Clearway Shield

Posted: November 18, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Clearway Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program, which will convince you to spend money for nothing in return. Clearway Shield makes use of malicious trojans to enter the system, and will mislead users with fake advertising which promotes a so-called "licensed version". Clearway Shield spews out annoying pop-ups that claim the system is infected by various parasites, and urges the user to download a useless anti-spyware program in order to take care of the issues. Clearway Shield also...

Smooth Defender 2009

Posted: November 18, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Smooth Defender 2009 is a Rogue Anti-Spyware Program that relies on backdoor trojans to get into your PC system. Smooth Defender 2009 will try to scam you out of your money for its proclaimed "licensed version". Once inside the system, Smooth Defender 2009 floods the user with pop-ups and fake system notifications, claiming the system is infected and in need of security software. While this may be true, Smooth Defender 2009 does not have the ability to detect threats. Smooth Defender 2009...

Personal Protector

Posted: November 16, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Personal Protector Personal Protector is a rogue security program and clone of the rogue anti-spyware program Personal Guard 2009 . Both Personal Protector and Personal Guard 2009 use the same methods of displaying bogus parasite popup alerts and system scan results to scare computer users into buying a full version of the malicious security program, Personal Protector or Personal Guard 2009. Personal Protector should never be used for your computer security needs. Personal Protector is unable to detect or...

Link Safeness

Posted: November 16, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Link Safeness Link Safeness is a rogue anti-spyware program that comes from the group of attackers that created the fake security applications known as Site Villain and AntiAID . Link Safeness uses some of the same ridiculous methods to get computer users to believe that they need to purchase a full version of Link Safeness in order to remove detected parasites. Anything that Link Safeness detects is fabricated. Link Safeness is not a legitimate security application and should never be used for...

Control Center

Posted: November 16, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Control Center Control Center is a rogue anti-virus application that has the same characteristics as the notorious Privacy Center malware program. To avoid Control Center, Internet users must be aware of websites they visit and the files downloaded onto the computer. Control Center spreads via the Internet so browsing must be exercised with extreme caution. The Control Center virus can also come from a fake security website or fake multi-media websites that ask users to download a fake codec needed to view...

SiteVillain

Posted: November 16, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SiteVillain SiteVillain is a clone of the most recent rogue anti-spyware program in the notorious WiniSoft family that created AntiAID. SiteVillain has the same functions as it's predecessor and typically uses trojans and drive-by downloads to enter the system. SiteVillain relies on misleading advertising to trick users into purchasing it's so-called "license". SiteVillain performs malicious actions to trick users into purchasing it, and to protect itself from removal. SiteVillain displays annoying...

Antivirus Live

Posted: November 13, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Antivirus Live (also known as AntivirusLive) is the latest Rogue Anti-Spyware creation from the notorious Magic Software stable. Antivirus Live uses malicious cutting-edge techniques, including the use of backdoor Trojans. Once active, Antivirus Live disables the computer's security options, making it extremely difficult to uninstall through the Control Panel or via Safe Mode. Antivirus Live then starts spewing annoying popup ads and runs a security scan which reports the fake detection of...

Enterprise Suite

Posted: November 13, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Enterprise Suite Enterprise Suite is a Rogue Anti-Spyware Program that is downloaded via Trojans that come from fake online scanners, bogus websites or bundled with other malicious software. Once Enterprise Suite is installed, it will download Enterprise Suite files and display fake security alerts to scare the PC user into thinking that the computer is infected with spyware, worms and other malware. The rogue program will then imitate a system scan that will produce a false report of threats. The PC user...

SystemVeteran

Posted: November 12, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SystemVeteran SystemVeteran is a rogue PC security application. SystemVeteran is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan, through browser security holes, or via other unconventional and unethical mechanisms. Once installed, SystemVeteran will display notifications of imaginary security and privacy risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version and may generate system slowdown and instability. This program can be extremely difficult to manually remove.

Antiaid.com

Posted: November 12, 2009 | Category: Rogue Websites
Antiaid.com is the homepage of the rogue anti-spyware program AntiAID . Antiaid.com advertises AntiAID, which is completely useless, and tries to convince users to purchase the parasite's "full version". Antiaid.com contains tons of misleading information for the useless software toolkit "Virus Protector", which is actually AntiAID. Do not trust this website. Remove AntiAID immediately to prevent further damages. The following files were created in the system:

Osawarepro2009.microsoft.com

Posted: November 12, 2009 | Category: Rogue Websites
Osawarepro2009.microsoft.com is a malicious domain that is used to advertise the rogue anti-spyware program Antivirus System PRO . Osawarepro2009.microsoft.com is a fake warning page, which claims that whichever website you've been browsing may be malicious. The warning will then try to convince you to purchase and download Antivirus System PRO in order to continue browsing. Do not trust this website, and remove Antivirus System PRO as soon as it appears. The following files were...

AntiAID

Posted: November 12, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
AntiAID AntiAID is a malicious Malware program that pretends to be an anti-spyware tool. AntiAID sneaks into your computer through other downloads and performs a fake system scan that reports rogue viruses like newfeat3.chm, which does not even exist. AntiAID will do this to try and convince you that your computer is in danger. Soon after this AntiAID will start asking you for money to fix the fake problems it created. Do not fall for this trickery and have AntiAid terminated from your computer...

SystemWarrior

Posted: November 11, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SystemWarrior SystemWarrior is another Rogue Anti-Spyware Program from the WiniGuard family. Trojans and viruses are used to drop SystemWarrior's trialware to the victim computer. SystemWarrior also contains annoying adware that may cause system collapse. Another way in which SystemWarrior is downloaded and installed is through user agreement to download and install SystemWarrior. This agreement is obtained when users are duped with online ads and popups. Do not fall for this trickery and make sure your...

AntiMalware

Posted: November 9, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
AntiMalware AntiMalware is an updated version of older types of rogue anti-malware programs that claim to detect and protect your PC from Trojans, rootkits and other types of malicious software while actually causing problems for your computer and begging for money. By using a popular PC security brand's logo and a Windows-friendly interface, AntiMalware attempts to goad you into spending money on its fake security features to stop all of the attacks that, in fact, originate from AntiMalware itself....

SystemFighter

Posted: November 9, 2009 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SystemFighter SystemFighter is another rogue anti-spyware program in the numerous WiniSoft family of rogues which are designed to attack Windows software. Like it's predecessors, SystemFighter uses trojans to enter the system and relies on misleading advertising to trick users into purchasing it's non-existent "full version". SystemFighter will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, claiming the system is infected. The information is false, but SystemFighter makes it all seem very...