Rogue Websites

Rogue Websites, malware websites or malware domains, are websites that are usually set up to distribute malware, steal a user's personal information or other illegal or malicious purpose. A common trend among malware makers is to create rogue websites to entice users to download, install and then purchase rogue security software. Rogue websites provide several false claims when describing the rogue application that it is promoting. A rogue website can potentially be dangerous to visit as it may prompt the download or installation of a malicious program like a rogue anti-spyware program. Links to rogue websites may be found on questionable sources such as porn, serial/crack, or warez websites. Malware authors and crackers use rogue websites to attempt to load malware onto a users' system. A rogue website can also be found in malware-laced codecs that insist that you download a new codec in order to watch a video file. To download or run an infected "cracked" software or malware-laced codec is what unlocks the malware program which may cause serious damage to a user's computer or data. The victims who visit the rogue websites will be redirected to and exploited by the Web-based malware, and may be infected with further malware.

In some cases, rogue websites are named after the fake software that it promotes. Common rogue websites examples are: Anti-virus-pro.com, Malwarealarm.com, Ultimateantivirus.com, Xpantivirus.com, Microantivirus2009.com, Antivirus2009.com and Antivirus2008.com. Once a computer user visits one of these websites they are usually prompted with a popup message that says that their machine is infected with malware. This is a common situation where the developers of these programs and rogue websites get computer users to purchase a rogue application. It is basically a scare tactic forcing a user to believe he/she must purchase the offered software to fix the "issue" at hand. Other popular rogue websites are: Antivirus2009-Scanner.com, AHomePagePark.com, Softhomepage.com, Asafetysite.com, and Homepageroze.com.

A user who downloads and installs any program from a rogue website on their personal computer may lead to the loss or theft of personal information. Rogue websites allow malware makers to lead unsuspecting computer users into providing their credit card details to buy a non-existent or useless product. This is then transmitted to the malware maker automatically, enabling credit card fraud and other identity theft.

There are currently 635 rogue websites articles listed in our database.

Name	Date
005threats-scanner.com	09/16/2009 11:23:59 EST
09computerquickscan.com	09/16/2009 11:21:38 EST
0scan.us	05/21/2009 09:47:30 EST
100ksearches.com	08/12/2011 12:42:31 EST
1viruslivescanner.com	05/05/2009 09:56:58 EST
2dayoftheweek.com	08/30/2011 13:27:36 EST
411online-scanner-free.org	04/15/2010 06:46:08 EST
50searchengines.com	09/19/2011 12:23:40 EST
A-fast.com	05/05/2010 06:26:08 EST
Aboutdot.info	06/08/2009 08:38:09 EST
Aboutsecurityaudit.com	10/14/2009 11:49:33 EST
AddAntivirus.com	04/07/2009 13:16:48 EST
AddAntivirusPro.com	04/15/2009 10:42:12 EST
Advancedpcscanner6.com	09/10/2009 08:23:33 EST
Advanedprospywarescanner.com	07/07/2009 09:14:42 EST
Adware-2010.com	11/10/2010 04:54:27 EST
Afantispy.com	12/20/2010 06:41:04 EST
Albinosdefender.com	07/28/2011 18:54:11 EST
Allinone-scanner.com	11/14/2008 19:47:35 EST
Allinonesecurityv.com	11/23/2009 04:30:54 EST
Allsoftwaredirect.com	09/29/2010 06:18:25 EST
Alphaantivir.microsoft.com	04/19/2010 07:12:06 EST
AnotherDNSerrorz.com	12/11/2008 21:29:32 EST
Anti-spyware-scan-v1.com	05/25/2009 09:46:51 EST
Anti-virus-best.info	07/13/2009 10:43:07 EST
Anti-virussecurity3.com	06/19/2009 07:40:22 EST
Antiaid.com	11/12/2009 05:32:46 EST
Antick.Info	08/11/2009 09:17:00 EST
Antimalware-internet-scanv3.com	06/08/2009 08:40:21 EST
Antimalware-live-scanv3.com	06/03/2009 11:02:04 EST

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