Antivirus 2008 codec scam

There has been a recent outbreak in a scam which involves a codec called multycodecupgr.7.<20xxx>.exe. After installing this ‘codec’, your computer will become infected with a fake malware scanner which falsely identifies viruses on your computer in attempt to get you to buy a product called Antivirus 2008.

The website that it will bring you to to purchase the product is hxxp://www.s-av2008.com. Do not fall for this. It is a scam.