ThinkPoint Scareware Masquerades as Trojan Removal Tool – eSecurity Planet
GFI Software researchers are warning that a version of the ThinkPoint fake anti-virus application is being distributed as a Trojan removal kit.
"The program is advertised under the name of "Windows Trojan Removal Kit" and is served from scareware websites that display antivirus-like scans," writes Softpedia's Lucian Constantin.
"After infection, when the computer boots up, the victims will no longer be able to reach the desktop," Constantin writes. "Instead, they will see ThinkPoint allegedly performing a scan and finding infections."
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