AV Security 2012
November 9, 2011
What is AV Security 2012?
AV Security 2012 is dangerous rogue spyware or “scareware”. It is designed to overwhelm you with simulated scans and fake warnings that your computer is infected with various malware. The reason for this is to scare you into buying bogus software by making you believe that only the full version of AV Security 2012 can remove these infections, when in fact, AV Security 2012 IS the infection.
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Methods of Infection:
AV Security 2012 is installed via a Trojan typically from questionable websites (i.e. pornography or gambling), but it has also been found on hijacked fake news websites and in torrent downloads.
Previous Versions:
AV Security 2012 comes from the same family of rogues that include System Security 2011 and Security Sphere 2012
What it Does:
AV Security 2012 will bombard your computer with numerous fake spyware alerts and scans in an attempt to lure you into purchasing the full version, which is nothing more than a hoax as AV Security 2012 is not legitimate software and is actually a spyware infection. AV Security 2012 can also hijack your web browser and redirect your search results to pages of its choosing, where you will likely encounter more fake alerts and spyware related warnings.
The larger threat that AV Security 2012 poses however, is that it can download and install key-loggers and other more severe malware that can log your keystrokes, websites visited, etc. and can send that information over the internet to a remote server where the hacker that created AV Security 2012 will then use that information in an attempt to gain access to your credit cards, bank accounts, and numerous other sensitive personal information – and may ultimately end up stealing your identity
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