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When you perform a Google search you get normal results and also sponsored results that are usually found on the very top or to the right side of the page. Recently some of the Sponsored Links have proven to be links to websites that download rogue anti-spyware programs.
What would you do with an email message that had “CNN.com Daily Top 10″ in it’s title? You would probably open it and claim it as a trusted email, right? Not so fast! Spammers are using this title to redirect computer users to a site that may spread malicious files onto your computer.
This message comes as if it was sent from a random generated user email address, not the typical CNN.com address. We discovered that this email comes from the email address Harjinder-lkpn@321facets.com. That should raise a red flag by itself but with a catchy title like “CNN.com Daily Top 10”, many computer users may over-look the domain that it comes from. CNN would never use some unprofessional email address such as the one list above. Obviously they would use a cnn.com domain or variation of cnn.com.
XP Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2008 and XP Antivirus 2009 are all part of the same family of rogue anti-spyware programs that all perform devious tactics when run or executed to get you to purchase the program. XP Antivirus, which is an older version of the programs mentioned above, performed an older method of creating registry entries so that the XP Antivirus program would find them on the system scan process. This was done to trick computer users and make them think that XP Antivirus is really finding “issues” on their computer. With the newer versions, XP Antivirus, XP Antivirus 2008 and XP Antivirus 2009, they do not create entries but instead displays erroneous results on a system scan where the parasite that it found is totally made up.
A trojan rootkit variant (part of the Win32.Rootkit.Gen or Rootkit.Gen family group) continues to threaten computer users and has the ability to prevent anti-virus software from running to scan and remove parasites on your computer. Computer users who are infected with the rootkit variant state that it does not allow them to open their anti-virus program or visit websites that assist them in the removal of the infection such as symantec.com and update.microsoft.com. It is apparent that serious issues will occur for computer users who have a Rootkit type of infection on their computer.
Have you made the mistake of purchasing a fake anti-spyware program and you really want to get your money back? Many people have mistakenly purchased a rogue anti-spyware program thinking that the purchased version would remove parasites that the application found during a scan. Well my friend,your wishful thinking has got you nowhere but without your gas money for the week. There is still hope for some of us who are willing to take the necessary steps to get your money back for purchasing a useless program.
How do you get your money back if you purchased a rogue anti-spyware program online such as XP Antivirus?…
Through our extensive research we have noticed that many of the recent rogue anti-spyware programs that are using the term “Antivirus” in the name are related to one another. Lately the creators of fake anti-spyware programs are throwing around the “Antivirus” name like pigskin in a football game.
The nature of rogue anti-spyware programs is to disguise or mask itself as being a legitimate anti-spyware tool. What if they used a common term in it’s name, wouldn’t it get more exposure and have a greater chance on ripping off more computer users. Yes, and this is exactly what is happening when it comes so rogue anti-spyware programs having a name using “Antivirus”.
Have you been infected with a particular spyware parasite recently? Are you currently struggling to remove a nasty rogue anti-spyware program from your computer again? Do you really hate a specific rogue anti-spyware program over any other type of infections that you may have had in the past?
Here are some personal favorites that we all LOVE to hate in this blog:
SystemDefender is an older rogue anti-spyware application installed by a malicious Trojan that we discovered to perform rather malicious activities during the installation of SystemDefender. Once the installation of SystemDefender starts it creates hidden files which are executed to perform malicious activities in the background. The activities range from not allowing you to open legitimate programs to disabling your task manager. The Trojan that installs SystemDefender has yet to be specifically identified but we do know that is performs among some of the worst activities that a computer infection can perform.
The following symptoms occurred upon SystemDefender installation…
Do you have black bugs crawling on your Windows desktop?
If you have bugs that are crawling on your screen manipulating the Windows desktop such as shown in the image above, then you may have a serious infection. Some screen saver programs are programmed to behave in a manor where it displays bugs crawling on your desktop. In the case that you do not have a screen saver installed that displays such images then this may be a clear sign that you have a dangerous spyware parasite running on your system.
Antivirus2008 is a ferocious rogue anti-spyware program that may come from Trojan infections such as Vundo Trojan or Zlob Trojan. Antivirus2008, if installed, performs system scans displaying erroneous results. Antivirus2008 bombards your computer with multiple popups or alert messages that state you are infected with a parasite. Antivirus2008 does this to scare computer users into purchasing the full licensed version of Antivirus2008. Do not ever trust Antivirus2008, it is not the same program as the well known Norton Antivirus2008. The hackers that made Antivirus2008 stole the name of a reputable program only to trick you. Antivirus2008 cannot be trusted.
Antivirus2008 may also be known on the internet as the following: Antivirus 2008, Antivirus2008, FraudTool.Win32.AntiVirus2008.j (Kaspersky), Rogue.Antivirus2008, Antivirus2008, Downloader.MisleadApp (Symantec), Win32/SillyDl.EMX (CA AV).
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