Category Archives: Fake Warnings
Windows Maintenance Guard
Windows Maintenance Guard is one of those malignant, fake security programs, which will trick you continuously, until you are deceived into paying your money for a fictitious application’s full version. Whatever you do, do no purchase virus’ license, because disclosed bank account numbers, expiration dates, ...
Windows Safety Wizard
Windows Safety Wizard is a fake security “masterpiece” produced by the creators of Windows Multi Control System and other malware. The rogues belong to Rogue.VirusDoctor family, which includes malware having the same characteristics. You should remove Windows Safety Wizard from the system as soon as can, ...
Warning! Virus detected: Trojan-Spy.HTML.Citifraud
Smart Anti-Malware Protection is a rogue antispyware that tries to rip you off by any means possible. It has a wide range of tools that scare innocent users into believing their system is in danger. “Warning! Virus detected” fake security alert is one of the rogue’s measures that pushes the users into buying this worthless application. ...
Warning! Spambot detected!
Fake security notifications are perpetual hangers-on of rogue antispyware products, and you can never avoid them whenever you are infected by this type of computer threats. “Warning! Spambot detected” is one of these fake alerts, and it usually shows up on your screen when you are infected by Smart Anti-Malware Protection or any other rogue from the Rogue.VirusDoctor family. ...
Conflicker B Infection Alert
Spam emails are a powerful tool used from hackers to trick unsuspecting users. Emails sent by cyber criminals contain malicious files or attached infections. When the infected attachment is downloaded, or the deceitful link is opened, the intruder is able to penetrate into the targeted system and gain access to the user’s information. This is the same technique which Conflicker B Infection Alert uses. ...
\"Warning. Your’re in Danger!\" Wallpaper
The "Warning! You’re in danger!” wallpaper is a part of a con-strategy for scaring unsuspecting users into buying a fake anti-virus program. It is previewed as an advertisement for SystemSecurity 2009 and SystemSecurity 4.52, as well as some other rogue applications. ...
System Warning
Fake alerts and warning pop-ups always precede rogue infections. In some cases, the rogue installation is triggered by clicking on such an alert. Therefor, it is recommended to take precautions before the phony anti-virus program has managed to enter the computer. ...
Windows Security Alert
Windows alerts have also become objects of hackers` attacks. Lately, a fake Windows Security Alert has been noticed by security specialists. This alert is reported to be produced by a rogueware application which is targeting vulnerabilities in computers. Spyware Protect 2009 is known to be a fake AV tool and its one and only intention is to mislead unsuspecting users into thinking their computers are seriously infected and numerous files have to be removed with the help of the fake security tool Spyware Protect 2009. ...
System Alert Malware Threats Popup
There are certain computer infections that might leave some kind of a trace even after having been deleted. System Alert: Malware Threats is one of these fake security messages that might indicate that the malware removal from your computer was not performed properly and to the fullest.
The message appears in the form of a message balloon at your task bark and it says that your computer is “infected with a back door Trojan that allows the remote attacker to perform various malicious actions”. ...
Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection
"Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection." is a Trojan pop-up. It is the kind of alert that precedes a rogue infection.
As many of you might know, hacked websites are used as platforms to transmit rogue infections. The carriers for such infections are Trojan horses hidden in the previously mentioned websites. ...
