With great name comes great liability?

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As users become smarter in distinguishing the name of fake and real antivirus programs, rogueware authors have now resorted to a bolder move — stealing the identity of a legit program and using it on their fake products. A rogue was recently discovered to be using AVG's logo and reputable name, hoping to mislead and trick people into purchasing the fake AV.

Aside from AVG's logo, the rogue's interface bears no resemblance to that of the legit AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011.

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A very interesting video :

AVG is a well know brand so most of the world have heard of it.... but the user interface is changing every year,so some people might not notice this difference in the UI and think that they are getting the real thing.
Very dangerous rogue!
 
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