Total Protect 2009 is a rogue anti-malware program from the same creators as PC Protection Center 2008. This program is installed on your computer through the use of Trojans. Once the program is installed, these same Trojans will display fake security alerts stating that your computer is under attack or has a security risk and that you should purchase Total Protect 2009 in order to protect yourself.
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eXPress Antivirus 2009 is a rogue antivirus that displays false results in order to scare you into thinking you are infected. When eXPress Antivirus is installed, it will be configured to automatically scan your computer when you start Windows.
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iSafe AntiVirus is a rogue antivirus program from the same family as AntivirusTrigger and Astrum Antivirus. This program is promoted via advertisements pretending to be online malware scanners and through the Zlob Trojan. When visiting certain sites you will be presented with a pop-up stating that your computer has security risks and if you would like to run an online scan.
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Astrum Antivirus Pro is a rogue antivirus program from the same family as AntivirusTrigger. Astrum Antivirus is classified as a rogue because it is advertised through the use of misleading web sites and Trojans. When visiting certain web sites you will be presented with pop-ups stating that your computer is infected and that you should run an online scan.
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System Security is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Winweb Security. This program is classified as a rogue because it uses false scan results as a method of scaring you into purchasing the software.
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MS AntiSpyware 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as NanoAntivirus and Pro AntiSpyware 2009. MS AntiSpyware is advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security alerts stating that you are infected and that you should install MS AntiSpyware 2009 in order to protect yourself.
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Antivirus 360 is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses false scan results and aggressive advertising in order to promote itself. This rogue is advertised by the Vundo Trojan and is replacing the Antivirus 2009 rogue program that Vundo has been aggressively advertising.
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SystemBooster2009, or SystemBooster 2009, is a rogue PC optimization software that displays exaggerated scan results as a way to scare you into thinking you have performance problems on your computer.
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XP Protection Center is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as AntiSpywareXP 2009. This program is advertised through the use of misleading web sites and Trojans that display fake security alerts on your computer.
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SpywareRemover 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program that is advertised through the use of Trojans and misleading advertising found on web sites. SpywareRemover attempts to scare you into thinking that you are infected by displaying fake security alerts and performing malware scans that state that you have infections on your computer.
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AntivirusTrigger is a rogue anti-spyware program that is an exact duplicate of an earlier rogue called VirusTrigger. This program is advertised through a malware called the Zlob Trojan. The Zlob Trojan masquerades as a video codec required to view certain videos online.
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AntiSpywareGuard is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses misleading scan results and fake alerts to scare you into purchasing it. When installed, AntiSpywareGuard will be configured to automatically scan your computer when you log in to Windows.
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Extra Antivir 2.0 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as RapidAntivirus. This program is categorized as a rogue because it uses false positives and fake alerts to try and scare you into thinking you are infected.
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Winweb Security is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses deceptive scan results as a tactic to scare you into purchasing the software. When Winweb Security is installed it will be configured to run automatically when your computer starts.
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Secure Expert Cleaner is a rogue privacy program that uses exaggerated scan results and misleading advertisements in order to sell itself. SecureExpertCleaner is typically advertised through use the pop-ups when you are browsing the web.
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Nano Antivirus is a rogue from the same family as AntiSpyware Pro XP. This program is classified as a rogue because it uses false scan results and deceptive advertising in order to trick you into thinking you are infected.
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Perfect Defender 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses false advertising and false positives to scare you into purchasing the software. This software is promoted through the use of pop-ups that pretend to be online anti-malware scanners stating that you are infected.
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Privacy Commander is a rogue privacy program that uses exaggerated scan results into scaring you into thinking your computer is insecure. When installed, Privacy Commander will be configured to start automatically when you log into Windows.
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Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered another infectious holiday email making the rounds. Victims are receiving messages promoting a coupon from McDonald's or a holiday promotion from the Coca-Cola company.
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Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that malware authors are already using Christmas themes this year as a social engineering tactic, in an effort to gain control over compromised machines.
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Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered a new, malicious social-engineering spam campaign that is disguised as an official email sent from Google's Web 2.0 social networking site, Orkut.
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Most folks associate computer viruses and other prevalent malware with the Internet. Not quite. The earliest computer threats came from the era of floppy disks and removable media. However, with the arrival of the Internet, email and network based attacks became the preferred vector for hackers to spread malicious code and the issues with removable media took a back seat.
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As the economy worsens and more people get laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say. Many of the scams lure people in with promises of quick and easy money. For instance, there has been a marked increase in money mule recruitment scams for people to transfer funds online between countries, and other illegal work-related spam in recent months, security firm Panda said on Thursday.
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Antivirusdefense.com is fraudulent website opened by the same named browser hijacker. It is dedicated to promoting Antivirus 2009 malware. People are offered Antivirus2009 download on the antivirusdefense.com, but the website may install the program without users consent as well.
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Just like every decent marketer out there, vendors of commercial malware tools are very good at positioning their tools. However, their pitches often contradict with themselves in a way that what's promoted as a Remote Administration Tool, has in fact built-in antivirus software evading capabilities, rootkit functionality and tutorials on how to remotely infect users over email.
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Large numbers of infected computers have been searching in vain for the Srizbi botnet disrupted by the disconnection of ISP McColo a week ago, a security vendor has found. According to FireEye Security, the company has detected a total of 450,000 compromised IP addresses have been trying to connect to Sribzi-controlled command and control computers that would have been hosted by McColo until it disappeared.
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The email message gives details on the supposed phishing attack and adds that the US Treasury Department has also monitored a high level of illegal wire transfers. Having told recipients that, the email message then informs them of restrictions imposed on federal wire transfers as part of security measures being taken by concerned government agencies.
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Ultra Antivirus 2009 is an exact clone of the rogue anti-spyware program named Micro Antivirus 2009. In fact, they are so similar that the programmers forgot to remove references to MicroAV in the programs various screens and pop-ups as shown in the images below. Ultra Antivirus is advertised via Trojans that display fake security alerts and messages on your computer stating that it is infected.
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Antivirus Pro 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as AntiSpywareXP 2009 and XP Antispyware 2009. AntiSpyware Pro 2009 is advertised through the use of Trojans that display fake security alerts and messages stating that your computer is infected. These alerts will also automatically install Antivirus Pro 2009 on to your computer. As part of its installation process, Antivirus Pro 2009 will configure itself to start automatically when you logon to your computer.
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If you are seeing a pop-up on your computer that is stating that you are infected with the Trojan-Keylogger.WIN32.Fung, then you have become infected with a Trojan that uses this message to scam you into purchasing rogue anti-spyware programs. The current infections have filenames similar to mupd1_2_1165664.exe and mupd1_2_1711951.exe and are configured to run automatically when your computer starts.
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