How to Idenfity a Fake Anti-Malware Product?

**Doctor Inferno** · by **Doctor Inferno** on Tue 23 Jun 2009, 10:00 pm

To help identify whether a pop-up or other warning is real, or whether it might have come from one of the many, many fake scams, Sunbelt Software yesterday put out a short guide. While it only lists a few relatively basic steps (check against a list of known bad apps, run a Google search, etc.), it's still good info to have.

http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/beginners-guide-is-that-real-anti.html

Direct PDF link download:

http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/dl/Is%20it%20a%20real%20anti%20malware%20product.pdf

**DragonMaster Jay** · by **DragonMaster Jay** on Wed 14 Oct 2009, 12:29 am

How to tell if it is rogue:

1. The program performs unsolicited intrusion/penetration into the system
2. Explicit enforcement/offering to buy a higher/pro version of the same program.
3. Illegitimate advertisements/offers in program.

How to Idenfity a Fake Anti-Malware Product?

How to Idenfity a Fake Anti-Malware Product?

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