Microsoft MSRT - Detection for AntiVirus 2008 family added in November

Thanks Microsoft for adding this to Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT).  This AV family is prevalent in-the-wild.  Due to SQL-Injection and Flash based exploits, AntiVirus 2008 malware advertisements can sometimes be found even on relatively safe and trusted sites.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE MALWARE KIND: On Monday, I cleaned multiple variants from one a family member's new Dell Vista system.  The 90 day Norton Internet suite (NIS) had expired and there was no active protection.  This led to having no firewall, AV protection, etc. To solve this issue, I uninstalled NIS and added back the free Vista version of Avast.  Every aspect of the Vista Security Center was returned "green" again, after a full scan of the hard drive.

Microsoft MSRT - Detection for AntiVirus 2008 family added in November
http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/11/12/win32-fakesecsen-a-nasty-piece-of-work.aspx

QUOTE: Rouge is software tells you that your system is crawling with bad stuff (for free!) and then offers to remove it for you (that’ll cost you). Of course the stuff they report is completely bogus; they are incapable of finding any real malware. What’s more they can be very insistent, repeatedly displaying popup warnings that make it virtually impossible to use your machine unless you pay to “register” the program. Apart from extorting money from innocent people, which is bad enough, this behaviour adds to the amount of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) in the online community.