The ‘honeymoon’ period for Windows 7 is almost over with the rising number of virus/malware that targeting that OS. The latest is, Sophos has just issued warning about malware that targeting Windows 7 computers to download fake antivirus software.
The malware will try to fool you with pop up dialog box stating that your computer has many serious threats. Clicking on the ‘Remove all Threats immediately’ message will pop out another dialog box asking you to download the file called win_protection_update.exe. If you proceed, the malware that downloaded together with the exe file will asking for money to ‘disinfect’ the computer.
This unwanted incident can be simply avoided by ignoring such messages and avoiding visiting high risk websites such as porn, torrent and etc.
