Antivirus2008 is a ferocious rogue anti-spyware program that may come from Trojan infections such as Vundo Trojan or Zlob Trojan. Antivirus2008, if installed, performs system scans displaying erroneous results. Antivirus2008 bombards your computer with multiple popups or alert messages that state you are infected with a parasite. Antivirus2008 does this to scare computer users into purchasing the full licensed version of Antivirus2008. Do not ever trust Antivirus2008, it is not the same program as the well known Norton Antivirus2008. The hackers that made Antivirus2008 stole the name of a reputable program only to trick you. Antivirus2008 cannot be trusted.

Antivirus2008 may also be known on the internet as the following: Antivirus 2008, Antivirus2008, FraudTool.Win32.AntiVirus2008.j (Kaspersky), Rogue.Antivirus2008, Antivirus2008, Downloader.MisleadApp (Symantec), Win32/SillyDl.EMX (CA AV).

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WinReanimator is a malicious rogue anti-spyware program that comes from the Vundo Trojan infection. WinReanimator is a clone of UltimateFixer which is an older rogue anti-spyware program that caused a fair share of issues with computers on the internet. WinReanimator alerts users with fake messages stating the following:

“Windows has detected spyware infection!

It is recommended to use special antispyware tools to prevent data loss.
Windows will now download and install the most up-to-date antispyware for you

Click here to protect your computer from spyware!”

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VirusHeat Description (Run VirusHeat Scan/Check)

VirusHeat is the latest rogue anti-spyware application that may be brought to your computer by a Zlob Trojan, exploiting browser security weaknesses. Zlob Trojans are notorious for masquerading as video and audio codecs, and once you install one of those on your system, it will download and install certain malware applications, in this case – VirusHeat. The next step will be the installation of another Trojan that will display fake notifications of virus threats.

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VirusProtect Description (Run VirusProtect Scan/Check)

VirusProtect is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays fake security notifications in order to trick you into purchasing their full version. VirusProtect may change your desktop settings to issue fake warning messages, hijack the web browser and redirect you to unwanted web sites. VirusProtect installs malicious files and automatically downloads itself onto your computer, which makes VirusProtect difficult to remove.

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IEDefender Description (Run IEDefender Scan/Check)

IEDefender may look like a legitimate anti-spyware, but it’s created only to scare you into purchasing IEDefender. IEDefender may scare you into buying it by overwhelming you with fake alerts or pop-ups. IEDefender can’t prevent your computer from being infected with spyware — IEDefender may actually damage your system.

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VirusRay Description (Run Virusray Scan/Check)

VirusRay is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays fake security notifications in order to trick you into purchasing their full version. VirusRay may change your desktop settings to issue fake warning messages, hijack the web browser and redirect you to unwanted web sites. VirusRay installs malicious files and automatically downloads itself onto your computer, which makes VirusRay difficult to remove.

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AntiVirGear Description (Run AntiVirGear Scan/Check)

AntiVirGear is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays fake security notifications in order to trick you into purchasing their full version. AntiVirGear may change your desktop settings to issue fake warning messages, hijack the web browser and redirect you to unwanted web sites. AntiVirGear installs malicious files and automatically downloads itself onto your computer, which makes AntiVirGear difficult to remove.

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WinAntivirus Pro 2007 Description (Run WinAntivirus Pro 2007 Scan/Check)

WinAntivirus Pro 2007 is a rogue anti-spyware program that pops up fake security notifications in order to trick you into purchasing their full version. WinAntivirus Pro 2007 may change your desktop settings to issue fake warning messages, hijack the web browser and redirect you to unwanted web sites. WinAntivirus Pro 2007 secretly installs and automatically downloads itself onto your computer, therefore, WinAntivirus Pro 2007 may be difficult to remove manually.

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SpyShredder Description (Run SpyShredder Scan/Check)

SpyShredder displays fake warnings that your machine is infected with spyware. If you click SpyShredder’s icon or fake alert, you’ll be taken to a site to buy SpyShredder, though SpyShredder program may actually damage your computer and not protect you against spyware. Usually SpyShredder secretly downloads and installs itself onto your computer.

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VirusProtect Pro Description (Run VirusProtect Pro Scan/Check)

VirusProtect Pro is a rogue anti-spyware program that pops up fake security notifications in order to trick you into purchasing their full version. VirusProtect Pro may change your desktop settings to issue fake warning messages, hijack the web browser and redirect you to unwanted web sites. VirusProtect Pro secretly installs and automatically downloads itself onto your computer, therefore, VirusProtect Pro may be difficult to remove manually.

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