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New names, new threats from fake security apps
By Woody Leonhard
Malicious applications posing as antivirus software are not new, but they're more common than ever — and more sophisticated.
They pop up on your screen, warning you that your system is infected with all kinds of viruses. It's true, your PC is infected — but the infection is the warning, itself.
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