct intended web address was still displayed.
Most victims are based in Russia, with the US and Kazakhstan trailing behind, Microsoft researcher Daniel Chipiristeanu (@Chipiristeanu) said.
Rogue anti-virus programs have been devastated in recent years by the security industry's fightback. Chipiristeanu showed that infections from the top wares, including Winwebsec, Onescan and FakePAV had plummeted across all global regions since October last year.
Infections were most prolific in the Asia Pacific.
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