Category Archives: Fake Warnings
Your Computer is Infected Popup
The Your Computer is Infected Popup forms part of the System Tool 2011 rogue antispyware’s attack on the system. This rogue security tool emulates the workings of a real security tool, and uses the Your Computer is Infected Popup as a fake security alert to panic the user into thinking his system is under attack. ...
Trojan.Win32.Agent.mjz
Trojan.Win32.Agent.mjz is a “threat” that aims to deceive Windows users into paying money for Centod Anti-Spypaware 2008. The rogue uses scare tactics to imitate infection of the system. Soon, a hapless user might decide to remove the simulated infection with the nonexistent application. ...
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coced.215
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coced.215 is part of a phony security threat, exploited by several fake anti-virus programs, including Antivirus 2008, which use malicious advertising strategies.
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coced.215 appears in a pop-up message, which states that: ...
W32/Netsky-P
W32/Netsky-P is a fake security pop-up. Its presence is a sign of a Trojan infection on the computer, and the aim of W32/Netsky-P is to scare the user into purchasing the phony anti-virus program - KvmSecure.
In most cases, Trojans enter the targeted computers via vulnerabilities in the system. The greatest part of vulnerabilities is due to not updated software. The newest version of each application is patched against a variety of security threats. Therefor, to stay away from Trojans and other malware pieces, one should keep their programs up-to-date by downloading the updates only from the genuine websites of the products. W32/Netsky-P's main task is to advertise the rogue, and its threat level is medium since it is not as dangerous as the application it promotes. Its capital trick is to display warnings like this one:
Spyware Threat. Your computer is infected with Spyware: Adware.Win32.Agent.rf, Packed.Win32.NSAnti.r, W32/Netsky-P. Remove All Spyware
If clicked on, however, the alert leads to the unauthorized download of KvmSecure. Like most other rogueware, KvmSecure is capable of calling forth a number of cons in order to victimize a computer and make its user pay for KvmSecure – full version. Some of the rogue's main deception-techniques are:
- Performing counterfeit scans
- Displaying fake lists of infections
- Producing great amounts of bogus alerts and notifications
- Slowing down the computer
- Creating its own registry entires
As you can judge by the description of the rogue, it should not be allowed to enter your machine. The removal process must start long before KvmSecure has managed to install itself on the computer, therefor once you spot the W32/Netsky-P pop-up, you should take measures for its eliminations so that it does not bring along the malicious program. The best way to get rid of the annoying warning is to run a full scan of your PC with a legitimate anti-virus software!
Video ActiveX Codec
Video ActiveX Codec is a fake video codec, which brings along different malware pieces upon its installation.
In most cases, Video ActiveX Codec advert is displayed when you cannot open a video. The ad states that you should download the codec in order to be able to view the video. Such suspicious downloads are one of the well-known ways for promoting fake anti-virus programs. The case with Video ActiveX Codec is very similar – in fact, it is not a codec, but a very malicious Trojan. ...
