Manufacturers and designers of fake anti-virus software are exploiting search engines to dupe people into buying their fake and useless software.
A careful selection of words and mis-spellings most commonly used, divert unsuspecting internet users to sites that are infected with fake warnings. As soon as users are directed to such sites, pop-ups appear informing the [...]
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