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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 this topic, and came here specifically to check on this issue. I've had two different computers recently infected with the Windows 7 Fake Secuirty 2012 antivirus, by another user, and in both cases it's really messed up the machine. This is running updated Sophos AV and updated Win 7/IE (don't know if it's an IE vulnerabilty or something else that allowed the problem in the first place). In neither case did Sophos prevent the infection, nor did a Sophos scan (quick or in depth) successfully remove it. Malwarebytes picked up 8--10 infected files after Sophos showed both machines clean, though I'm still not certatin I got rid of everything.

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    I have to agree with this topic, and came here specifically to check on this issue. I've had two different computers recently infected with the Windows 7 Fake Secuirty 2012 antivirus, by another user, and in both cases it's really messed up the machine. This is running updated Sophos AV and updated Win 7/IE (don't know if it's an IE vulnerabilty or something else that allowed the problem in the first place). In neither case did Sophos prevent the infection, nor did a Sophos scan (quick or in depth) successfully remove it. Malwarebytes picked up 8--10 infected files after Sophos showed both machines clean, though I'm still not certatin I got rid of everything.

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