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EC0-350 · Question #5
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Fake Anti-Virus, is one of the most frequently encountered and persistent threats on the web. This malware uses social engineering to lure users into infected websites with a technique called Search Engine Optimization. Once the Fake AV is downloaded into the user's computer, the software will scare them into believing their system is infected with threats that do not really exist, and then push users to purchase services to clean up the non-existent threats. The Fake AntiVirus will continue to send these annoying and intrusive alerts until a payment is made. What is the risk of installing Fake AntiVirus?
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- AVictim's Operating System versions, services running and applications installed will be published
- BVictim's personally identifiable information such as billing address and credit card details, may be
- COnce infected, the computer will be unable to boot and the Trojan will attempt to format the hard disk
- DDenial of Service attack will be launched against the infected computer crashing other machines
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