What are some viruses that pose as virus protection?

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1. Tempo.One says:

   January 11, 2011 at 12:48 am

   There are several hundred of these fake "rogue" virus protections that are actually a virus themselves.

   Basically any anti-virus that you did not specifically install yourself would be considered a rogue.

   Here are the names of just a few:

   AntiSpyware XP 2010
   Antivirus XP
   Antivirus XP 2010
   Total XP Security
   XP AntiSpyware 2010
   XP Antivirus Pro
   XP Guardian Vista Security 2010
   XP Security Tool
   XP Security Tool 2010
   XP Smart Security
   XP Smart Security 2010
   XP AntiMalware
   XP AntiMalware 2010
   XP Antivirus Pro
   XP Defender
   XP Defender Pro
   XP Security
   XP Security
   XP Internet Security
   XP Internet Security 2010
   Total XP Security

   AntiSpyware Vista
   AntiSpyware Vista 2010
   Antivirus Vista
   Antivirus Vista 2010
   Vista Security Total
   Vista Guardian
   Vista Security Tool
   Vista Security Tool 2010
   Vista Smart Security
   Vista Smart Security 2010
   Vista AntiMalware
   Vista AntiMalware 2010
   Vista AntiSpyware
   Vista AntiSpyware 2010
   Vista Antivirus Pro
   Vista Defender
   Vista Defender Pro
   Vista Security
   Vista Security 2010
   Vista Internet Security
   Vista Internet Security 2010
   Total Vista Security

   AntiSpyware Win 7
   Antivirus Win 7
   Antivirus Win 7 2010
   Win 7 Security
   Win 7 Antispyware 2010
   Win 7 Antivirus Pro
   Win 7 Guardian
   Win 7 Security Tool
   Win 7 Security Tool 2010
   Win 7 Smart Security
   Win 7 Smart Security 2010
   Win 7 AntiMalware
   Win 7 AntiMalware 2010
   Win 7 Antivirus Pro
   Win 7 Defender
   Win 7 Defender Pro
   Win 7 Security
   Win 7 Security 2010
   Win 7 Internet Security
   Win 7 Internet Security 2010
   Total Win 7 Security

   There are hundreds more.

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