Several helpful people just pointed me to some articles on XP Antivirus and its various variants. In case you do not remember, XP Antivirus was the subject of an article I wrote for The Register a few months back. It turns out that the scammers got hacked, and the hacker posted some internal accounting details on the web. As suspected, this is a sophisticated business making millions of dollars. It even appears to have an affiliate program. In case you have not seen the articles yet, here are a few: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/30/technology/virus.phphttp://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/security/russian-scammers-cash-in-on-popup-menace/2008/11/04/1225560814202.htmlhttp://www.scmagazineuk.com/Hacker-reveals-Russian-software-company-behind-anti-virus-scam/article/120152/ Thanks to Marc Michault, Phillippe Jan, and Jason Grubè … Continue reading XP Antivirus in the News