[ubuntu-za] VIruses!!

[Quintin van Rooyen]

On 02 Jun 2011 10:53 PM, "SHAWN REITSTEIN" <shawnreit at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've just been told by Firefox that I have 98 effected files attacked
> by about 10/15 different Trojans and others! That I should click the

Welcome to fake AV. It is a fake antivirus that claims you are infected.

> "start protection" which I did and then I have to download a small
> something which shows : installsecuritycentre---.exe  -  can that be
> right?

No it is not. You should not have clicked this link.

every click brings another instasllsecuritycentre---.exe? I've

Are you perhaps using WINE on this box? Crossover perhaps? That is the only
way you would be able to run exe binaries on your Ubuntu installation.

Uninstall WINE or whatever you are using to run windows software and see if
the fake notifications stop.

> requested aBitdefender for Jaunty 9.04 and am awaiting an email. Is
> this the right thing to do?

We are a bitdefender reseller, they have a server av for Linux, and no, you
just wasted some bucks. Clamav would have been the better option.

>
> thanks
> Shawn
>

If I had a dollar for every time a client of mine went clicketyclick all
over the intarwebz and fell for this scam... You'd think people would
learn...

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