How to remove Cyberstoll.com ?

February 12th, 2008
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What is Cyberstoll.com?

Cyberstoll.com is yet another means of promoting rogue anti-spyware programs and scam unsuspecting users into oblivion. It is a browser hijacker that will redirect your browser to the Cyberstoll.com website, hoping that you will buy the program after being convinced by it's fake online scan. It will tell you that you have an infection in the system. Do not believe these blatant lies, as it may be observed that the Cyberstoll.com scanned is just a looped flash animation.

Cyberstoll.com is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT trust it and block cyberstoll.com with your HOSTS file.

Cyberstoll.com is Extremely dangerous

arrow Cyberstoll.com is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program
arrow Cyberstoll.com may spread via Trojans
arrow Cyberstoll.com may display fake security messages
arrow Cyberstoll.com may install additional spyware to your computer
arrow Cyberstoll.com may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Cyberstoll.com violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual Cyberstoll.com removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Cyberstoll.com, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

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Cyberstoll.com is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only Cyberstoll.com can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Cyberstoll.com trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Cyberstoll.com offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Cyberstoll.com not only does not fix the errors, but it takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.

Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Cyberstoll.com, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install Cyberstoll.com, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.

Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Cyberstoll.com, is nearly impossible to remove manually.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Rogue Anti-Spyware such as Cyberstoll.com?

Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Rogue Anti-Spyware parasite keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Rogue Anti-Spyware.
Changed or new icons: Sometimes, Rogue Anti-Spyware installs unwanted software to a victim’s PC without user’s knowledge and consent. This may lead to slower PC performance and stability, as well as more unwanted programs you can't remove.

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