The following popup is a fake notification displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Protection System: “Protection System security alert. Your computer is being attacked from a remote PC. Attack from 240.105.231.105:10484. Block your computer Internet access to prevent system infection? Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connection from the Internet or a network. [...]
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If you encounter the following popup, do NOT trust it: “Protection System. There is unauthorized software detected on your computer. It is recommended you to remove it, otherwise it could conflict with Protection System. Press ‘OK’ to remove Malwarebytes‘ Anti-Malware_is1″ This popup is merely a means to sell the fake spyware remover Protection System. This [...]
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“Detected security problems” alert is a fake security notification displayed by a rogue anti-spyware application Virus Shield 2009. It claims that your computer is infected with spyware application that’s why it is necessary to improve PC security. This fake alert reads: “Security Alert Detected security problems on your computer Spyware is software, which can gather [...]
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The following popup may seem like a notification from a legitimate security program. In reality, however, it is displayed by the fake spyware remover System Security. The popup reads: “System Security Firewall Alert. System Security Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the internet. Internet Explorer is infected with worm Lsas.Blaster.Keylogger. This worm is trying [...]
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I-Worm.Trojan.b may sound like a dangerous name, but it’s actually a fake threat, displayed in misleading popups by the fake spyware remover System Security. The popup reads: “Windows Security Center. Virus (I-Worm.Trojan.b) was found on your computer! Click ‘OK’ to install System Security Antivirus.” This parasite is a fake: do NOT download System Security under [...]
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The “9 Spyware Found” popup is an example of misleading advertising, displayed by the rogue anti-spywre program WinBlueSoft. It goes like this: “9 SPYWARE Found. Attention: DANGER! WinBlueSoft has detected 9 Critical SPYWARE Objects while scanning the system. Following object will shortly interrupt system running by: annoying advertisements wasting your traffic; slow page downloading speed. [...]
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The following is a fake threat report displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Antivirus System PRO: “Antivirus System Pro alert. INFILTRATION ALERT: Your computer is being attacked by an internet virus. It could be a password-stealing attack, a trojan-dropper or similar. DETAILS: Attack from 235.157.169.3, port 40771; Attacked port 22363; Threat Win32/Nuqel.E. Do you want [...]
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The following popup: “Spyware Alert! Vulnerabilities found. Your computer is infected by spyware – 34 serious threats have been found while scanning your files and registry. It is strongly recommended that you disinfect your computer and activate Realtime secure protection against future intrusions.” May seem like a genuine spyware alert by a legitimate anti-virus program, [...]
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“Warning!” Wallpaper is a fake notification created by rogue anti-spyware application called WinBlueSoft. It claims that your computer is infected with spyware and that your data is available fr forensics. Of course, this WinBlueSoft warning should be ignored and the rogue itself must be removed from your computer immediately. “Warning!” Wallpaper reads: “Warning! Your’re in [...]
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If you ever come across this “system alert”: System alert Suspicious software, which may be malicious, has been detected on your PC. Click here to remove this threat immediately with Fast Antivirus 2009. This so called “system alert” is a fake. As a matter of fact, it’s more than a fake – it is actually [...]
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If you see the following “system alert”: System alert Needless programs and files have been detected on your PC. Click here to remove them immediately with Presto TuneUp. Do not assume that it is a legitimate system alert. In reality this alert is displayed by the rogue Presto TuneUp – a malicious programs which uses [...]
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If you encounter the following tray popup: System warning! Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and harm your system have been detected on your PC. It’s highly recommended you scan your PC right now. Do not assume it’s a genuine alert: it is merely a means to scare you, used by the fake anti-virus [...]
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The following is a popup displayed by the fake anti-virus program Advaced Virus Remover: Advanced Virus Remover Critical vulnerables found! Proactive system found several active vulnerabilities on your computer Please read the following instructions before you continue. Your system is at risk of being damaged be existing viruses- This can lead to PC freezes, crashes, [...]
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“System alert” is a fake pop-up generated by Fast Antivirus 2009. This alert claims that your computer is infected with malicious software and that you should purchase Fast Antivirus 2009 to remove this threat from your computer immediately. “System alert” pop-up reads: “System alert: Suspicious software, which may be malicious, has been detected on your [...]
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The following popup: Spyware alert! Vulnerabilities found Your computer is infected by spyware – 34 serious threats have been found while scanning your files and registry. It is strongly recommended that you disinfect your computer and activate Realtime secure protection against future intrusions. Why do you need Spyware Protection? Upgrade to full version of Spyware [...]
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