Rogue Security Software

It is also known as "scareware,".Mainly it takes advantage of user's desire to keep their PC or Systems protected. The rogue software lures users into paying for spyware protection that is actually malware offering little or no real protection.Actually they are generally designed to steal personal information. According to Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shows that such programmes are now among the top threats across the world.



For example, two rogue families, Win32/FakeXPA and Win32/FakeSecSen, were detected on more than 1.5 million computers by Microsoft, catapulting them into the top 10 threats in the second half of the year. In addition, Win32/Renos, a threat that is used to deliver rogue security software, was detected on 4.4 million unique computers, an increase of 66.6 per cent over the first half of 2008.

Rogue security software and other social engineering attacks such as these compromise people's privacy and are costly; some take personal information and drain bank accounts, while others infect computers and rob businesses of productivity.