The Vista service pack free OS will no longer be support by MS as of the 13Th of April 2010. which means a hackers delight for those that will get kicks from exploiting it’s code. All versions of Windows 2000 and XP SP2 are due for lights out on the 13Th of July.

Microsoft is also moving Windows?Server 2003 into its extended phase of support. Only the security updates will be free, any other support will have to be paid for.

So, consumers and ?businesses be prepared to cough up! The end is drawing near and upgrading is on the horizon.

The true identity of the fake software is Win32/Fakeinit, a Trojan. If the software is installed to a machine its scanner component monitors and attempts to end other processes. Sometimes even flagging processes as if they are infected. It is also known to lower security settings and reconfigures the desktop ?background to a system warning, which cannot be changed.

This approach is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and has been common place for some time. Previously mimicing the Windows Security Centre.

However, there is ironically good news. The genuine version of?Microsoft Security Essentials has been confirmed by MS to successfully remove the fake version. It works with XP, Vista and 7. And even better news MES is free and available to download! The fake version will ask you to pay for a “full Version”, so beware. If you are in any doubt at all contact your IT support team.?