AntiVermins

Posted: June 3, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
AntiVermins AntiVermins is a fake anti-spyware program from Russia that is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan or through browser security holes. AntiVermins malware is similar to SpySheriff . AntiVermins launches on Windows startup and may generate excessive popup advertisements. AntiVermins will also display notifications of imaginary security risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version. AntiVermins can be extremely difficult to remove manually, and will continue to try...

WinAntiSpyware 2006

Posted: June 3, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
WinAntiSpyware 2006 is a rogue security application, related to WinFixer. WinAntiSpyware 2006 will report nonexistent threats to you in an attempt to get you to purchase the full version of the program. WinAntiSpyware 2006 may be installed through drive-by downloads and other unscrupulous delivery methods.

SpywareQuake

Posted: May 30, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SpywareQuake SpywareQuake is a trojan that displays an icon in the system tray. SpywareQuake looks like a legitimate application for removal of spyware, but it installs a trojan in an attempt to trick you into buying the software. The SpywareQuake trojan is able to change the Internet Explorer default home page and redirect the web browser to malicious web sites. SpywareQuake will also pop-up fake alerts that resemble system alerts in another attempt to get you to buy it.

SpyGuard

Posted: May 24, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
SpyGuard SpyGuard is a rogue anti-spyware program that is known to install a trojan to pop up fake warning messages in order to trick you into purchasing the full version of their product. SpyGuard may also download and install other software without your permission. SpyGuard is a popular rogue anti-spyware programs from the creaters of SpywareQuake , SpyFalcon , SpywareStrike , SpyAxe , and Smitfraud .

ErrorSafe

Posted: May 9, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
ErrorSafe ErrorSafe, which is a WinFixer clone , may be installed without permission. ErrorSafe may give exaggerated warnings of threats on the computer which tricks the user into purchasing a registered full version of the software in order to remove the reported threats.

Spyware Soft Stop

Posted: April 25, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Virus Programs
SpywareSoftStop is a fake anti-spyware program that displays false messages saying that your machine is heavily infected with spyware parasites. The makers of SpywareSoftStop seek to swindle you out your money and urge to pay for its full version. SpywareSoftStop may be installed by Trojans or through various security loopholes on your computer system. Once installed on your machine, SpywareSoftStop will start after every Windows boot. SpywareSoftStop should not be trusted and is recommended...

AntivirusGold

Posted: April 19, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
AntivirusGold AntivirusGold is a rogue anti-spyware application that pops up a fake notification to make you believe that your computer is infected with spyware. This message may seem similar to the one issued from Windows Security Center. AntivirusGold may be installed to your computer with the help of Trojans or through various security exploits. Although the makers of AntivirusGold seek to goad you into purchasing AntivirusGold, this program should not be trusted. It is reported that AntivirusGold is...

Wareout

Posted: April 19, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Wareout is an anti-spyware product that delivers intentionally fake system information to force its victims into paying for its premium disinfection features. Because of Wareout's history of deleting files and applications that may be essential to your PC, malware researchers advise deleting Wareout. Anti-malware products, besides guaranteeing Wareout's efficient removal, also may be able to identify some of the known, non-consensual installation methods this product can use to access your...

Antivirus Trojan

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
This Antivirus Trojan, as any other spyware of this type, can sneak to the computer and infect it from different sources. Some inexperienced users can consider this Trojan to be real antivirus and run it on their computers. Instead of performing useful actions, like real antiviruses usually do, this spyware starts mining private data and sending it to certain address. Also this Trojan can perform defined actions on the infected PC, which can lead to serious problems.

TopAntiSpyware

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
TopAntiSpyware (also referred to as Top AntiSpyware) is a fake spyware remover that is typically installed onto your computer as a trial version, and usually manually. Once active, Top AntiSpyware generates misleading security alerts and fake system scans that report fabricated infection results, in an attempt to fool you into thinking that your PC is infected. You are then prompted to purchase and install the full version of Top AntiSpyware in order to combat these non-existent...

Antispy

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
AntiSpy is a rogue anti-spyware application that pretends to find spyware and other threats on your PC. After delivering information, wich contain huge amounts of false positives, AntiSpy will try to get you to purchase a registration key; – this is completely unnecessary, since AntiSpy has no anti-malware capabilities and will harm your PC if you allow AntiSpy to remain undeleted. In addition to the poor information AntiSpy gives regarding infections, AntiSpy will also create pop-ups and...

Spy Quake

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Spy Quake is a trojan that displays an icon in the system tray. Spy Quake looks like a legitimate application for removal of spyware, but it's installed by a trojan in an attempt to trick you into buying it. The trojan is able to change the Internet Explorer default home page and redirect the web browser to malicious web sites. Spy Quake will also pop-up fake alerts that resemble system alerts in another attempt to get you to buy it.

Spy Sheriff

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Spy Sheriff is a corrupt illegally distributed anti-malware application . It is secretly installed to victim PCs by many trojans and through certain web browser exploits.

Win Fixer

Posted: March 28, 2006 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs
Win Fixer is a commercial product that pretends to be a legitimate system tool. Win Fixer is actually spyware, which continuously displays annoying false reports of purportedly detected system problems, errors and parasite threats. This may trick the user into thinking that the program is not a security threat and make the user purchase a version of Win Fixer.

PC MightyMax

Posted: March 12, 2006 | Category: Rogue Registry Cleaners
PC MightyMax is a fake anti-malware program from the WinFixer family, a widely-recognized group of scamware-based PC threats that are distributed by fraudulent websites like PCMightyMax.net . While PC MightyMax makes the claim that its scans are free, all of PC MightyMax's 'free' scans will list inaccurate threat alerts as a prelude to a request for paid registration. The paid version of PC MightyMax may look as though PC MightyMax can remove all PC threats, but SpywareRemove.com malware...