Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.q is a fake threat that appears in fake pop-up security messages and alerts. It is displayed after Malware Defense completes the scan of the infected computer. The message looks like this: Security Center Alert To help protect your computer, windows firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to block this [...]
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Trojan-PSW.Win32.Dripper is a backdoor trojan, known for it’s nefarious tactics used to steal personal information including passowords, account information, e-mail addresses and so on. However, these malicious practices are not the reason for mentioning Trojan-PSW.Win32.Dripper. This parasite is increasingly being used by rogue anti-spyware programs, Additional Guard, Enterprise Suite, and System Defender in particular, to [...]
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The “Windows Security Alert” popup is a misleading piece of information, displayed by some fake online system scanners, most recently Allinonesecurityv.com, which has made it it’s job to sell the rogue anti-spyware program Personal Antivirus. The popup reads: Windows Security Alert To help protect your computer, Windows Web Security has detected trojans and ready to [...]
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The Lsass.exe process is the Local Security Authentication Server, and is responsible for enforcing security policies in the OS. As such, this process is quite important. There have, however been cases where lsass.exe was used for malicious means. One of these is the use of lsass.exe as an executable for a trojan, the other is [...]
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The “Dangerous Files Detected!” popup is a misleading popup meant to promote the rogue anti-spyware program Advanced Virus Remover. This message appears on completion of the fake online scan at the websites Myscanonline.info, Bestscanpc.org and Bestscanpc.biz. The message reads: Dangerous files detected! Your system is at risk! Several files were found in your computer which [...]
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This screen is used to promote many rogue anti-spyware programs, including the notorious rogue anti-spyware Alpha Antivirus. You will only encounter it after your system has been infected by trojans associated to the rogue. The screen reads: This web site probably contains malicious software program, which can cause damage to your computer or perform operations [...]
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Antivirus Pro 2010, one of the rogue anti-spyware programs, is now spread not only by drive-by downloads and trojans. A new variant of the distribution of this malware is SPAM mail. These letters appear to be e-mails from Microsoft but in reality they have an attachment that makes Internet Explorer’s security much lower and because [...]
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Regfixguide.com is a malicious website, which has one purpose of existence – to promote the rogue anti-spyware program Soft Cop. You are not likely to reach this website by normal means, and will typically encounter it after being infected with trojans associated to the rogue. The trojans enter your system without your knowledge or consent [...]
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The “Detected security problems on your computer” is a misleading popup displayed by the malicious websites Yourguardonline.com and Regfixguide.com. This website is used for one purpose only, which is to promote the rogue anti-spyware programs Trust Fighter and Soft Cop. The popup reads: Detected security problems on your computer Spyware is software, which can gather [...]
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The “WARNING! 40 infections found!!!” popup is an indication that your system has been infected by the notorious rogue anti-spyware program Security Tool. The popup reads: “WARNING! 40 infections found!!! Last scan detected malicious programs (7), viruses (17), adware (2), spyware (7), tracking cookies (7). These harmful programs cause: [x] System crash [x] Permanent data [...]
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Spyware.IEMonster (Spyware.IEMonster.d) is a real threat, but it has also been used by rogue anti-spyware programs to scare users they are infected with Spyware.IEMonster, when in fact they are not. This fake threat is used in particular by the recently-popular rogue Cyber Security and by Antivirus 2010 earlier. The rogue floods the user with fake [...]
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Adware, Rogue Anti-Spyware
This is a fake warning, created by the developers of Cyber Security rogue anti-spyware: “This website has been reported as unsafe We strongly recommend to discontinue the use of this website. Activate my Web protection software This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats that might steal personal of financial information from your [...]
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Trojan-Mailer.Win32.Spambot is a parasite, which is known to be closely connected to one rogue anti-spyware, called Safety Center. This infection appears in various annoying Safety Center pop up messages, where Trojan-Mailer.Win32.Spambot is said to be a Trojan variant which was supposedly detected on the computer system. The user is informed that this parasite sends e-mail [...]
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HotBar is a particularly dangerous adware program. Attracted by its colorful smilies or fancy background skin themes, people download and install HotBar without thinking. Right after breaking into the compromised PC, Adware.HotBar starts interrupting the user while he surfs the Web. In addition to that, this parasite follows the user through the websites he visits [...]
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“HalfLemon” Infiltration Alert is a fake security warning from the rogue anti-spyware application called Windows Antivirus Pro. It claims that your computer is being attacked by password stealing or similar Trojan virus. The full warning reads: WINDOWS ANTIVIRUS PRO ALERT Infiltration Alert Your computer is being attacked by an Internet Virus. It could be a [...]
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