I actually had one of those. It was pretending to be AVG but it was obvious it was fake. But it did do a good job of screwing up my harddrive. I had no choice but to reinstall Windows from scratch.
To be honest i was wondering why Apple has remained for the most part immune to viruses. Virus makers have in the past targeted MS because they are a greedy corporation and they have a mainstream dominance. But lately it has swinged the other way with Apple overtaking MS in it's greed and dominance. So why are people still targeting Windows? Especially with Bill Gate's philanthropy? I don't think it's entirely a design flaw...
This reasoning is based on the premise that hackers target for specific reasons or have morals. Hackers harm individuals not corporations. So why do we believe they target corps like Microsoft? Could it be that we apply that reason to justify something most people believe is clever. What's clever about viruses or malware. What's clever about destroing a disabled persons PC because they couldn't tell the malware from a legitimate download. That's sad and disrespectful. Not the job of someone clever.
Simply, hackers are bullies and if you are a bully and no one can catch you, you want to do the most damage possible. Why would you choose an OS in use by 15% of the population. You wouldn't. So you choose an OS that has the most users.
PS: Stay away from the porn sites. That free offer to get you a larger penis, that's malware.
