Posted Monday 18th August 2008 06:07 GMT
Not the first time
Other malware, distributed through sites like xponlinescanner dot com and xpantivirus dot com, has also been digitally signed in the past, with publisher "Mistland Limited". This signed fake antivirus software has been circulating since at least March of this year. (Both these Web sites are still active, though the front page merely redirects to Google; the rogue software is distributed through various PHP scripts hosted on those sites.)