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Windows Vista Recovery and Windows 7 Recovery

15 May 2011 13 Comments

Windows Vista Recovery and Windows 7 Recovery are bogus system utility application that will be dropped on computers by a Trojan. Windows Vista Recovery may come into the computer uninvited when user visits contracted web site that runs script on visitors PC. At first stage, this unwanted program will launched a remote scan detecting number of troubles on the computer. An advice to fix these errors followed and recommended to download trial version of Windows Vista Recovery or Windows 7 Recovery. These trial versions will act as real hard drive utility program so that users may be convince to obtain the registration key. Until it was paid in full, Windows 7 Recovery will never stop showing fake alert messages. From time to time, it will remind that a licensed version is required to be able to fix hard drive problems. More

Windows XP Recovery

15 May 2011 101 Comments

Windows XP Recovery is a misleading application being distributed on counterfeit web sites and promoted as legitimate system optimization software. Fake Adobe Flash player update is discovered as another approach to circulate the malware. In certainty, Windows XP Recovery is a virus that penetrates a computer then installs itself to provide false information. It tries to misinform computer users and urgently recommend acquiring licensed version of the program. If loaded, this fake optimization product launches performance scan and announced several hard disk drive errors, junk files and folders, registry errors and outdated drives. These alerts seem to make look valid findings but since it came from distrusted source, we presume them to be all imaginary.  Identified problems do not really exist on the system. More

Unvirex!gen1

13 May 2011 0 Comment

Unvirex!gen1 is a generic detection that were used to identify security risk that were related to Unvirex family of rogue programs. Unvirex!gen1 is considered as a rogue application that will pretend to be a legitimate anti-virus program. It will automatically launched a system scan and provide falsified results in order to push victims into obtaining the licensed version of the endorsed application. More

Windows Attention Utility

13 May 2011 0 Comment

Windows Attention Utility is a bogus security program for Windows system that will attempt to persuade users into obtaining the registered version of the program by providing fake scan results on victims computer. This fake anti-virus software comes from a large group of malicious applications that has created various variants of it. Windows Attention Utility is just a mimic of the other versions and only thing changed was its name. Graphical users interface and method of propagation remains the same. Usually, Windows Attention Utility will be acquired from web sites that will disguise as an online virus scanner. These web sites will automatically run a scan on visitors machine, although it is not a real process, it will detect a number of threats in order to push visitors to install the trial version of Windows Attention Utility. More

Windows Supervision Center

9 May 2011 2 Comments

Windows Supervision Center is a misleading security and utility application or most commonly known as rogue software. Windows Supervision Center will be downloaded on to victims computer automatically by means of an associated Trojan. Be careful on visiting web sites that will pretend as free online video source. This site will prompt its visitors about a necessary player needed to play movies online. Without knowing that the player has an embedded Trojan, users may be easily get infected when it is installed. Compromised computer will suffer from browser hijacking. The Trojan will modify Internet browser settings of the infected computer that will redirect its browser to a malicious online virus scanner. On these bogus security web sites, one may download Windows Supervision Center thinking that it was a legitimate program. More

Essential Cleaner

8 May 2011 9 Comments

Essential Cleaner is a counterfeit security application that is publicize as a legitimate program by distrust web sites. Essential Cleaner virus frequently distributes over the Internet with the help of a Trojan. It will modify Internet browser’s settings so that a search page will keep on redirecting to fake online virus scanner. Hanging on those sites are malicious Java Script waiting to get installed automatically on visitors computer. This drive-by-download method will instantly placed a copy of Essential Cleaner on users computer without their knowledge. A barrage of fake alerts and warning messages will pop-up on the screen proclaiming some system files are infected with a virus. More

Windows Oversight Center

8 May 2011 0 Comment

Windows Oversight Center is a dangerous computer application that was uniquely developed to deceive users by showing a well-designed graphical user interface. This unwanted program will provide various functionalities like computer safety, network security, private data protection, hard disk optimization, memory and devices utility. A fake overall system scan will be provided by Windows Oversight Center which shows that the computer has failed in all aspects and will provide a very low rating. At this point, the rogue program will advise users to fix errors and improve the performance of the computer by obtaining the licensed version of Windows Oversight Center. More

PC Security Guardian

6 May 2011 9 Comments

PC Security Guardian virus will claim itself as a security application. Security experts find this program fake after thorough diagnostic test. It does not have the capability to perform computer protection neither virus removal. Its involvement in the circle of bogus security software makes sense why it needs to be removed from the computer in no time. More

Mac Defender

5 May 2011 2 Comments

Mac Defender is a rogue security application that will target victims using Macintosh Safari OS X. It usually spreads through SEO poisoning that will redirect search page to unwanted and malicious web sites. Also known as the MacDefender virus, this fake AV will show up on top of the lists of any given results when searching the web. Clicking on the links will bring up a new browser window that contains a fake virus detection. When executed, a malicious JavaScript code will automatically download an installer for Mac Defender. More

Win 7 Home Security 2011

5 May 2011 3 Comments

Win 7 Home Security 2011 is a potentially unwanted program that will be spread over the Internet using fake online virus scanner. Sometimes called as Win 7 Home Security virus, this program will be automatically installed on visitors computer by executing a malicious script from a visited web page. At first, online virus scan will run automatically and identify numerous threats. Though, these threats does not really reside on the system, user may be easily deceive because of a well-designed graphical user interface that will disguise as part of the Windows operating system. It will have the same GUI for its other variants like Vista Home Security 2011 and XP Home Security 2011. More