XP Deluxe Protector is a rogue anti-spyware from the same family as XP Police Antivirus. This rogue is advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security alerts from your Windows taskbar. These alerts state that your computer is compromised or infected and then prompts you to download and install XP Deluxe Protector. Once downloaded and installed, XP Deluxe Protector will be configured to automatically start when you login to Windows. Once started, the program will scan your computer and then list a variety of infections that do not actually exist on your computer. If you try to remove these infections using the program, it will state that you need to purchase it before you can do so.

While the program is running you will also constantly be shown fake security alerts. These alerts state that your computer is infected or that your computer is being attacked from a remote location. The text of one of the alerts is:

Hidden file transfer to remote host was detected
XP Deluxe Protector has detected that somebody is trying to transfer your private data via Internet. We strongly recommend you to block the attack immediately.

XP Deluxe Protector will also display a fake Windows Security Center window that states that your computer is vulnerable and that you should purchase the program to protect yourself. It goes without saying this program is a scam and you should not purchase it for any reason. Instead, please use the removal guide below to remove XP Deluxe Protector and any related malware for free.

WinBlueSoft is a rogue anti-spyware and ransomware program from the same family as WiniBlueSoft. This incarnation, though, uses some interesting tricks to keep itself from being removed and to force you to install WinBlueSoft in order to try and fix your computer. First, Trojans will constantly bombard you with security alerts stating your computer is horribly infected and that you should download and install WinBlueSoft in order to clean your computer. These types of alerts, though, are common for programs of this nature. It is another part part of the malware recipe that WinBlueSoft uses called blocker.dll that makes this infection more devastating. Blocker.dll is a malware file that is loaded through the Windows AppInit_DLLs Registry value. When loaded, blocker.dll will make it so that you cannot launch any programs unless the program's filename is among the 53 filenames that it allows such as iexplore.exe, explorer.exe, sidebar.exe, and of course WinBlueSoft.exe. Essentially, the blocker.dll is acting as Ransomware requiring you to install and purchase WinBlueSoft, so that WinBlueSoft can then remove blocker.dll and allow you to launch your normal programs. Furthermore, when blocker.dll is loaded for the first time it will change your desktop to a black background with dark red ominous text written over it. This text is:

Warning!
Your're in danger!
Your computer is infected with Spyware!
All you do with computers is stored forever in your hard disk. When you visit sites, send emails... All your actions are logged. And it is impossible to remove them with standard tools. Your data is still available for forensics. And in some cases

For your boss, your friends, your wife, your children.

Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in the browsers, with all the images, and all the downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs - ARE STILL THERE and could break your life!

Secure yourself right now!
Remove all Spyware from your PC!

If WinBlueSoft is installed it will configure itself to start automatically when you login to Windows. Once started, it will scan your computer and state that you have a variety of infections on your computer, but will not remove them until you first purchase the program. As you now know, this program is a scam that utilizes malware and deception in order to have you purchase their product.

If you have become infected with WinBlueSoft, blocker.dll, or the fake security alert Trojans that advertise it, then please use the removal guide shown below to remove it for free.

UnVirex is a rogue anti-virus program that purposely displays false or exaggerated scan results stating that your computer is infected. The program shows these results in order to try and convince you that you are infected so that you purchase the UnVirex program. When installed, UnVirex will be configured to automatically scan your computer when you login to Windows. It will then repeatedly prompt you to purchase a license of UnVirex in order to remove these so-called infections.

As part of the installation, a Layered Service Provider, or LSP, DLL is also installed onto your computer. Due to this you need to use extreme caution when trying to remove this program from your computer as if you just delete the program's files and folders, it will cause your networking and Internet access to stop functioning. Instead, use the removal guide presented below to remove UnVirex from your computer as it properly removes the LSP without causing a loss of functionality on your computer.

Advanced Virus Remover is a scareware program that pretends to be an anti-virus program. In reality, though, this program is programmed to show that your computer is infected even if it is not. It does this in order to scare you into thinking you are infected and thus scamming you into purchasing the program. When Advanced Virus Remover is installed it will be configured to start automatically, and when started, will supposedly scan your computer for infections. When the scan is complete it will state that your computer has numerous infections that it will not remove until you purchase the program.

While the program is running you will also see false security alerts appear from the Windows taskbar. These alerts range from warnings that you are infected to a remote computer hacking your computer. Just like the fake scan results, these alerts are just another attempt to scare you into thinking you are infected. The current text of one of these alerts is:

System warning!
Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous. Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer. Click here to protect your computer.

Regardless of what this programs states, please do not purchase Advanced Virus Remover. Instead please use the removal guide outlined below to remove this program for free.

Presto TuneUp is a scareware program that pretends to be a Windows optimization program. It includes features such as a Disk Doctor, a Startup Manager, Privacy Guard, and the System Doctor. The problem is that none of these tools actually do what they are said to do. Instead this program will scan your computer and list a variety of problems that will not be fixed unless you first purchase the program. This is why Presto TuneUp is classified as a Scareware, or rogue, program; because it attempts to scare you into thinking you are infected in the hopes that you purchase it. While the program is running you will also see alerts being displayed from your Windows taskbar. These alerts are further attempts to scare you into thinking that your computer has a problem. One of the alerts states:

Needless programs and files have been detected on your PC.

Click here to remove them immediately with Presto TuneUp.

If you are infected with Presto TuneUp, then please use the removal guide below to remove this program for free.

Fast Antivirus 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Malware Catcher 2009 and Virus Sweeper. Like its predecessors, Fast Antivirus is distributed by hosting its files on the Google service called Google Code. They host their files on Google Code because it will make it harder for companies to block installations without blocking a legitimate Google site. Once installed, Fast Antivirus will create numerous fake infections on your computer that will be detected when it scans your computer. These fake infection files are actually harmless and have no way of infecting your computer because they are not valid programs that can be run. The files that are created are:

%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\cid.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\ddv.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\dudl.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\fix.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\gid.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\hijackthis.log.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\SICKBOY.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\tempdoc.sys

Once started, Fast Antivirus 2009 will scan your computer and then list the above files as infections. These files, though, will not be removed by the program until you purchase it. The act of creating files so that they are detected as infections is obviously a scam being used to scare you into thinking you are infected and should be ignored.

While the program is running you will also see a variety of nag screens and security warnings appear on your desktop. These warnings include threats of remote connections, malware running on your machine, and your computer being hacked. All of these alerts are just another method used by Fast Antivirus 2009 to convince you that you are infected so that you purchase the program. Just like the infection threats, you should ignore these warnings as well. Last but not least, while browsing the web you will also randomly be redirected to web sites rather than the ones you wished to go to.

If you are infected with Fast Antivirus 2009, then please use the free removal guide below to remove this program and any associated malware.

Secure Antivirus Pro is a rogue anti-spyware supposedly created by GuardDog Computing, Ltd. This program, though does not actually clean your computer as advertised. Instead it will pretend to scan it and then display results stating that your computer is infected with a variety of malware. None of these infections, though, are actually real. Tthey are just being shown to you in order to scare you into thinking you are infected so that you purchase Secure Antivirus Pro. While running, Secure Antivirus Pro will also display fake security warnings stating that Identity Theft has been detected or that you are infected with the Virut virus. These alerts are just further ways the program is trying to convince you that you are infected. The Virut alert that you may see is:

It seems that your computer is infected with W32:Virut virus. This threat has been designed to steal money, Internet accounts, send massive amounts of spam, and commit various kinds of fraud.
It is recommended that you remove this threat immediately to avoid participating in criminal activity.
Do you want to remove Virut now?

If you are infected with this malware, under no circumstances should you purchase it. Instead, please use the removal guide below to remove this rogue for free.

Malware Catcher 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family of rogue software products as Virus Shield 2009 and Virus Sweeper. This program is advertised through the use of Trojans and fake online scanners that display alerts stating that your computer is infected and then prompts you to download and install Malware Catcher 2009 onto your computer. When the program is installed on your computer it will be configured to start automatically. The installation process will also create a variety of fake infection files that will be detected when Malware Catcher 2009 scans your computer. These fake infection files, though, are harmless and cannot harm your computer in any way. They are only being used to scare you into thinking you are infected so that you purchase the program. The files that were created on our test computer are:

%UserProfile%\Recent\cb.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\eb.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\fix.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\std.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.tmp

While the program is running you will also randomly be shown security warnings and alerts on your computer. These alerts will state that Trojans and other malicious programs were found and then suggest that you purchase Malware Catcher 2009 in order to protect your computer. Just like the fake infection files, these alerts are just another scam trying to convince you that your computer is infected.

Instead of purchasing the program, please follow the steps in the guide below in order to remove this program for free. If you have already purchased this product then we suggest that you contact your credit card company and file a claim stating that this software is malware.

PCPrivacy Defender, otherwise known as PCPrivacyDefender, is a rogue privacy program that deliberately displays exaggerated scan results to make you think you have privacy risks on your computer. This program is typically promoted through the use of fake online anti-malware scanners, that when finished, state your computer is infected and that you should download and install PCPrivacy Defender in order to protect yourself. When PCPrivacyDefender is installed it will be configured to start automatically and then scan your computer when you login to Windows. When the scan is finished it will list hundreds of exaggerated privacy issues on your computer and then state that you should purchase the program in order to repair these problems.

PCPrivacy Defender is a scam and should be avoided at all costs. Any issues it finds with your computer are either false or greatly exaggerated and are only being shown to scare you into purchasing the program. If you are infected with this program, please use the free removal guide below to remove PCPrivacy Defender from your computer.

Virus Shield 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Virus Alarm and Virus Doctor. This rogue is promoted through the use of pop-ups that will appear when you are browsing the web. These pop-ups will state that you have some sort of security risk and then prompt you to run an online anti-malware scanner. When you click on the pop-up, you will automatically be brought to a web site that displays an advertisement that is pretending to be an online scanner. When this advertisement is finished it will state that your computer is infected and that you should download and install Virus Shield 2009 in order to protect yourself.

Once the program is installed it will scan your computer and state that you have numerous infections that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program. These infections, though, are all fake and are only being shown to scare you into purchasing the program. While the program is running you will also be bombarded with fake security alerts and nag screens. These alerts will state that your computer is under attack or that you have some sort of security risk and further prompt you to purchase Virus Shield 2009. The text of these alerts include:

Your system is making an unauthorized personal data transfer to remote computer!

Warning! Unauthorized personal data transfer is detected! It may be your personal credit card details, logins and passwords, browsing habits or information about files you have downloaded.

Data interception was detected while visiting a web site

If you are infected with Virus Shield 2009, then please use the following removal guides in order to remove it from your computer for free.