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Antivirusquia.com

Posted: February 18, 2011

The malicious Antivirusquia.com is known to propagate harmful rogue software and is itself advertised through browser hijack events. Visiting Antivirusquia.com either willingly or involuntarily can result in your computer being riddled with malware that will interfere with comfortable use of your computer and may spy on your information, such as passwords. You should never give information to Antivirusquia.com or transfer money through it, since the website advertises harmful products and heightens its visibility by harmful means.

A Prelude to a Rogue Product Invasion

Antivirusquia.com first appeared in early 2011, with an interface that strives to imitate that of traditional security software sites. However, its actual functionality is limited, particularly with regards to customer service and contact information. If you're able to contact the proprietors of Antivirusquia.com at all, the best you can expect is for these crooks to try to sell you more of their spoiled rogue software.
 
The Antivirusquia.com website is merely a pretense of professionalism placed on top of the dangerous and privacy-violating code of System Tool. The System Tool rogue product will usually acquire access to your system through a secretive Trojan infection. After that, your computer will display numerous error messages about infections that aren't there, along with equally alarming scan results from System Tool itself. If you visit the Antivirusquia.com website without having System Tool installed, the site may attempt to install System Tool automatically.
 
Like its website Antivirusquia.com, System Tool lacks the ability to do anything useful for your computer. This rogue product only looks like the real thing, all while pushing you heavily towards purchasing System Tool. System Tool and anything else related to Antivirusquia.com should be deleted in short order through the usual anti-malware scanner means.

Other Problems a Visit to Antivirusquia.com Can Cause You

Malicious websites such as Antivirusquia.com can cause other issues for a computer besides simply pushing a faulty rogue product like System Tool. Other common problems related to rogue software-linked sites like Antivirusquia.com consist of:

  • Web browser hijacking. This may use embedded links, faulty warning messages or other misleading content to redirect you away from a safe website and towards Antivirusquia.com. Signs of hijacking are usually indicators of an infection and may be caused by System Tool.
  • Loss of privacy. Antivirusquia.com may not content itself with acquiring money or private info from you by tricking you into giving them away; Antivirusquia.com may also install spyware such as tracking cookies to keep an eye on everything you do. This can also include typing in the case of keylogger spyware, and almost always includes password and account login details.
  • Changed system security settings. Antivirusquia.com-related infections may open your ports to allow other malware in, change your browser homepage, or even take down your firewall.
  • The inability to access critical system programs such as Task Manager and popular anti-malware scanners. Antivirusquia.com-related malware may do this to prevent you from deleting the infections and fixing the problem for good.
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