Presto TuneUp, a clone of Fast Antivirus 2009 and Virus Shield 2009, is another of those Fake anti-spyware applications. This pesky program gets into your system through a Trojan. When Presto TuneUp is finally installed (without your permission or consent) the bombardment begins. Your screen will be flooded with endless fake pop-ups and alerts telling you that your PC has a ridiculously large number of infections. This cyber scam is done to try to con you into buying the rogue Presto TuneUp program. Presto TuneUp doesn’t detect or get rid of any infections. Don’t waste your money on this sham program and get rid of it this infection right away.
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Posted May 22nd, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | No Response »
PCenter is a scareware application that attempts to scare computer users into thinking that they are infected with malware. PCenter may offer a bogus application as a solution to the fake warnings that it displays. A licensed version of PCenter may also be offered but is not able to detect or remove any type of computer parasite. Computer users are urged to avoid use of PCenter so that they do not cause any damage to their system.
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Posted May 22nd, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | No Response »
Fast Antivirus 2009, which is a clone of Antivirus 2008, is another menacing anti-spyware application. This new variation also uses Trojans to spread and carry out its malicious deeds. Usually you will catch this infection on a porno/warez website when a Trojan will masquerade as a video codec. Once entering your system you will be flooded with annoying pop-up ads and phony alerts.
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Posted May 21st, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | No Response »
Miniscan4.info is a rogue website and browser hijacker that promotes the fake anti-spyware program Internet Antivirus Pro. Trojans are usually responsible for the Miniscan4.info browser hijacker. Once you are hijacked and taken prisoner by these internet terrorists, Internet Antivirus Pro will orchestrate a pretend scan of your PC. They will tell you that your computer has an exaggerated number of infections: all of which do not exist. Your screen will display annoying non stop pop-up ads and fake alerts. This entire cyberspace vaudeville act is a scam. The sole purpose of these fake notifications is to steal your money and give you a product that does not function. Don’t fall for these despicable tactics and most of all don’t but the useless application Internet Antivirus Pro. Get rid of the infections right away.
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Posted May 20th, 2009, in Rogue Website | No Response »
Winpc-antivirus09.com is a rogue website and browser hijacker pimping the counterfeit anti-spyware application WinPC Antivirus. Trojans, which can infect your PC while installing malware or visiting dubious websites, are usually responsible for the browser hijacker. When you are redirected to the rogue site a fake scan will report infections that do not exist. The typical pop-up ads and false alerts will be seen on your screen; all trying to scare you into buying the program WinPC Antivirus. It is important to remember that all these warning and alerts are fabricated by these criminal scoundrels. Don’t let them take your money and remove the infections right away.
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Posted May 20th, 2009, in Rogue Website | No Response »
Infostealer.Daonol is another Trojan that wreaks havoc with your webbrowser by redirecting network traffic while trying to steal FTP account information from your PC. The most likely way that you got the Infostealer.Daonol infection was from malware or a scam website. Infostealer.Daonol behaves like most Trojans by stopping you from visiting security websites such as McAfee, Malwarebytes, and ClamAV. Infostealer.Daonol even inserts malicious scripts on the user’s website with complete access and employing the collected FTP information.
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Posted May 20th, 2009, in Trojans | No Response »
Worm.Fontra.F is a nasty worm that spreads its venom via shared folders of peer-to-peer file sharing clients. Once this grimy worm gets cut loose and running it will create a number of malicious files or replace the existing media files with its own zip archive that contains the worm.
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Posted May 20th, 2009, in Worms | No Response »
Warezov is a spam mass-mailing worm which spreads itself as an e-mail attachment to its victims addresses which are obtained from infected PC’s. Warezov tries to install updated variants from its rogue website. Some Warezov variants include: Warezov.C, Warezov.U, Warezov.W, Warezov.AT, Warezov.DC and Warezov.DG. The Warezov worm has the ghoulish ability to install itself and run every time Windows is started.
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Posted May 20th, 2009, in Worms | No Response »
Privacy-center.org is a malicious website that advertises and promotes the sale of Privacy Center, which is a rogue anti-spyware program. Trojan horse infections may be the cause for a system being redirected to Privacy-center.org which may prompt the installation of additional malware. Privacy-center.org is designed to get users to ultimately purchase Privacy Center, which is falsely advertised on Privacy-center.org as a security tool.
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Posted May 18th, 2009, in Rogue Website | No Response »
Antivirus Pro is another one of those rogue anti-spyware applications on the web. As in all scam programs Antivirus Pro will throw phony pop-up ads and alerts at you trying to con you into believing that your PC is infected. Here’s an example of what their alerts look like:
“It seems that your computer is infected with W32:Virut virus. This threat has been designed to steal money, Internet accounts, send massive amounts of spam, and commit various kinds of fraud.
It is recommended that you remove this threat immediately to avoid participating in criminal activity.
Do you want to remove Virut now?”
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Posted May 16th, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | No Response »
Malware Catcher 2009 is a deceitful application known to be a rogue anti-spyware program. Malware Catcher 2009 is a clone of other rogues such as Virus Sweeper and Virus Shield 2009. Malware Catcher 2009 comes from a Trojan horse infection or a malicious site that may advertise and sell the full Malware Catcher 2009 application.
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Posted May 15th, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | No Response »
Antivirus System 2009, also known as System Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, and XP Antivirus 2008 is a fake anti-spyware application once again terrorizing the web. Just like its previous clones, Antivirus System 2009 spreads through the nefarious Trojan.Zlob or Trojan.Vundo. The Trojans are usually found on dubious websites that include pornographic sites or are bunlded on fake video codec’s. Once Antivirus System 2009 has entered your PC’s system, it will bombard your screen with phony pop-ups and alerts in order to try to con you into buying the Antivirus System 2009 junkware application.
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Posted May 11th, 2009, in Rogue Anti-Spyware Program | 1 Response »
Ia-pro.com is a malicious site and browser hijacker that promotes the Internet Antivirus Pro rogue anti-spyware application. The web browser settings could be altered allowing your system to be compromised if it is infected with the Ia-pro.com hijacker. Computer users are usually greeted with aggressive popups and warning messages if they encounter the Ia-pro.com browser hijacker. Further infection from other malware may be prevented if the Ia-pro.com infection is removed.
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Posted May 11th, 2009, in Rogue Website | No Response »
Win32/Qhost is a Trojan and a fake alert message used to frighten you into buying the scam application
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2009Antivirus from some rogue website. The Win32/Qhost Trojan is currently more of a threat as a fake warning message to buy scam software applications than as a real Trojan. If you see this pop-up you’re probably not infected with the Win32/Qhost Trojan but run a scan to be on the safe side in order to detect any infections.
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Posted May 8th, 2009, in Trojans | No Response »
Worm.IM.Sohanad is a horrid worm spreading its infection through Yahoo Messenger and Windows. Worm.IM.Sohanad is also known as IM.Sohanad. When this menace is inside your PC it will send a message to all of your Yahoo Messenger contacts. The bogus message tries to lure unsuspecting victims to click on a link and download the worm. Worm.IM.Sohanad can create numerous headaches for you and your PC. It disables certain Windows functions, hijacks your Internet Explorer homepage and can even download additional malware onto your computer. And if that wasn’t enough, this beastly worm can also collect sensitive personal information, harm your system files and dramatically decrease your system speed. One of the main ways the Worm.IM.Sohanad worm can infect your PC is through corrupt file sharing applications or by visiting pornographic and other adult related type websites. This is a nasty worm; get rid of it fast!
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Posted May 8th, 2009, in Trojans | No Response »
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