Coopting a legitimate product’s name and logo are just the latest in a series of steps by rogue anti malware vendors to mirror the features and actions of legitimate anti virus software makers.

An AVG logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner ...

An AVG logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Avast Software, maker ...

An AVG logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner · Reuters · (Reuters) ...

To create peace of mind, the AVG logo is displayed on the Renault R-Link store alongside the phrase "Protected by AVG." All security scanning is done online, before users download apps to their R-Link ...