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| FBI Estimates Consumer Losses of over $150M to Rogue Anti-Virus The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), has reported that "the FBI is aware of an estimated loss to victims in excess of $150 million" from "Rogue" Anti-Virus. This threat typically presents itself in the form of a pop-up window which could appear on any type of website a user is visiting. The popup will suggest that the user's computer is somehow infected and invites the user to download software on the pretense of removing it or further scanning the system for more. Typically, such downloads will contain malware, as well as an invitation to pay the perpetrator a fee to remove it. As part of his Internet Security Insider video blog series, Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu offers his insider viewpoint on this type of threat and what to do about it. In Establishing PC Security Software Standards he explains an industry-wide initiative within the security software industry to develop standards that enable users to differentiate between legitimate and "Rogue" security providers. This initiative, the Common Computing Security Standards Forum, has created a list of known legitimate security software vendors which consumers can view at the CCSS Forum Website. Comodo Security Solutions is a member of the forum and was instrumental in its formation. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Computing News :: home page |