Rogue Security Program Attacks Continue to Increase
Rogue security programs have been a major nuisance to millions of computer users around the world for many years now. New studies conducted by security researchers reveal that these fake security applications are an "ongoing threat" that mainly targets English-speaking markets.
Symantec, a corporation that provides computer security products and services, released a new report on rogue security programs which states that 250 of these applications were able to launch 43 million attempts to prompt user installation in just under a year's time dating from July 2008 to June 2009.
In just the past few months, dating from July 2009 to August 2009, the top 50 most reported rogue security programs were injected into the market. In verifying this information, it shows there is a major up-rise in the effectiveness of rogue security applications.
Many of the new rogue security programs to hit the market this year have truly tested our continued efforts to contest these malicious applications. Some of the most recent parasite threats have come from the same sources that manly target English-speaking areas of the world.
60 percent of the malicious install attempts within the top 50 rogue applications targeted users in North America while 31 percent occurred in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Symantec's study concludes that only 6 percent of the installs effected users in Japan and 2 percent in Latin America regions.
The main motivating factor for the creators of rogue security programs is monetary gain. They are able to make it a lucrative business where their efforts is continue to discover new and creative ways to break down computer users' barriers in large numbers to maximize their profits.
Top 5 Most Commonly Reported Rogue Security Applications
The top 5 most commonly reported rogue anti-spyware programs found in Symantec's study are as follows in no specific order.
Computer users are highly urged to avoid installing or purchasing any rogue anti-spyware programS in the list. The use of a legitimate spyware detection tool is the best way to identify a security application as being rogue and safely removing it from your system.