Important New Scareware Infects Hundreds of Thousands of Sites

Scareware is a kind of "virus" that takes over your computer and poses as an antivirus program.  Often you can not do anything but push the power button to turn off your computer or click on a button that says something like "fix these problems."  In the latter situation, clicking the button will install different programs on your computer that steal your identity and address book, etc.  The key to easily removing the scareware is to NOT click on the button.

Anyway, this scareware is called LizaMoon.  The scareware is called "Windows Stability Center."  Information on the infections can be found on Computerworld.  That page includes a link to a discussion of the sites that are infected.  Visit the WebSense site to see how widespread this problem is.