Rebranded Rogue Anti-Virus Strikes Again

[SysAdMini]

http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/09/30/rebranded-rogue-anti-virus-strikes-again/

Recently, we analysed samples of a new fake anti-virus program that brands itself as “Alpha Antivirus”. This program uses the following filenames: alphaav.exe and msnaoladdon.dll.

“Alpha Antivirus” is a new FakeAlert variant evolved from the “Personal Antivirus” family of rogue anti-virus software. Like many FakeAlert malware, “Alpha Antivirus” promotes itself through the use of pop-up web pages hosted on malicious websites. These web pages mimics a “Windows Explorer” folder and a “Windows Security Alert” dialog,  and performs a free but fake online scanning of the affected system.

[MysteryFCM]

Rofl, several of us identified this "new" one a couple weeks or several ago ....