Tech Straight Talk

What Is Fake Antivirus Software? Have you ever been on the internet and saw a message or banner offering you antivirus software?  Often times it looks like the result of a "virus scan" that typically found a dozen viruses on your computer.  The message is likely to flash and prompt you to take action.  But you should never just act like that on news like this!  Counterfeit antivirus programs can damage your computer.  They are designed to look real and mostly ask victims to remove viruses from their system, apply updates, or install new software.  They can be promoted as banners, pop-ups, or email links, and they can even show up in search results when looking for an antivirus product.  If you get involved  You often have to pay up to $ 80 for "protection", but the programs infect your computer with additional malware, steal private information including credit card numbers, and damage files on your computer. Be Safe from  Fake Antivirus The ...

Today, the world of the Internet is used by millions of people every day, to search the web, compile information, analyze but we also offer our personal data on many occasions without taking the really necessary precautions. It is necessary that to prevent external attacks, we have some type of defense in our device both at home and at work. With this type of defense we are referring to an antivirus and a firewall. It is true that there are many antivirals that we can download for free on our computer to feel protected. The problem comes when what we have actually downloaded is not an antivirus, but a “fake antivirus”. Fake antivirus Fake antivirus are programs that we install on our computer thinking that what they are going to do is protect us from external attacks, when in reality their main purpose is the opposite. They seek to infect our computer in order to obtain a profit. The problem with these fake antivirus is that the alerts they show us are also false caused by a Tro...