How to Avoid Rogue Security Software

What can you do to help prevent the spread of rogues and make sure that rogue software vendors stop profiting from their unscrupulous business? Follow these tips below to tell what’s real and what’s not when it comes to security software – and share them with friends and family who may be vulnerable to rogue threats.

What’s a Rogue – And Why Do You Need to Know?

You may not be familiar with the term ‘rogue software’ but there’s a very good chance that you or someone you know either has experienced it, or will in the near future. As malware writers inundate the web with rogue anti-malware programs, this kind of trickery is becoming more and more common, and now poses one of today’s greatest security challenges to computer users.. Let’s take some facts and figures on these fake anti-malware programs into consideration:

• In the end of December, the U.S. FBI released its first public alert on scareware, warning computer users to be wary of pop-ups that report security problems on their PC’s.
• The estimated dollar loss to victims that this type of malware has resulted in, according to the FBI: $150 million.¹
• According to Lavasoft Malware Labs analysts, the number of ...