Beware Of Fake Security Softwares

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Just in case and before you go clicking away on security alerts that pop up when accessing legitimate websites, do hesitate and think twice even thrice for a good measure. The "alert" usually will come in warning of a virus and offers security software, sometimes for free and/or for a fee. However, as most victims do not really realize that these are nothing but are actually conduits for cyber thieves to take over your computer machines which aim is to take your credit card information, every personal information, passwords that you've entered there. According to this recent news article, Symantec found 250 varieties of scam security software with legitimate sounding names like Antivirus 2010 and SpywareGuard 2008, and about 43 million attempted downloads in one year but did not know how many of the attempted downloads succeeded. So, do think twice about these "alerts" and be safe with known software companies. It does not pay to be adventurous here. Let's hope this will be an eye opener for everyone here. Ref: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/fake-security-software-in-millions-of-computers-20091020-h5mz.html