Category Archives: Fake Antispyware
VirusHeal
VirusHeal is the last rogue antivirus software built by the creators of SpyFalcon, SpyAxe, SpywareStrike and SpywareQuake. It is said that this program is the successor of the popular SpywareQuake rogue and security researchers expect that the impact of this bogus AV software on casual users` PCs will be quite big. ...
The Web Sentinel
The Web Sentinel is a fake anti-virus program, part of the famous Your Web Safe group of rogues, which also includes The Registry Sentinel. Using a variety of hacking tricks, The Web Sentinel tries to take advantage of unsuspecting users. ...
Winantispyware 2008
It would seem as though the developers behind WinAntiSpyware 2008 have been hard at work with their rubbish rogue security application. WinAntiSpyware 2008 is a rogue antispyware security tool which only ever emulates the workings of a real security tool. This might be difficult for inexperienced users to spot because of WinAntiSpyware 2008’s genuine looking GUIs, but that does not change the fact that WinAntiSpyware 2008 is unable to live up to any of its over embellished promises. ...
Spylocked
SpyLocked is rogue software that wants to lure your money out of you, by tricking you into buying the full version of the program. That is done by sending you numbers of fake security alert notifications and by performing a fake system scan. Both of the methods are used to convince you that your computer is seriously infected with various types of malware. SpyLocked is an especially dangerous infection, because if you remove it partially, it can easily re-install itself without your knowledge or consent. ...
SpyAway
Hackers do their best to promote SpyAway as a legitimate anti-virus program, but the fact is that it is a malicious malware, which utilizes a variety of deceitful strategies in order to mislead users and make them purchase its fake services.
SpyAway is usually distributed by the famous Zlob Trojan. It lies in wait in compromised websites. Some of these websites may even seem to be legitimate, but most of them look fishy, ...
Antivermins
Antivermins is reported to be another program created by cyber criminals to trick unsuspecting PC users. The application is known to use different deceptive ways to penetrate into targeted computers. From aggressive online advertising to malicious downloads – this fake security tool is able to do anything to misled new victims into thinking Antivermins is worth buying. The truth is that the one and only aim of this tool is to penetrate into targeted computers and turn them into a complete mess. ...
MalwareAlarm
MalwareAlarm is nothing but a fake anti-virus program which aims at misleading unsuspecting users into spending money on its bogus full version.
There are several tactics that the villain uses in order to enter vulnerable machines. To start with, compromised websites are the ones to carry the infection and Trojans are the ones to deliver it into the computer. ...
Spyshield
Fake AV applications are becoming more and more persistent, and they use all possible ways to penetrate into computers. First they choose a clever disguise and present themselves as an automated system scanner or an interesting online advertisement. They rely on user’s interaction to start a download of the computer virus. When the victim is trapped and he has downloaded the program, it is ready to start its malicious plan. This is the way in which malware tools work and it is also used by Spyshield. ...
Ultimate Defender
Ultimate Defender is one of the numerous bogus anti-spyware programs, which pretend to be genuine. With the help of cons and scare tactics, it tries to make the victim pay for its phony registered version.
Most of the times, users do not even notice they have been infected with the rogue unless it's too late, and the program has managed to creep into their machine. ...
