FYI...

- http://www.spywareremove.com/removeMalwareAlarm.html
Feb 08 2007 - "MalwareAlarm is a fake anti-spyware program that is often downloaded and installed without user knowledge or consent by a Trojan or through browser security holes. MalwareAlarm launches on Windows startup and may generate large numbers of popup adverts. MalwareAlarm will also display notifications of imaginary security risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version. MalwareAlarm program can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try to recreate itself..."

One Victim's Story
- http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=206503983
Feb. 14, 2008 - "...Sharon tried to contact the supposed company behind this purported service to ask for help removing MalwareAlarm from Tim's computer... The reply she received read: "This is not our fault that our product is being installed on the PC over and over again. We work with hundreds of affiliated advertisers. This is possible that one of them uses illegal methods of advertising. We would appreciate your help in finding the criminal." It's typical for the operators of malicious sites to respond to support e-mail with claims of innocence..."

> http://research.sunbelt-software.com/threatdisplay.aspx?name=MalwareAlarm&threatid=100005
"...variant of rogue antispyware application SpySheriff..."

> http://explabs.blogspot.com/search/label/malwarealarm%20avg%20social%20engineering
February 07, 2008