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If you see the following popup: Your computer is being attacked by an Internet Virus. It could be a password-stealing attack, a Trojan – dropper or similar. Threat: BankerFox.A Do you want to block this attack? Do not assume it to be real: this a fake advertisement displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Spyware Protect [...] Read more on Spyware Protect 2009 Alert removal guide

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The Firewall Warning is one of many advertising instruments of WinPC Antivirus. This popup is a fake, just as the program behind it. There is no other meaning to this warning, other than to advertise WinPC Antivirus. The popup reads: FIREWALL WARNING Hidden file transfer to remote host was detected WinPC Anrivirus has detected that [...] Read more on Stop Firewall Warning by WinPC Antivirus from harming your PC

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FenomenGame is an adware infection, which displays unwanted popups. This is nothing out of the ordinary, but FenomenGame also promotes various rogue anti-spyware programs by employing the use of popups. FenomenGame may also monitor the user’s online activity and personalize the advertisements, thus making them more effective. This adware can steal the user’s personal information. [...] Read more on FenomenGame removal instructions

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Coreguard SafeExplorer and Coreguard SafeBrowser are supposedly utilities of the fake security suite CoreGuard Antivirus 2009. This parasite uses these “utilities” to create some credibility for the otherwise laughable rogue anti-viruse program. In reality, Coreguard SafeExplorer and Coreguard SafeBrowser are nothing more than popups displayed by the rogue to create the illusion that this anti-virus [...] Read more on Stop Coreguard SafeExplorer and Coreguard SafeBrowser from harming your PC

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The “Trojan Detected!” Popup is a fake notification, displayed by the malicious fake anti-spyware program Malware Cleaner, which hit the internet earlier this week. Legitimate as it may seem, this notification is merely a means to sell the “full version” of Malware Cleaner, which is as fake as the “trial”. The popup reads: “Trojan detected! [...] Read more on Stop “Trojan Detected!” Popup from harming your PC

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The “Privacy is at risk!” Popup is a fake notification displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Malware Cleaner. It may seem that this message, which appears above the system tray, is a legitimate Windows warning, but it is actually a means to sell the fake spyware remover by intimidating the user. The popup reads: “Privacy [...] Read more on “Privacy is at risk!” Popup removal guide

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Backdoor.Win32.Poison.fdb is a fake threat displayed in the scan results of Advanced Spyware Detect, which is a fake spyware remover, created to lure money out of inexpierienced users. The way it works is this: Advanced Spyware Detect performs a fake system scan, which returns a falsified report, filled with non-existent threats, such as the beforementioned [...] Read more on Stop Backdoor.Win32.Poison.fdb from harming your PC

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The “Spyware object detected!” Popup is a popup displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program WiniBlueSoft. This misleading advertising is meant to trick the user into purchasing WiniBlueSoft’s “full version”, which is no more real than the so called trial. The popup reads: “Spyware object detected! You are recommended to scan the whole system and remove [...] Read more on “Spyware object detected!” Popup removal guide

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The “Warning!Trojan Found” Popup is a misleading popup displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Extra Antivirus. The goal of this false advertising is to trick the user into thinking he is infected, thereby selling the “full version” of Extra Antivirus. The popup reads: “Your computer is infected. Warning!Trojan Found! Threat detected: Trojan. File name: svhost.sys. [...] Read more on “Warning!Trojan Found” Popup removal instructions

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The “System Alert” popup may appear to be a legitimate Microsoft Windows warning (since it looks like one, and appears above the system tray), but it’s actually a method used by the fake anti-spyware program Extra Antivirus, to trick users into thinking they are infected and therefore in need of the program’s “full version”. The [...] Read more on "System Alert" Popup removal instructions

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The “Recommendations” Popup is an object of misleading advertising displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program WiniBlueSoft. This and other similar alerts are meant to trick the user into thinking he is infected, thereby hoping that he will purchase the full version of WiniBlueSoft. The popup reads: “Recommendations… Windows Security Center. Your computer is infected by [...] Read more on “Recommendations” Popup removal instructions

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The “Tip of the Day” Popup is a misleading advertisement displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Extra Antivirus. This is done in order to trick the user into purchasing Extra Antivirus’ “full version”. The popup reads: “Tip of the Day. This is very important advise. Please do not hesitate to use it. Use passwords and [...] Read more on Stop “Tip of the Day” Popup from harming your PC

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The “Update Available” Popup is a fake notification displayed by the fake antispyware program WinPC Antivirus. This is done in order to mislead the user into purchasing the rogue’s “licensed version”. The popup reads: “Update available. WinPC Antivirus has detected that new threat database is available. Would you like to download and install update now? [...] Read more on How to remove “Update Available” Popup?

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The “Firewall Warning” Popup may seem to be a genuine security alert, but is actually a fake notification, displayed by the fake anti-spyware WinPC Antivirus. This is done in order to scare the user so that he would buy the “full version” of the rogue. The popup reads: “FIREWALL WARNING. Hidden file transfer to remote [...] Read more on “Firewall Warning” Popup removal guide

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The “Trojan Detected!” Popup is a fake notification, displayed by the rogue anti-spyware WinPC Antivirus. It is merely a method the rogue uses to trick you into thinking your system is infected and therefore in need of an anti-virus program. The popup reads: “Trojan detected! A piece of malicious code was found in your system. [...] Read more on “Trojan Detected!” Popup removal guide

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