Cybercriminals forcing internet users to buy rogue software

With more people using the internet, cybercriminals employ various online tactics to convice users to purchase rogue security software, to gain financially, a study has revealed.The study by US-based Symantec Corporation said with broadband connections increasing and number of new users opting for internet for various purposes,cybercriminals employ various tactics to convince users to purchase "roguesecurity software",giving the impression of genuine security software.Vice-President (Engineering) of Veritas Software India, subsidiary of Symantec Corporation,Shantanu Ghosh told reporters here cybercriminals place website ads that prey on users' fear of security threats."It would create false claim urging the user to follow a link to scan their computer or get software to remove the threat. But the user will not know if his computer has been affected,' he said.He said based on the study 93 percent of the software installations for the top 50 rogue security software scams were intentionally downloaded by the user.Ghosh said as per the findings based on data obtained between July 2008-June 2009, users downloaded the software unknowingly and as a result they enabled the computer to be accessed by a hacker who is in a remote place. "Around 800 bots(computers accessed from remote destination) are being done every day in India," he said.In India 33 per cent of adults don't have security software he said, adding the country was ranked fourth in the origin of "spam" e-mails.

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