I’ve been seeing more and more people fall victim to the fake anti-virus viruses that have exploded in popularity in the last few years. With a blending of social engineering tactics, in addition to traditional technical exploits, “scareware” viruses have seen an exceptional level of success.  Preying on users who are perhaps unaware of what (if any) anti-malware applications are installed on their systems; “scareware” viruses trick users by appearing to be legitimate anti-malware programs. (continue reading…)