Cricinfo and a Virus that looks like an anti virus program (Cryp_FakeAV-11)

My friend checked the India New Zealand score on my laptop last weekend using Cricinfo.com. While he was at it, we suddenly got a message that said that the computer was threatenend and it went on to launch an internet explorer window and made it looked like the computer was being scanned and before you know it, multiple viruses were found in various system folders.

It also had the Windows firewall shield logo (Kid you not!) but the shield was split into four parts and each part had a Microsoft Windows color.

Turns out it was a virus called Cryp_FakeAV-11 . These guys know how to do subliminal messaging! You see the shield shape, the windows colors, the legit looking virus scan, combined with your own Antivirus message (that is telling you that this thing itself is a virus) and you can be overwhelmed... Which window do you close? Which Ok or Cancel do you press? would you wipe out your hard drive with one wrong click?

Worse, why is Cricinfo supporting these guys?

The funny thing was that my MIL got the same warning and she clicked okay in an effort to "protect" the desktop and that installed this virus shield looking virus on our desktop! Took us some time to clean up.

Beware! Go let your six year old little ones and sixty year old seniors know the risk of clicking okay!

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