Archive for December, 2008
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Microsoft clears 1 million PCs of fake anti-spyware
Following the latest update to its Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) on 11th November, in just 10 days Microsoft has cleared almost 1 million PCs of “scareware”. Scareware programs and websites produce phony warnings saving that the user’s PC has been scanned and is infected; they are aimed at inducing users to purchase fake [...]