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Rogue security software might also attempt to spoof the Microsoft security update process. A common method used by rogue security software makers use is that of intentional false positives.

A false positive is a fake or false malware detection in a computer scan. This attempts to convince even advanced users who may not be deceived by previous methods that their computer is infected.

There are two variants of this method. Some rogue software creates a list of non-existent files and infections. Others select files from the computer at random, including valid clean system files. In a few rare instances, the "full" version of the rogue program actually attempts to remove these files, damaging the system.

These intentional false positives should be differentiated from an accidental false positive, which can occur in a scan by real legitimate security software. A variant on the false positive method is that some programs first download real trojans to a computer and then "detect" them.

This method is rarer as many of these trojans are detected by other legitimate anti-malware programs, limiting the effectiveness of the sell. Many rogue applications now couple false positives with realistic or dramatic looking system security alerts. They may change the desktop background to a dramatic warning, continuously or sporadically redirect web browsers to a page that informs the user that they are infected and need to purchase a program, change the homepage to a security warning, or bombard the user with continuous security alerts from the task bar, often using the yellow triangle with an exclamation point used by Windows to denote a system error.

Jump to: navigation , search. They usually take the form of a Windows Update or such, in an attempt to scare the user into downloading them. Category : Types of malware. Hidden category: Pages with broken file links. Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. Namespaces Page Discussion. Drawings of the Rogue Software classes, made just a few days before the models were made. Rogue Software and Software are related to each other due to interactions between the 2 have always resulted in neutrality, while interactions between Programs and Malware have resulted in hostility and friendliness respectively.

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