FakeAntivrus programs emerged in 2009. The same rogue antivirus was distributed under different names. The same software was reproduced just by changing colors and text in the user interface.
The most popular ones were:
- Winwebsec
- Smart Security
- Personal Shield Pro
- Security Sphere 2012
- Win XP Security System
- FakeRean
The list is exhaustive. Security researchers usually identify the different variants by behaviors, the similarity in the user interface, and memory strings. Here is a Wikipedia link that has a huge list of rogue antivirus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rogue_security_software