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Fake Antivirus: What Are They And How Do You Avoid Them?
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<blockquote data-quote="Littlebits" data-source="post: 140729" data-attributes="member: 146"><p>Wikipedia is 100% correct on terminology. </p><p>Back in history the first zero-day were all viruses, now most are Trojans but can be any type of malware.</p><p>For example: Why do some security product label themselves "Anti-Virus" while other label themselves "Anti-Malware" ? both kind of products detect all different types of malware. Then you have "Anti-Trojan" which detect mostly Trojans and rogue security products and the old "Anti-Spyware" which most have been discontinued because spyware detection is included in most "Anti-Virus".</p><p></p><p>Some products have changed their label to "Anti-Malware" to reflect current changes but most still use "Anti-Virus" even though most never detect viruses in general since they are not widespread like before. Only large corporations get hit by a virus now days, it is extremely rare for a home user to get infected with a virus.</p><p></p><p>It is common for all malware to be labeled as virus since most users don't know the different in the types of malware. </p><p></p><p>Notice the "or other malware" in Wikipedia which includes everything.</p><p></p><p>Thanks. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite116" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Littlebits, post: 140729, member: 146"] Wikipedia is 100% correct on terminology. Back in history the first zero-day were all viruses, now most are Trojans but can be any type of malware. For example: Why do some security product label themselves "Anti-Virus" while other label themselves "Anti-Malware" ? both kind of products detect all different types of malware. Then you have "Anti-Trojan" which detect mostly Trojans and rogue security products and the old "Anti-Spyware" which most have been discontinued because spyware detection is included in most "Anti-Virus". Some products have changed their label to "Anti-Malware" to reflect current changes but most still use "Anti-Virus" even though most never detect viruses in general since they are not widespread like before. Only large corporations get hit by a virus now days, it is extremely rare for a home user to get infected with a virus. It is common for all malware to be labeled as virus since most users don't know the different in the types of malware. Notice the "or other malware" in Wikipedia which includes everything. Thanks. :D [/QUOTE]
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