AIDS in PCs

[Prof.Wizard]

Are there any known computer viruses which attack the antivirus programs (ie. McAfee or Norton) installed on a PC?

 

[Cliptin]

Are there any known computer viruses which attack the antivirus programs (ie. McAfee or Norton) installed on a PC?

Yes.

 

[blakerwry]

I think alot of the newer virus specificlly try to disable the anti virus programs and stop their ability to update themselves....

I am not uptodate on my viruses but I have heard of several of the newer (last year or two) virus doing this kind of thing.

 

[time]

Yes. Follow the link I included here, and be afraid:

http://www.storageforum.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=19161#19161

 

[Prof.Wizard]

Scary stuff. :blue: