Archive for November, 2008

Antispyware 2009 Removal Instructions – Remove Antispyware2009

November 3rd, 2008

Antispyware 2009 ithe latest misleading software designed to deceive users by showing fake spyware detection messages (popups, alerts, warnings). These messages may scare users and lead to buying Antispyware 2009 useless application. Antispyware 2009 may hijack browser homepage and redirect to web-sites with fake malware scanners. This parasite may also slow your PC and secretly install additional malware.

Remove Antivirus-scan-online.com

November 1st, 2008

Antivirus-scan-online.com is another fake security website that promotes Antivirus 2009 rogue antivirus software. Antivirus 2009 is an alleged antispyware application that uses Trojans and other malware into tricking or scaring you into purchasing it.

Remove Antivirus-premiumscan.com

November 1st, 2008

Antivirus-premiumscan.com is fake security website that promotes Antivirus 2009 rogue antivirus software. Antivirus 2009 is an alleged antispyware application that uses Trojans and other malware into tricking or scaring you into purchasing it.

Personal Defender 2009

November 1st, 2008

Personal Defender 2009 is delivered to users according to various schemes. The most poplar and well-studied technique is based on Trojan-Keylogger.WIN32.Fung pop-up. The workflow of this trickery starts with installation of trojan generating pop-up that pretends to be a Windows Firewall. This pop-up warns user that Trojan-Keylogger.WIN32.Fung has been found and blocked. As you might have already figured out, this pop-up also asks you to install Personal Defender 2009, though this request is done indirectly as name of Personal Defender 2009 is hushed up. Clicking this pop-up, one is redirected to web-site pushing Personal Defender 2009 or starts hidden upload of relevant adware.

Personal Defender 2009 generates free scan after installation. The scan window reflects real files and even real trojans are listed among the results of scan. These trojans are installed with the same troajan responsible for trialware of Personal Defender 2009 installation. Other rogues are not detected by Personal Defender 2009 while harmless files are listed. That is why files called by Personal Defender 2009 malicious should not be removed without consideration.