Fake BSODs and fake antispyware programs

Here’s some pictures of various fake warnings and fake security messages that you unfortunately may see on your computer….be careful, as they are deceptive and are trying to trick you into spending money on their useless software.

The fake BSOD ( Blue Screen Of Death ) is a good one, it fooled me the first time I saw it. But it is actually a joke program made infamous by Sysinternals a few years back, that has since been used in conjunction with these malware authors’ fake antispyware programs to make you think that your computer is messed up.

You can read more about the Sysinternals bluescreen program at the link below:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897558.aspx

Luckily, most of these infections are fairly easy to get rid of, and don’t cause any real damage, unless of course you give them your credit card information!