2-files.com Archives: April 2008
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IE AntiVirus – a new rogue
IE AntiVirus (also known as IE AntiVirus 3.2) is a new rogue anti-spyware program, which belongs to the same family as Files Secure, IEDefender and many other parasites. It is a fake spyware remover, which relies on trojans when infecting the system and also when trying to prove it’s legitimacy. Upon getting infected by IE [...]
posted 28 April 2008 @ 8:21 by tadas
SpywareStop
SpywareStop, a.k.a. Spyware Stop, is a new rogue anti-spyware program being unleashed on the Web. Essentially, it is a fake spyware remover that uses scare tactics to frighten the user that he/she is infected and therefore needs a tool to dispose of the non-existent threat. The scan reports produced by Spyware Stop reports are obviously [...]
22 April 2008 » read »
WinSpywareProtect – a new rogue
WinSpywareProtect is a new rogue anti-spyware program – a fake spyware remover, which uses scare tactics to convince the user that he is infected and therefore needs a tool to dispose of the infection. These threat reports are obviously fake and meant to mislead the user so he’d buy the “full version” of WinSpywareProtect.
WinSpywareProtect is [...]
21 April 2008 » read »
MalwareBell – a new rogue scam
MalwareBell (a.k.a MalwareBell 3.2) is a new rogue anti-spyware program. This parasite will attempt to extort your money by leading you to believe that there is an infection in your system. MalwareBell has it’s own Zlob clone – WinSurf – which will display popups and fake system notifications to inform you of the non-existent infection.
MalwareBell [...]
posted 17 April 2008 @ 6:58 by tadas
SafeHardDrive – not as safe as it seems
SafeHardDrive is a rogue anti-spyware application and a fake spyware remover. It uses various misleading tactics to prove it’s non-existent legitimacy and has the goal to persuade the user to buy it’s “licensed version”. Usually, this threat gets installed to your computer after a Trojan infection or when your browser security fails.
After infection, SafeHardDrive promptly [...]
9 April 2008 » read »
VIPAntiSpyware – a new rogue scam
VIPAntiSpyware is a new rogue anti-spyware program, quite like many others of the same type. The whole idea of a rogue scam is to convince users that they have some specific problem, in this case – spyware, and to give them a solution – a fake program, which can supposedly deal with the problem. VIPAntiSpyware [...]
8 April 2008 » read »
SpyMaxx – a dangerous rogue on the loose
SpyMaxx is a new and dangerous rogue anti-spyware program that uses misleading advertising and scare tactics to convince users of their legitimacy. The tools of SpyMaxx infiltration are traditional among rogues: it’s trojans, such as Zlob and Vundo. When inside, SpyMaxx harasses the user with pop-ups and false system notifications, hoping to persuade her into [...]