Category Archives: Fake Antispyware
System Security 2009
System Security 2009 is the successor to System Security – a well-known fake anti-virus application that has managed to corrupt a great number of computers all over the world.
System Security 2009 uses the same con-tactics as its predecessor and aims at the same thing – to lure victims into paying for its phony full version. ...
WinPC Defender
Regardless of its attempts to pass by as a legitimate anti-virus software, WinPC Defender is just one of the numerous rogue anti-spyware programs that try to mislead users into buying their fake licensed versions.
The rogue creeps into vulnerable computers with the help of Trojans, hidden in compromised websites. Once the Trojans settle into the system, they start displaying fake messages and alerts, claiming there are viruses found in the computer. ...
Secure Expert Cleaner
With the advent of more and more fake security products flooding the online world, it has become more difficult to identify threats like Secure Expert Cleaner for the rubbish fake applications that they are. This rogue antispyware application in particular, which derives from the same family as the despised Personal Antispy rogueware, is a vicious infection only out to steal your money while leaving with nothing of value in return. Of course Secure Expert Cleaner does a good job of convincing its victims of its supposed legitimacy, but at the end of the day Secure Expert Cleaner does not have the ability to protect any PC against threats or attacks. ...
Total Virus Protection
Another cunning member of the rogue anti-virus group of infections is Total Virus Protection. Just like its predecessors, it uses con strategies to entrap users into buying its phony full version.
Hackers use Trojans, hidden in compromised websites, to distribute the rogue. If a user unsuspectingly follows a malicious link, the Trojan creeps into his/her machine without asking for authorization. ...
Privacy Protection Suite
Privacy Protection Suite is one of the latest creations of cyber criminals. Again hackers are targeting vulnerabilities in computers and use them to penetrate into systems. This application is, in fact, a rogueware program. It only pretends to provide reliable security services and to be able to detect system threats, ...
Antivirus 2009 Pro
Have you ever experienced problems with an application called Antivirus 2009 Pro? Have you ever ended up wondering if you have to pay for this program, or it would be better to look for a different way to stop the annoying pop-up warnings? Well, if Antivirus 2009 Pro has started displaying numerous error messages on your screen, you have to keep calm. This application is just another fraudulent tool created by cyber crooks to mislead unsuspecting PC users into thinking they have to pay for its useless services to fix system problems. ...
Spyware Protector 2009
Rogueware applications are well known to security researchers and specialists try in every possible way to warn PC users about these computer threats. These fraudulent programs hide in compromised web pages and mislead unsuspecting victims into believing they have to buy their full versions when, in fact, these are serious computer infections and they have to be removed as soon as possible. This is exactly what Spyware Protector 2009 does to targeted computers. It finds a clever and tricky way to penetrate into the system and after that turns it into a real mess. ...
XP Police Antivirus
XP Police Antivirus is the name of the rogue AV infecting thousands of computers worldwide. It is not hard to get infected with this threat if you do not run a legitimate anti-spyware software on your PC. Our tests show that the attackers use social-engineering approach to convince users to download a so called "missing codec" in order to watch a certain trendy video. Instead of watching the promised clip, the unsuspecting user unwillingly installs XP Police Antivirus rogue. ...
Antivirus Security
To ensure that your personal and financial information is protected PC users try to find the best security application. However, sometimes people are tricked by mischievous anti-malware tools, which have nothing to do with genuine AV software. Antivirus Security is one of these programs which are aimed at tricking more and more unsuspecting PC owners into thinking they have to pay for their registered versions to fix some system problems. ...
Spyware Guard 2008
If you are looking for trouble then you have most definitely found it with Spyware Guard 2008. This rogue antispyware application was designed by cyber criminals in order to fleece unsuspecting consumers out of their hard earned money. It may appear to be a legitimate security application, but the truth is that Spyware Guard 2008 only emulates the workings of a real security application. Spyware Guard 2008 does not own the ability to detect or remove any type of threat from the system, but is instead only interested in stealing its victim’s money. ...
