Fake Antivirus and Security Software
We are seeing more and more infections of computers by fake Antivirus Software. If you find yourself with a large number of pop ups saying your computer is infected or has a corrupt hard drive DO NOT purchase the software. It is a Trojan virus that is looking to scam you from your credit card number. The virus is very intrusive it prevents you from accessing websites that would allow you to clean your machine. It also prevents users from stopping the app from running on your machine.
If you find yourself infected please open a support ticket we are able to remove this virus from your computer and get your computer back to a functional state.
These fake security programs are classified as Rogue Security Software Rogue security software (or rogueware[1]) is a form of computer malware that deceives or misleads users into paying for the fake or simulated removal of malware, or that installs other malware.[2] Rogue security software, in recent years (2008–2011), has become a growing and serious security threat in desktop computing.[3]
Please view the Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_security_software
List of Rogue Security Software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rogue_security_software for a list of Rogue Security Software
The following is a partial list of rogue security software, most of which can be grouped into families. These are functionally-identical versions of the same program repackaged as successive new products by the same vendor.[1][2]