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Fake AV Malware Not Stopped

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Why doesn't Sophos stop Malware, especially Fake AV malware, like it does viruses? We have a corporate license and all machines are up-to-date with Sophos AV but more & more we spend too much time removing malware & tracking down other changes that were made by the malware that have disabled programs.

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    I have to agree with RyanB; Fake AV is becoming a real problem, Sophos does not detect -it announces itself as soon as it arrives " Your computer is infected with XXX viruses and Trojans, please click on this link and send money" etc,

    Detection is not the issue, I need to block it, some of the variants of Fake AV can dig in deep and eventually cripple the machine, if it is not fully removed it will come back so I find that the best policy is to swop out an infected  PC and wipe it

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    I have to agree with RyanB; Fake AV is becoming a real problem, Sophos does not detect -it announces itself as soon as it arrives " Your computer is infected with XXX viruses and Trojans, please click on this link and send money" etc,

    Detection is not the issue, I need to block it, some of the variants of Fake AV can dig in deep and eventually cripple the machine, if it is not fully removed it will come back so I find that the best policy is to swop out an infected  PC and wipe it

    :7525
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