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AWM Antivirus
AWM Antivirus is another example of a malicious program that pretends to be a reputable antivirus application and tries getting money by selling its fake program. Basically, it imitates every single function of a security tool and expects computer user to believe in this scam.
AWM Antivirus employs Trojan viruses in order to be infiltrated completely [...]
posted 30 August 2010 @ 1:28 by renata
AVDefender 2011
AV Defender 2011 is a rogue antispyware program that spreads on computer systems with one intention – to rip computer users off. The program imitates the functions of an antispyware program and tries to convince them into purchasing it.
As soon as the application infiltrates, it makes some changes in the Windows Register so that it [...]
26 August 2010 » read »
Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert is one more Trojan virus created by cyber criminals in order to gain some easy money. The Trojan was created to infiltrate 5 rogue programs to random computer systems. The programs are titled: Major Defense Kit, Peak Protection 2010, AntiSpy Safeguard, Pest Detector 4.1 and Red Cross Antivirus. All of [...]
26 August 2010 » read »
Data Security Solution
Data Security Solution is a program which is highly not advised to believe in. This is a typical rogue anti-spyware designed for the commercial reasons only. As the main reason why it was created is the money, it tries to make users buy its fake license. For that, Data Security Solution poses to scan the [...]
posted 25 August 2010 @ 7:52 by gabriele
Green Shield Antivirus
Green Shield Antivirus is a rogue anti-spyware which acts identically to many other malwares that exist on the Internet right now. Green Shield Antivirus gets inside the system through trojans infections known to use security vulnerabilities and let such scams inside without any permission asked. Once it is installed, malware additionally starts showing its fake [...]
25 August 2010 » read »
Security Shield 2010
Security Shield 2010 just like The Shield Deluxe 2010 in beginning may look like a completely legitimate anti-spyware which unexpectedly for a user finds viruses on his PC. The sad news is that this program informs only about the invented viruses and finally asks to pay the money for their removal. Security Shield 2010 should [...]
25 August 2010 » read »
The Shield Deluxe 2010
The Shield Deluxe 2010 is one of these annoying fake anti-spywares that continuously report viruses and then ask to purchase their license for a removal. The Shield Deluxe 2010 is known to be distributed with a help of Trojans and get on board without any users permission asked. Having successfully infected the targeted machine, this [...]
posted 24 August 2010 @ 8:14 by gabriele
Advanced Security Tool 2010
Advanced Security Tool 2010 is a computer infection which displays deceptive pop-ups telling about dangerous malware detected after checking the system. Whenever users click on such popups, they are showed fake system scanners, trying to sure them that these viruses are real. Moreover, users are also redirected to a website actively promoting the “licensed” version [...]
24 August 2010 » read »
AV Checker
AV Checker is a new rogue antispyware program that has stolen the appearance of Windows Explorer in order to look more trustful. The goal of it is to confuse computer users into thinking it’s a legitimate security tool and then make them purchase its full version. This kind of scam is created by computer hackers [...]
20 August 2010 » read »
Fake Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Cyber criminals are again using the name of Microsoft in order to cheat on ordinary computer users and gain some money from them. This time security experts have noticed a fake Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Usually the program infiltrates with a help of Trojan virus without any notification to the user.
The program starts [...]