Virus Protector (alias VirusProtector) is another future rogue security program that was created in the tradition of LinkSafeness. It was actually on the same website that both fake antivirus was hosted. Virus Protector Trojan will soon be spreading a copy of this unwanted program on the same purpose of misleading computer users and get them attracted to buy the registered version of Virus Protector. Read more »

A website that review domains both new and old found this W-Optimizer websites that is aiming to launch and spread a copy of the said rogue program. It was also learned that this is a successor to the previously infamous Wind Optimizer. W-Optimizer will be promoted as a legit Windows utility program to accellerate the computer, fixes hard drive problems, defragments and rearrange files, removes unwanted Internet cookies, fixes Windows registry and so on.

Here is a screenshot of how W-Optimizer website looks like:

Smooth Defender 2009 promises to be a “New Generation of Anti-Spyware Software” and will stop spyware from invading privacy and reducing PC performance. Before it lunches and spread the programs, security experts already detected the malicious websites from where the Smooth Defender 2009 virus will be originated. Read more »

ClearWay Shield will be another harmful rogue security program to invade computer users in the coming days. ClearWay Shield presence on computer has not been observed at the time of this writing. It was only its website clearwayshield.com that was seen and categorized as another one to spread this rogue program. Read more »

Top anti-malware program developer MalwareBytes’ reported that a company called IOBit based in China is using their database and intellectual property on their programs. MalwareBytes’ caught the said operation when they added a fake definition on their database and few weeks later IOBit programs also detecting the same. Read more »

We first posted about the Security Tool virus on this website last September 23,2009. Since then we have received numerous inquiries from computer users who got infected with this rogue program. A Security Tool virus removal is requested. Some relies on the Internet and search for the removal. Little did they know that one wrong click from the search results will give them another headache. Read more »

Fortinet, a trusted network security provider reported that the month of August 2009 displays an increase in malware activity. Read more »

SaveDefense is the newest variants to the family of rogue programs where TrustNinja, SaveSoldier and SaveKeep belongs. Fake programs such as SaveDefense was created in the purpose to gain monetary revenue by deceiving computer users about computer security status. It will tempt a computer user to purchase the program by displaying fake alert messages and false virus scan results. Read more »