Category Archives: Fake Antispyware
Smart Protection 2012
Despite the best efforts of the online security industry, threats such as Smart Protection 2012 still manage to dupe consumers into paying for rogue antispyware applications. This sly rogue does a good job of imitating the workings of a real antispyware application. It does this through using genuine looking GUIs and other nefarious tactics. ...
Internet Security 2012
Perhaps you have heard a lot about rogue antispyware already, and you think that it would never reach you, because you are taking safety measures while browsing the internet. Well, say hello to Internet Security 2012 – the rogue that puts all of your security efforts in vain. This rogue usually hides in social networking websites, and you can receive the infection as a message from your “friend”. Sometimes infected accounts send out messages with links to infected websites automatically. ...
Vista Internet Security 2012
Out of all the rogues that can infect your computer the name-changing rogues are probably the most annoying ones. Vista Internet Security 2012 is one of them. Even though its name suggests that it targets computers that run on Windows Vista operating system, this rogue can actually change its name according to what operating system is installed on your computer. ...
PC Clean Pro
PC Clean Pro is a fake computer security program otherwise known as rogue antispyware. This rogue is exceptionally dangerous, because it has a lot of distribution channels and can slither into your computer without you even realizing it. It has been determined that PC Clean Pro is delivered by a number of Trojans and worms such as Vundo, Zlob, Trojan.Refpron, Worm.Koobface and Worm.Autoit. ...
Internet Security Guard
Do not trust a program to clean your computer of security threats just because it says so. Internet Security Guard is one of these programs that try to be taken for a legitimate security application, but once you do that you will be doomed. Internet Security Guard is a rogue antispyware that comes from a big nest of similar computer threats, such as Home Security Solutions or Home Safety Essentials, and this malicious program can turn your days into hell, if you allow it to remain in your computer for a longer period of time. ...
RegTool
There are a lot of fake tools out there, that pretend they can enhance your system. RegTool is a fake registry optimizer, that comes bundled with Trojans and settles down into your system with intention to swindle you out of your money. It is a direct clone of RegFix, ErrorRepairTool, ErrorEasy and other similar programs that pose as legitimate registry cleaners. ...
Vista Antispyware 2012
Vista Antispyware 2012 is a new version of Vista Antispyware 2011 and it belongs to a huge group of rogues that share exactly the same features and differ only by their names. The names of the rogues from this family are generated upon the infection, and it depends on the operating system of the affected machine. Obviously, Vista Antispyware 2012 infects computers that run on Windows Vista. Just like its predecessor, Vista Antispyware 2012 pretends to be a legitimate computer safeguard program in order to swindle unsuspecting users out of their money. ...
Vista Antivirus 2012
Vista Antivirus 2012 is a type of a rogue antispyware application that adapts to its environment, and so it means that it can change its name depending on the operating system the affected computer runs on. There are many rogues in this family, and they all target Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP computers. Hence, you can only catch Vista Antivirus 2012 if you have Windows Vista operating system. ...
Vista Security 2012
There is a huge nest of rogues and they are actually all alike, and the main difference between then is their names. To put it simply, it is one and the same rogue antispyware application, but it has many versions. Vista Security 2012 is a part of this group of rogues, and it could be inferred from its name that this fake antivirus program targets users that have computers running on Windows Vista operating system. Vista Security 2012 is a new version of Vista Security 2011, so you can expect this program to have a lot of nasty tricks behind its sleeve. ...
XP Home Security 2012
Even though you have to protect your computer from a whole list of dangerous threats, XP Home Security 2012 should be at the top of that list, because it is an extremely dangerous rogue antispyware application. It is dangerous, because it has a notorious background and belongs to a huge nest of rogues that generate their names at random during the installation. XP Home Security 2012 obviously targets the Windows XP users, and it can certainly make your computer experience into a total hell. ...
