Personal Anti-Virus 2009- The Rogue

Personal AV 2009; the newest dirty trick utilized by spammers to get you to install and buy fake antivirus products.
 How It Works:
 Personal Anti-Virus 2009  is a  rogue anti-spyware program created by a company named Innovagest 2000. The program  advertises fake security alerts on your computer alleging that threats have been detected.  Any“button” that you click on, yes, [...]

Spammers Benefit From Swine Flu Frenzy

Nowadays, anything that generates a huge “buzz” can be utilized by Spammers to target their next victim, so it’s no surprise that the recent frenzy about the Swine Flu has become the subject of their exploits.
 The initial Swine Flu Spam campaigns emails sent out by scammers were intended to scare the readers, not necessarily [...]