Posted by Grinler on May 14, 2008 · Views: 13 |
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XP-Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program that is in the
same family as AntiVirProtect
and WinXProtector.
When XP-Shield is installed, it will scan your computer and list a variety of
security risks that can only be removed if you first purchase the software.
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Posted by Grinler on May 13, 2008 · Views: 258 |
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AntiSpySpider is a rogue anti-spyware program that is advertised
and installed via the use of malware. Currently AntiSpy Spider is advertised
through a Trojan named sockins32.dll,
which is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. When this infection is running
it will periodically open advertisements in Internet Explorer stating that you
have some security risk and that you should install AntiSpy Spider. This infection
will also hijack your desktop to show a security warning and ...
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Posted by Grinler on April 30, 2008 · Views: 3153 |
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AntiSpywareMaster is a rogue anti-spyware program from the
same developers as AntiSpywareExpert.
Once installed, AntiSpywareMaster will scan your computer and display a variety
of false positives and fake results, which can only be removed if you purchase
a license of the software. The problem is that the infections found are all
legitimate programs being falsely labeled as malware. For example, AntiSpywareMaster
flags the C:\Windows\System32\loghours.dll file as Dialer.Sexprovider. In reality,
though, this is a legitimate Microsoft Windows file. It goes without saying
that you should take anything this program displays with a grain of salt.
Below are screen shots of AntiSpywareMaster.
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Posted by Grinler on April 30, 2008 · Views: 9544 |
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Antivirus 2008 is a rogue anti-malware program that displays
false results and requires you to first purchase the software before you can
remove anything. When installed, Antivirus 2008 will scan your computer and
list a variety of infections found on your computer. When most anti-malware
programs, and even rogue ones, scan your computer they will list the infections
as specific registry keys or files. Antivirus 2008 moves away from this tradition...
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Posted by Grinler on April 27, 2008 · Views: 276 |
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WinAntivirusPro is a rogue anti-spyware from the same programmers
as AntiSpywareExpert
and XPAntiVirus.
When WinAntivirusPro is installed, it will automatically scan your computer
and display a large list of fake infections installed on your computer. In order
to remove these infections, though, you are required to purchase a license of
WinAntivirusPro before you can remove them. These infections are shown as files
and registry keys that in reality do not exist on your computer. WinAntivirusPro
will also display alerts in your Windows taskbar about ...
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Posted by Grinler on April 24, 2008 · Views: 4382 |
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IE AntiVirus is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same
developers as Files
Secure and Malware
Bell. IE AntiVirus is advertised on your computer through the use of a Trojan
installed on your computer as an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object. This
Trojan manipulates search engine queries to show their own ...
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Posted by Grinler on April 23, 2008 · Views: 264 |
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Privacy Watcher is a rogue privacy protection program that
displays false positives or exaggerated results as a goad to have you purchase
a license of their software. Once installed, Privacy Watcher will scan your
computer and list a variety of privacy risks found on your computer. In order
to remove these risks, though, you must first purchase a license of the software.
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Posted by Grinler on April 16, 2008 · Views: 5323 |
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Malware Bell is a rogue anti-spyware from the same developers as IE Defender and Files Secure. Malware Bell is installed and advertised through the use of Trojans that are installed as Internet Explorer Browser Helper Objects. Once the Trojan is installed, when Internet Explorer is opened it will hijack search engine queries as well as pop up Internet Explorer windows showing different Google search queries. One of the advertisements that you are shown when you are infected is a warning stating that you have a security risk and that you should download Malware Bell.
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Posted by Grinler on April 11, 2008 · Views: 5707 |
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VirusIsolator is a rogue anti-spyware program that requires you to first purchase a license of the software in order to remove anything it finds. The reality, though, is that any malware that it finds are fake results. VirusIsolator has a variety of infections programmed to be shown when it is run on anyone's computer regardless of whether or not the computer is actually infected. For example, when we did a scan on our test box VirusIsolator stated that we are infected with the C:\Windows\xsearch.dll file. This file, though, does not exist anywhere on the computer. These fake results are only being displayed in order to scare you into thinking your infected and thus causing you to purchase a license of the software.
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Posted by Grinler on April 10, 2008 · Views: 340 |
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AntiVirProtect is the latest rogue anti-spyware in the family that consists of Spy-Shredder, DataHealer, and many others. AntiVirProtect is advertised through the use of misleading web sites and popups that state that you are infected. If you download and install AntiVirProtect, it will automatically start and scan your computer. After it has finished, it will state that a variety of programs, most of which are legitimate Windows programs, are infections. For example
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Posted by Grinler on April 9, 2008 · Views: 602 |
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AntiSpywareExpert is a rogue anti-spyware from the same family as XPAntiVirus. Once installed, AntiSpywareExpert will scan your computer and list a variety of infections that can not be removed unless you first purchase a license of the software. In reality, though, all of the infections found by this program do not actually exist on your computer. Instead, AntiSpywareExpert flags legitimate Windows programs as infections in order to scare you into purchasing a license. It is for these reasons that AntiSpywareExpert is flagged as a rogue anti-spyware program. Screenshots of these false positives and the AntiSpywareExpert program can be found below.
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Posted by Grinler on April 7, 2008 · Views: 176 |
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SafeHardDrive is a rogue PC optimization program that displays false and exaggerated scan results of your computer. SafeHardDrive purposely shows these misleading results so that you purchase a license of the software in order to remove these risks. As part of the options of this program, SafeHardDrive will also pretend to check for new updates to the program every 5 minutes. In reality, though, when the program supposedly updates itself it will also display a fake alert that states you have some sort of security risk and should download a program to remove it. The programs that these fake alerts advertise are actually the same program as SafeHardDrive packaged under a different name. Displayed below are screenshots of the SafeHardDrive program and one of it's fake alerts for AntivirusForAll.
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Posted by Grinler on March 27, 2008 · Views: 228 |
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WinXProtector is a rogue anti-spyware program that deliberately displays false scan results in order to mislead you into thinking your computer has an infection. In order to remove these infections, though, you are first required to purchase a license of the software. Most of the files that WinProtector states are malware are in fact legitimate programs. For example, WinXProtector states that the c:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\winmine.exe file...
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Posted by Grinler on March 27, 2008 · Views: 168 |
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DataHealer is a rogue anti-spyware from the makers of SpySheriff. DataHealer is advertised through misleading website popups that attempt to look like anti-malware scans of your computer. When these fake scans are done they will state you are infected with a variety of malware. In reality, these are just advertisements and no program is actually scanning your computer. They show these fake scans in order to scare you into downloading and installing DataHealer. Once DataHealer is installed, it will automatically scan your computer and list a variety of found infections and security risks.
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Posted by Grinler on March 27, 2008 · Views: 256 |
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WinPCDoctor is a rogue pc optimization program from the same family of rogues such as HardDriveGuard and PCToolPro. WinPCDoctor uses aggressive and misleading advertisements in order to make you think your computer has a security problem. Once you download and install this software, it will list a variety of exaggerated or false results and require you to purchase a license of the software in order to remove them. This is a scam, though, and the purchase of the software should be avoided.
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Posted by Grinler on March 27, 2008 · Views: 167 |
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PCToolPro is a rogue pc optimization program from the same family of rogues such as HardDriveGuard and StorageProtector. PCToolPro uses aggressive and misleading advertisements in order to make you think your computer has a security problem. Once you download and install this software, it will list a variety of exaggerated or false results and require you to purchase a license of the software in order to remove them. This is a scam, though, and the purchase of the software should be avoided.
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Posted by Grinler on March 26, 2008 · Views: 251 |
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HardDriveGuard is a rogue
pc optimization program from the same family of rogues such as SafePCTool and ProtectingTool. HardDriveGuard uses aggressive and misleading advertisements in order to make you think your computer has a security problem. Once you download and install this software, it will list a variety of exaggerated or false results and require you to purchase a license of the software in order to remove them. This is a scam, though, and the purchase of the software should be avoided.
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Posted by Grinler on March 25, 2008 · Views: 889 |
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MalwareWar is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as MalwareWipe. When installed, MalwareWar will scan your computer and displays a list of false results stating that your computer is infected. When we tested this program on a computer that was infected with malware, not only did it not find any of the infections, but it stated that we had infections that did not even exist. These types of false results are given in order to scare you into thinking you are infected and coerce you into purchasing a license of the software to remove them. Due to this deceptive behaviour we have classified MalwareWar as a rogue anti-spyware program.
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Posted by Grinler on March 21, 2008 · Views: 467 |
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SecurePCCleaner is a rogue privacy protection program that is in the same family as WinAnonymous and PrivacyConductor. SecurePCCleaner is advertised through the use of fake security alerts stating that your computer has some sort of security risk. These alerts are fake, and are being used to scare you into downloading the software. Once downloaded and installed, SecurePCCleaner will scan your computer and list a variety of security risks that are either highly exaggerated or entirely false. In order to remove these so-called threats, though, you would first need to purchase a license of the software. It goes without saying that you should not purchase this software.
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Posted by Grinler on March 21, 2008 · Views: 320 |
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SafePCTool is a rogue anti-spyware program that is in the same family as ProtectingTool and BugDestroyer. SafePCTool uses false and misleading advertising, fake antispyware scans, and exaggerated scan results to make the user appear to be infected with a variety of security risks. This tactic is used to scare you into purchasing their software in order to removed these supposed threats.
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Posted by Grinler on March 21, 2008 · Views: 190 |
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ProtectingTool is a rogue anti-spyware program that is in the same family as SafePCTool and BugDestroyer. ProtectingTool uses fake antimalware scans on their web sites, misleading advertisements, and displays aggressive and exaggerated search results. It does all of this in order to scare you into thinking you are infected so that you purchase a license of their software in order to remove these so-called infections.
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Posted by Grinler on March 21, 2008 · Views: 288 |
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BugDestroyer is a rogue anti-spyware program that is in the same family as CleanPCTool and StorageProtector. BugDestroyer uses fake antimalware scans on their web sites, misleading advertisements, and displays aggressive and exaggerated search results. It does all of this in order to scare you into thinking you are infected so that purchase a license of their software in order to remove the so-called infections.
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Posted by Grinler on March 16, 2008 · Views: 8749 |
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Awola 6 is a rogue anti-spyware program that is installed
through the use of Trojans. Once installed, Awola will scan your computer and
display a variety of found infections. These infections do not exist, except
for the trojan that it installed Awola in the first place. In order to remove
any of these so-called infections, though, you must first purchase a license
of the software
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Posted by Grinler on March 16, 2008 · Views: 166 |
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ProAntispy is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays
false positives or exaggerated results when it scans your computer. In order
to remove these found "infections" you must first purchase a licence
of the software. This tactic of displaying exaggerated security risks and then
requiring you to purchase a
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Posted by Grinler on March 12, 2008 · Views: 305 |
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Spyware Sweeper Pro is a rogue antispyware program that is in the same family as SpywarePro. This program intentionally displays false antimalware results and then requires you to first purchase a license of the software in order to remove them. When Spyware Sweeper Pro is installed on your computer it will scan for infections and display a variety of infections found. These infections, though, are either legitimate programs categorized as dangerous or items that do not even exist on your computer. For example, one of the spyware threats it discovers is located in the folder c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\viewpoint\viewpoint media player\2000cracks even though this folder does not exist on my computer. The other scan results are of similar nature showing that anything this application reports should be ignored.
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Posted by Grinler on March 12, 2008 · Views: 304 |
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SpywarePro is a rogue antispyware program in the same family as Spyware Sweeper Pro. This program deliberately displays false scan results and requires you to purchase a license of the software in order to remove them. When SpywarePro is installed on your computer it will scan for infections. The infections found, though, are either legitimate programs displayed as dangerous or items that do not even exist on your computer. For example, one of the spyware threats it discovers is located in the folder c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\viewpoint\viewpoint media player\123mania even though this folder does not exist on my computer. The other scan results are more of the same showing that anything this application reports should be ignored.
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Posted by Grinler on March 9, 2008 · Views: 754 |
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PCAntiVirusPro is a a rogue antispyware program from the
same family as NoWayVirus
and BestsellerAntivirus.
PCAntiVirusPro is typically promoted through web sites that use misleading advertisements
displaying fake antimalware scans on your computer. This program is also advertised
through Trojans and other malware stating that your computer has a security
risk through fake security alerts from your Windows taskbar. If you click on
these alerts or the misleading advertisements, PCAntiVirusPro will automatically
download. If installed, the program will scan your computer and display a list
of false positives or exaggerated security risks on your computer. The only
way to remove these so-called risks is to first purchase a license of the software.
A screen shot of the PCAntiVirusPro program and a misleading advertisement
can be found below.
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Posted by Grinler on March 9, 2008 · Views: 362 |
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BestsellerAntivirus is a a rogue antispyware program from
the same family as NoWayVirus
and AntivirusForAll.
BestsellerAntivirus is promoted through the use of misleading web sites that
display fake images representing an antimalware scan on your computer. When
done, these fake scans state that you are infected with a variety of malware
even though the web site has absolutely no way of knowing this. If you click
on the ad, it will automatically download BestsellerAntivirus, and if installed,
start to scan your computer.
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Posted by Grinler on March 5, 2008 · Views: 355 |
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Search And Destroy is a a rogue antispyware program from the same family as MalwarePro. When installed, Search And Destroy will scan your computer and list a large amount of threats on that can not be removed unless you first purchase a license of the software. These threats, though, are all false positives being deliberately used to scare you into thinking your infected. In reality the majority of infections shown do not even exist on your computer. Instead the list in the scan result is pre-programmed to be shown regardless of what is installed on your computer.
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Posted by 3 on March 4, 2008 · Views: 314 |
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TheSpyBot is a rogue antispyware program that displays legitimate files and Windows Registry entries as malware on your computer. These entries are being shown as malware in order to trick you into purchasing a license of the software in order to remove them. This tactic of deliberately displaying false positives is one of the reasons that this programs falls under the rogue anti-spyware category.
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Posted by Grinler on March 4, 2008 · Views: 318 |
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SpyWatchE is a rogue antispyware program that displays legitimate files and Windows Registry entries as malware on your computer. These entries are being shown as malware in order to trick you into purchasing a license of the software in order to remove them. This tactic of deliberately displaying false positives is one of the reasons that this programs falls under the rogue anti-spyware category.
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Posted by Grinler on March 3, 2008 · Views: 981 |
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LiveAntiSpy is the latest rogue anti-spyware in the family
that consists of Spy-Shredder, StopingSpy,
and many others. LiveAntiSpy is advertised through the use of misleading web
sites and popups that state that you are infected. If you download and install
LiveAntiSpy, it will automatically start and scan your computer. After it has
finished, it will state that a variety of programs, most of which are legitimate
Windows programs, are infections.
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Posted by Grinler on March 3, 2008 · Views: 698 |
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SpyKillerPro is a rogue antispyware program that deliberately creates fake Windows Registry entries on your computer in order to make it seem that you are infected with a variety of malware. When SpyKillerPro is installed it will create approximately 22 Registry entries that make it look like you have infections automatically launching when your Windows starts or when you open Internet Explorer. In reality, none of the entries actually point to any files on your computer, so you are completely safe. They are, though, being used to scare you into purchasing a license of the software in order to remove them.
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Posted by Grinler on March 2, 2008 · Views: 617 |
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InfeStop is a rogue antispyware program that is in the same family is WinIFixer, SpyRid, and EasySpywareCleaner. These programs are installed and advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security alerts. These fake security alerts contain text stating that you are infected or have severe security problems on your computer and should install InfeStop in order to remove them.
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Posted by Grinler on March 2, 2008 · Views: 265 |
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EasySpywareCleaner is a rogue antispyware program that is installed and advertised via Trojans. Once certain Trojans are installed on your computer, advertisements for EasySpywareCleaner will be displayed on your computer along with fake security alerts stating that you are infected. These fake alerts can state that you have a security issue on your computer or are severely infected and that the only way to fix the problem is to download and installed EasySpywareCleaner.
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Posted by Grinler on March 1, 2008 · Views: 2948 |
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WinIFixer is a rogue antispyware program that is directly advertised and installed through the use of Trojans and other adware. WinIFixer is also next in the family to a very wide spread rogue called WinFixer. This infection is typically advertised through malware, which displays advertisements on your computer without permission. Some of these advertisements are misleading security warnings trying to purch WinIFixer.
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Posted by Grinler on March 1, 2008 · Views: 1127 |
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The Last Defender is a rogue antispyware program that utilizes misleading popups and web sites to indicate that your computer is infected with malware. When you visit a web site advertising The Last Defender, you will be presented with what looks like an anti-malware scan on your computer. When the scan is finished, the web site will popup a window stating that you are infected with a variety of malware and stating you should install Last Defender in order to remove these infections. If you click on this popup, Internet Explorer will attempt to download the program. Once installed, Last Defender will scan your computer and list a variety of false positives that state legitimate programs are malware infections. In order to remove these so-called infections, though, you must first purchase a license of the software. This method of deliberately listing valid files as infections and then requiring you to purchase the software to remove them is a scam and should be avoided.
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Posted by Grinler on February 27, 2008 · Views: 364 |
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Cleanator is a rogue system optimization program that is advertised through misleading popups, and when run, displays exaggerated scan results.
When visiting certain web sites, you may receive a popup that pretends to be a program scanning your computer. These popups state that your system is in danger and you should install Cleanator to fix the problem. If you click on the ad, or even try to close the window, your browser will automatically attempt to download Cleanator. If you decide to install the software, Cleanator will automatically scan your computer and display a list of exaggerated problems on your computer and prompt you to pay for a license in order to remove them.
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Posted by Grinler on February 26, 2008 · Views: 334 |
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StopingSpy is a rogue anti-spyware program that is part of the SpyShredder family. This family of rogue applications are aggressively advertised on the web with false information, false reviews, and misleading popups. Once installed, StopingSpy will scan your computer and list a variety of problems that can not be removed unless you first purchase a license of the software. Having to pay for a software to remove an infection is not an issue, but it becomes a problem when the results are all exaggerated or outright false. For example, StopingSpy lists a variety of files as the Complexel Trojan. All of these infections, though, are legitimate Microsoft files and are only being shown to scare you into purchasing StopingSpy. As you can see from the screen shot below, StopingSpy is labeling the file C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB927779\update as a Trojan when in fact it is a security update for Microsoft Windows.
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Posted by Grinler on February 25, 2008 · Views: 773 |
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SpywareRemover is a rogue anti-spyware program that is advertised
through the use of malware. When this malware, labeled Hoax.Win32.SpyWare.d
by Kaspersky antivirus, are installed on your computer you will start to see
popups for a variety of services. One of these is advertisements is a misleading
popup stating you are infected and that you should install SpywareRemover to
remove it.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 608 |
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StorageProtector is a rogue system optimization program from
the family of rogues that include CleanPCTool.
StorageProtector's web site states that this program can be used to fix computer
errors, improve system performance, repair corrupted files, and optimize your
computer. In reality, though, this program displays misleading results and you
can only fix them with the software if you purchase a license for it. This tactic
of displaying false positives is a common way to scare a user into purchasing
their software. Other than false positives, StorageProtector also uses misleading
advertisements on web sites that imply your computer has problems. As there
is no way that these web sites can know this, this is just another example of
misleading advertisements.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 321 |
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CleanPCTool is the latest rogue system optimization program
from the family of rogues that include StorageProtector. CleanPCTool states
that it can fix errors that will make your computer run more efficiently. Unfortunately,
the errors that CleanPCTool reports, are misleading false positives that you
can only remove with this software when you purchase a license of the software.
CleanPCTool also uses misleading advertisements and popups on web sites that
state you have problems with your computer when there is no way that it can
have this information.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 661 |
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NoWayVirus is the latest rogue anti-spyware program in the
same family as AntivirusForAll
and AntiSpywareControl.
NoWayVirus is advertised through a variety of web sites and popup alerts where
a fake antimalware scanner is shown stating that you have a variety of infections.
Just like all other similar web popups, there is no way that that a web site
can determine this, and these fake and misleading results can be ignored. When
first installed, NoWayVirus will start a scan and display a preprogrammed list
of infections found on your computer. These results and infections are fake
and are only being used to scare you into purchasing a license of the software
in order to remove them.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 347 |
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AntivirusForAll is a rogue anti-spyware program that is a
clone of other rogues such as WinSecureAv
and AntivirusPCSuite.
AntivirusForAll is aggressively advertised through web sites that show false
accolades and fake scans that state your computer is infected. When AntivirusForAll
is first installed, it will automatically scan your computer and display a variety
of infections that are in fact legitimate Windows programs and Registry keys.
It does this so that you get scared into purchasing a license of the software
in order to remove them.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 389 |
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AntiSpywareControl is a rogue anti-spyware program that is
part of the same family of rogues consisting of WinSecureAv
and AntivirusPCSuite.
These rogues are advertised through misleading web sites that state your computer
is infected with a variety of malware even though the web site could not know
that. Once installed, AntiSpywareControl scans your computer and states that
a variety of legitimate files are infections or other computer risks. These
deliberate false positives are displayed in order to scare you into purchasing
a license of AntiSpywareControl , which is required to remove these so-called
infections.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 345 |
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strong>AntivirusPCSuite is a rogue anti-spyware program that is
part of the same family of rogues consisting of WinSecureAv.
These rogues are advertised through misleading web sites that state your computer
is infected with a variety of malware even though the web site could not know
that. Once installed, AntivirusPCSuite scans your computer and states that a
variety of legitimate files are infections or other computer risks. These deliberate
false positives are displayed in order to scare you into purchasing a license
of AntivirusPCSuite , which is required to remove these so-called infections.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 339 |
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WinSecureAv is a rogue anti-spyware program that is aggressively
advertised through false claims on various web sites and through popups displayed
by other rogue products such as WinAnonymous.
When WinSecureAv is installed, it will automatically scan your computer for
infections and list a variety of legitimate files and Windows Registry entries
as security risks or infections. If you wish to remove these risks, though,
you must first purchase a license of the software. WinSecureAv flags these as
bad in order to scare you into purchasing the software, when in reality there
is nothing wrong with your computer.
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Posted by Grinler on February 24, 2008 · Views: 5590 |
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WinAnonymous is a rogue privacy program that is a clone of
YourPrivacyGuard
and PrivacyConductor.
Once installed, WinAnonymous will scan your computer and state that you have
a variety of privacy issues on your computer and the only way to remove them
is to purchase a license of the software. The issues that are found, though,
are either exaggerated or fake and should be ignored as they are being shown
only to scare you into purchasing the software. Another byproduct of having
this software installed is an occasional popup stating that you have no antimalware
software installed and that you should install another rogue software called
WinSecureAV. These warnings are shown even if you have antimalware software
installed.
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Posted by Grinler on February 23, 2008 · Views: 1380 |
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WinXDefender is a rogue anti-spyware program that deliberately
displays false positives and uses aggressive advertising to mislead you into
thinking your computer is infected. When WinXDefender is installed on your computer,
it will automatically start scanning it, and display legitimate programs as
malware in the hopes to scare you into purchasing a license of the software.
Some of the executables that WinXDefender flags as the malware W32.Fourseman.B@mm
are Outlook Express and Windows Media Player. These executables, though, are
legitimate Windows files and should not be removed. They are only being displayed
to trick you into thinking you are infected.
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Posted by Grinler on February 23, 2008 · Views: 615 |
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YourPrivacyGuard is a rogue privacy program that is in the
same familiar as the PrivacyConductor
program. Both of these programs state that they are privacy protection programs,
but in reality display exaggerated scan results and false positives to scare
you into purchasing their software. These program's web sites also utilize aggressive
advertising that makes claims that your computer has a variety of security risks
even though there is no possible way that they can determine that.
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Posted by Grinler on February 22, 2008 · Views: 1076 |
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PrivacyConductor is a rogue privacy program that displays
exaggerated warnings and labels legitimate programs as privacy risks. This type
of rogue is aggressively advertised through misleading doorway web pages that
emulate a program scanning your computer. These fake scans show that your computer
has privacy issues even though there is no possible way that the web site could
know this. Once PrivacyConductor is installed it will scan your computer
and list exaggerated results that require you to purchase a license in order
to fix them.
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Posted by Grinler on February 22, 2008 · Views: 322 |
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RaptorDefence is a rogue anti-spyware program that is in
the same family as Spy-Shredder,
AntiSpyKit,
and others. This type of rogue is aggressively advertised through the use of
malware that displays fake security alerts in your Windows taskbar as well misleading
statements on their web sites. Once installed, the program will automatically
scan your computer and display a programmed set of false infections on your
computer. In order to remove these infections, though, you will be required
to first purchase a license of the software. This is a scam and the purchase
of the software should be avoided
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Posted by Grinler on February 22, 2008 · Views: 614 |
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OnlineGuard is a rogue
anti-spyware program that is in the same family as Spy-Shredder, AntiSpyKit, and others. This type of rogue is aggressively advertised through the use of malware that displays fake security alerts in your Windows taskbar as well misleading statements on their web sites. Once installed, the program will automatically scan your computer and display a programmed set of false infections on your computer. In order to remove these infections, though, you will be required to first purchase a license of the software. This is a scam and purchase of the software should be avoided.
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Posted by Grinler on February 22, 2008 · Views: 744 |
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XPDefender is a rogue
anti-spyware program that is typically installed and advertised through the user of Trojans and other malware. Once installed, the program will scan your computer and display a list of exaggerated problems on your computer. Regardless of how clean your computer is, XPDefender will always detect certain malware on your computer. These detections are legitimate entries that are being falsely classified as infections in order to scare you into purchasing the software. In order to remove these so-called infections, you would need to purchase the registered version of XPDefender.
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Posted by Grinler on February 21, 2008 · Views: 419 |
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SwiftCleaner a privacy cleaning
program that displays exaggerated scan results that can only be removed if you first purchase SwiftCleaner. When examining the results of a SwiftCleaner scan, it is quickly apparent that many of the items being displayed as security issues or problems are in fact perfectly harmless and nothing to worry about. For example, this program states that the desktop.ini file, commonly found in your Windows folders, as a computer problem or risk, when in fact these files are perfectly legitimate. By displaying these common Windows files as risks, though, they hope to scare people into purchasing this software.
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