Bogus anti-virus disables the real thing

Insecurity outfit Symantec is warning of a new retrovirus which prompts users to disable genuine security software in order to install malware. A new variant of the FakeAV trojan is doing the rounds which attempts to trick users into disabling their security software using 'social engineering' or 'tricking daft people' as it is better known. A bogus pop-up warns that the currently-installed security product - those made by Symantec, Microsoft, AVG, Spyware Doctor, and...