Rogue Security Software, also known as Scareware, is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, ...

Impersonation is a form of flattery by itself, however, not when it comes to the very latest round of rogue security software this time impersonating ZDNet, CNET's and PC Magazine's reviews ...

Trojan downloaders and malware that masquerades as security software are the two fastest growing threats on the Web right now, according an analysis by Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center. In ...

One of the largest computer security companies, Symantec, released a stunning report yesterday on the prevalence of rogue security software. The study reveals that from July 1, 2008, to June 30 ...

The top five reported rogue security applications identified by Symantec the study were SpywareGuard 2008, Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2009, Spyware Secure and XPAntivirus. The sellers recruit ...

Fake security software programs along with attacks using vulnerabilities in applications continued to pester Internet users in the last half of 2008, according to Microsoft’s latest security ...

A new report from Symantec details how tens of millions of computers are "protected" with rogue security software that makes them more vulnerable...and a lot of people paid to install it.

According to Symantec’s comprehensive Report on Rogue Security Software, 43 million users downloaded one of 250 so-called “scareware” programs from June 2008 through June 2009. Preying on ...

News. Symantec: Rogue Security Software a Big Business. By William Jackson; 10/19/2009; Scaring computer users into buying and installing useless or potentially malicious security programs is ...

News. Symantec: Rogue Security Software a Big Business. By William Jackson; 10/19/2009; Scaring computer users into buying and installing useless or potentially malicious security programs is becoming ...

Hocking so-called "scareware" is the latest lucrative business in cybercrime, says Symantec.