Example of fake anti-virus popups?

Fonz_2

Lots of people seem to get hit with these fake anti-virus/anti-spyware popups from websites which try to convince them that they have a virus and in turn click the 'OK' button.

I'm trying to see how my own anti-virus solution reacts to this scenario in a virtual machine but I'm actually struggling to find an example of a popup like this.

Does anybody happen to know a site where this happens?

diable

Try a search for scareware it may lead you to a site.

Jaffa.

This link goes right to the pretend eicar virus

It's a safe link but note that it will set the AV off, this is what I get (not even a download prompt ^,^)

It's too dangerous to give a link of a real malware site like

Fonz_2

Jaffa. wrote: »

This link goes right to the pretend eicar virus

It's a safe link but note that it will set the AV off, this is what I get (not even a download prompt ^,^)

It's too dangerous to give a link of a real virus like

Could you PM one if you know one?

Jaffa.

What Antivirus you going to use on your virtual machine Fonz?

4743hudsonj

Fonz wrote: »

Could you PM one if you know one?

one of the oddest requests ive ever heard

give me TB!

so i can test if that jab works

Fonz_2

To give this some context so people don't think I'm absolutely nuts

I'm in the process of building a new PC for my parents and I'm trying to simulate all the stupid things parents with a PC might do and put measures in place to prevent them

frivolous_fay

Fonz wrote: »

I'm trying to simulate all the stupid things parents with a PC might do and put measures in place to prevent them

You will die of old age before you're done
Ours got a Mac, so that helped