Some of the recent scams that used bogus security alerts in a bid to frighten Mac users into purchasing worthless security software appear to have been the brainchild of ChronoPay, Russias largest online payment processor. The Russian payment processor has been an unabashed leader in the scareware industry for quite some time, KrebsOnSecurity.com has written about time and again as the source of bogus security software. Apple has issued an official support note telling users how to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/05/chronopay-fueling-mac-scareware-scams/