arstechnica.com — Scareware has found itself a new flavor in Anti-Virus-1, possibly in response to court cases and investigations launched against Antivirus XP last year. In this case, the program is a bit malware, a bit scareware, and generally bad news. It doesn't just yammer at the user with false positives, it'll also hijack your browser and aim it at phony posi
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Closed AccountFeb 23, 2009
Sorry if my opinion's a bit stupid, but if people download viruses, malware (this word isn't in Firefox's dictionary FYI), trojans etc, they deserve to have their computers messed up. Why should the trouble makers pay for a users dumbness? They put lots of effort into their work.Its like giving your car to the first suspicious looking guy on the street without asking any questions - you would deserve to never see your car again.
secrityFeb 23, 2009
/s?
Closed AccountFeb 23, 2009
Oh lawd.
astrotrainFeb 23, 2009
Hell, Norton and McAfee don't need any other help, they cripple your computer period if installed.
talonhFeb 23, 2009
The people who created Anti-Virus-1 interned at Microsoft and apparently learned a lot from them.
Closed AccountFeb 24, 2009
Avast antivirus works pretty good.