The Rogue Anti-Spyware Family Using the Term 'Antivirus'

Through our extensive research we have noticed that many of the recent rogue anti-spyware programs that are using the term 'Antivirus' in the name are related to one another. Lately the creators of fake anti-spyware programs are throwing around the 'Antivirus' name like pigskin in a football game.

The nature of rogue anti-spyware programs is to disguise or mask itself as being a legitimate anti-spyware tool. What if they used a common term in it's name, wouldn't it get more exposure and have a greater chance on ripping off more computer users. Yes, and this is exactly what is happening when it comes so rogue anti-spyware programs having a name using 'Antivirus'.

We have discovered that there is a very big family of fake anti-spyware applications reaping havoc on the internet and they all have the word 'Antivirus' in its name. Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2009, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, Wista Antivirus, Antivirus XP, Antivirus XP 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008, System Antivirus and XP Antivirus are all part of the same family of rogue programs that use the general 'Antivirus' term. Instead of having a silly made-up name, hackers are now taking a commonly used term to describe their malicious programs. Many of the names closely resemble the name of legitimate Antivirus programs which was done on purpose just to add to the confusion. We are pretty sure this was done to trick consumers into thinking that these programs are trustworthy. What a big surprise when you find out that you were just scammed.

When you are such a close nit family you tend to behave the same in most situations. It is not much different when it comes to the 'Antivirus' family of rogue anti-spyware programs. It seems each of the 'Antivirus' named programs mentioned above use similar tactics to scam computer users out of money. A simple way of watching out for these programs is to simply avoid any software application that has the 'Antivirus' term in it's name. Of course we are not asking that you abandon any legitimate program, we are asking that you verify the credentials of any given program to assure that it is 'good'. Because you choose to educate yourself on rogue anti-spyware programs such as the 'Antivirus' family, you have the upper hand in avoiding infection or loss of time and money.

Have you ever had any of the 'Antivirus' named rogue anti-spyware programs installed on your computer? If you currently have one of the 'Antivirus' family rogues installed you can easily remove it by clicking on the corresponding parasite link below.

How can I get rid off 'Antivirus' named rogue anti-spyware programs?

• Antivirus 2008
• Antivirus 2009
• Antivirus XP
• Antivirus XP 2008
• System Antivirus
• Ultimate Antivirus 2008
• Vista Antivirus 2008
• Wista Antivirus
• XP Antivirus
• Windows Antivirus 2008