One trait that I developed since I started with Sophos is being calm under pressure. With virus and spam outbreaks, analysts needs to keep their nerves to analyze the situation and proceed to deal with the new threat. So, I wasn’t expected to be surprised by my friends’ actions on facebook this past weekend. It started [...]

Beware if a site warns you that you need a patch to play a video. Many rogue security programs are using this trick to get you to download and run a piece of malware. Some sites may even go as far as just enabling sound, but showing no picture. If you really, really need to watch the [...]

The Antimalware Defender fake antispyware tries to profit off of web users’ comfort with Windows software. It blatantly rips off Microsoft design features right down to the logo and the color scheme. But if you have the Antimalware Defender virus, try to see beneath the surface. These black-hearted badware crooks just want your money. After sneaking into your computer, this program pulls out all the stops, spamming you with Antimalware Defender pop-ups, showing fake system scans, and trying to scare you into paying for a nonexistent full version. No, you don’t really have a threat named “Browser Modifier: Win32/Zwangi.” They just want you to think you do. Sick of the lies? Let me show you how to remove Antimalware Defender for free.

If you have the Antivirus Soft virus, don’t be fooled by the “Innovative protection for your PC” tagline or the sophisticated design of the program. This is fake antispyware from the same badware crooks who recently inflicted Antivirus Live upon honest web users like yourself. These people are not trying to help you. They just want your money. The Antivirus Soft badware gets into your computer through ill-advised downloads. It spams you with Antivirus Soft pop-ups warning of phony viruses supposedly on your computer. But it’s all a scam to get you to pay for “maximal protection,” which doesn’t exist, at least with these guys. Don’t pay the ransom to get your computer back. Instead, follow these steps to remove Antivirus Soft for free.

I was asked to give tips about Online Dating. So here is what I have, as a security researcher: Online dating sites have made it into mainstream as an acceptable way of finding one’s soul mate. For example, you can now see TV adverts during prime time, something that was not very common few years back. However, [...]

Antimalware Defender is a new fake security application. The rogue detects fake infections on a clean system to scare users.If your PC is infected with Antimalware Defender use MBAM to remove the infection. (BleepingComputer removal guide)Thanks to Remixed.

MyPcSecure is another clone of PcsSecure, APcSafe and numerous other fake security programs. None of those applications should be trusted. “My Pc Secure” is distributed by trojans and fraudulent web sources. When onboard, MyPcSecure reports various infections. It loads counterfeit threat alerts to intimidate people into purchasing the program. All the notifications loaded by My PcSecure [...]

PTools is a deceptive application. It presents itself as a security tool while it’s a malware masked as an anti-spyware program. P-Tools spreads via fraudulent and malicious websites. Those pretend to be online virus scanners that demand installing PTools for deleting malware threats. Infections reported by such online scanners are made-up. PTools is not capable of [...]

There is no time to consider expediency of Vista Guardian (VistaFuardian 2010) removal for too long after the beginning of its activities. The point is that Vista Guardian is known as rogue antispyware, a counterfeit, that often does not betray its presence right after its installation until its executables remove obstacles for its self-launching and [...]

Vista Guardian 2010 does not let your rest in piece increasing frequency of its alerts and chromes displaying  until you remove  Vista Guardian 2010 adware completely. Vista Guardian 2010 removal is the only way, because its activation will result in replacing one sort of its alerts with another. If you buy all [...]

Antivirus XP 2010 is one of the enormous group of rouge antispyware and spreads over the World Wide Web applying Trojan and fake online virus scanner. Trojan can infect your computer at different means, such as, spam emails or it can be installed by another malware and causes fraudulent system warning alerts. It may also [...]

Win 7 Internet Security 2010 pretends to be the official anti-spyware made by Microsoft for Windows 7 operating system. In a real world Win7 Internet Security 2010 is not a security tool and it’s not related to Microsoft Corp. in any way. Win7InternetSecurity2010 is the same scam as Vista Guardian 2010 and Win 7 Antispyware [...]

Antivir 2010 is a bogus security application hoping to be mistaken for a legitimate computer protection software. What Antivir 2010 does is perform fake system scans, display counterfeit security warning messages and urge users to pay for using the application. Moreover, not only Antivir 2010 is meant to trick people into buying this fake software, it also performs various malicious actions which may cause serious computer problems.

Antimalware Defender is a malware trying to sell itself as a real system security tool. Antimalware Defender is made to look like a part of Windows security center which should make the users believe that it is actually a legitimate part of Windows OS. Unfortunately, it is not. Antimalware Defender is a fake computer protection program which only pretends to scan your computer and detect numerous security threats.

Welcome the final part of the PcsSecure analysis! I've already provided you with the most important information regarding its malicious activities and website. Today the time has come to analyze PcsSecure installation file. read more in www.pc1news.com

XP Guardian is a malicious software made to look like a security program. The goal of this rogue application is to make the user believe that it is actually a computer protection tool which needs to be purchased in order to gain its full benefit. XP Guardian is usually acquired online via websites which pretend to be online security scanners or employ trojans to download and install XP Guardian.

Vista Guardian 2010 is another name for the same fraud hiding under titles of XP Guardian, Vista Antispyware 2010 and a bunch of others. This malware checks the operating system on victim’s computer and then loads one of several different interfaces related to Windows version. VistaGuardian 2010 mimics notifications usually loaded by Windows. It reports numerous [...]

Vista Guardian 2010 Descriptions: Vista Guardian 2010, or Vista Guardian, is a rogue anti-spyware application from the same family as Win7 Antispyware 2010 and Vista Antispyware 2010. This is one of the roguewares which can change its name according the operating system which is on your PC. Once installed, Vista Guardian 2010 starts scanning your PC and [...]

Antivir 2010 portraits new generation of malicious program, which often spreads through the use of trojans that come from fake antispyware online scanners. Antivir 2010 installs on the computer once the trojan is started. Antivir 2010 is configured during its’ installation, to run automatically every time when  Windows stars. However, Antivir 2010 is unable to detect [...]

Win 7 Antivirus Pro is a rogue program that similarly to its relative programs Antivirus Vista 2010, Win 7 Antispyware 2010 or other ones pretends to be an update for Windows installed via Automatic Updates. However, when inside the system it becomes very aggressive application which is very hard to remove. Win 7 Antivirus Pro [...]