Whom Shall We Trust ?


	Whom Shall We Trust ?
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2-25-2009 3:03 AM
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We've discussed the pernicious rogue malware program
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(or Antivirus XP 2009 or Antivirus2010...) before, including
methods for removing the darn thing from an infected computer.
Well, it seems that the malware continues to plague users in a
new, annoying manner.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=1qygpcgurkovy"><DIV>
Antivirus2010 is now adding entries to users' HOSTS file, so that
if they try to navigate to CNET, Download.com, PC Magazine, or
other technology sites, they'll actually be redirected to fake
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Learn more about this latest scam by the purveyors or Antivirus
XP and how you can protect your machine against it with
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