Fake MS Malicious Software Tool

21 02 2008

While surfing the net this morning I received this pop-up window.  It looked just like it came from the windows update, lower right corner.  After a few seconds with out clicking on anything, a download window with an executable file poped up.  

 Fake MS Malicious Software Tool

However, I was using the Firefox browser and knew something was wrong.  I stopped all Internet activity with Zone Alarm firewall so I could investigate and kill it.  The avarage user would likeley have installed this thing.

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