Microsoft security report: Scareware on the rise
CRN.com | at | by Mike
Rogue security software and malicious attacks targeting third-party applications are on the rise, according to a Microsoft Security Intelligence Report released Wednesday.
The sixth volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR), which covered the last six months of 2008, released findings aimed at providing an accurate picture of the latest security threats and trends acquired from millions of computers worldwide.
In particular, rogue security software, also known as scareware, has "increased significantly over the past three periods," according to Microsoft's SIR. Specifically, rogue security software capitalizes on users' fear of cyberattacks by offering antivirus or antispyware that purports to clean up their systems.