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SecureWarrior and SecureVeteran

SecureWarrior and SecureVeteran are other versions of a rogue security program that is a variant of TrustNinja and SaveDefender among others. All of these mentioned programs share the same Graphical User Interface (GUI) and aims of deceiving Internet users by means of a fraudulent home page that will prompt visitors of possible virus infections. SecureWarrior will advise users to download and install the program accompanying with a promise of sure computer protection and will provide immediate threat removal. More

Home Personal Antivirus

Home Personal Antivirus resembles to be another one of those hazardous and widespread rogue security application that will literally harm computers connected to Internet. Home Personal Antivirus initial activity is spearheaded by a Trojan that will get into computers invisibly. This Trojan will then modify Internet browser settings that will aggressively promote rogue program by either pop-up alerts or web page redirection. Message alerts includes Critical warning, Firewall Warning and Update Available. It was also observed that Home Personal Antivirus also exhibits a spoof virus scan that will scare users by displaying fake results. More

My Computer Total Scanner

“My Computer Total Scanner” is a browser hijacker that has an initial activity of exhibiting fake virus scanner in the Windows Explorer-look graphical user interface. Employing this browser hijacking routine helps a rapid distribution of certain rogue security programs. Using blackhat SEO techniques, redirecting user to these bad websites is just a one-click process. Once a victim enters this malicious web page, it stages a fake virus scan. Unlike any other rogues that incorporates pleasing console with the design, this one mimics the looks of Windows Explorer showing only folders and drives icons. Perhaps, authors of this illusory protection software tend to give victims a simpler model but with big impact. Separating itself from typical bogus application by appearance makes “My Computer Total Scanner” an even more trickier emissary for this fraudulent scheme. More

Alpha Antivirus

Alpha Antivirus is a fake security program that purposely displays false security alerts and scan reports to mislead computer users into buying the full version of this bogus program. Alpha Antivirus aggressively pop-ups fake alert messages to gain trust and promote itself as the only software capable of removing earlier detected threats. More

SecurityTool

SecurityTool with an alias “Security Tool virus” is another masterpiece of rogue program developer that will get into computer and escapes antivirus program’s detection. SecurityTool virus overruns computer when user visited malicious websites. You may not realize that it automatically downloads and execute threat on the system. This infection leads to browser hijacking and hook compromised system to remote server to bring in more files that are malicious. More

Windows PC Defender

Windows PC Defender is a rogue security program and is a product of alteration of previously released malware that includes Ultimate System Guard and Windows Additional Guard. Most of the functions and goal is similar. Changing the name will differentiate self from other variants of the family. This application was created primarily to be active in promoting itself as a legit security program by means of browser hijacker and pop-up alerts generated by a Trojan associated with it. More

Safety Center Virus

Safety Center is a fake multi-security program for Windows that is part of the operation of Windows Security Suite. To deceive computer users, the interface is adapting the looks of Windows own safety center to make it look like a part of operating system. It will have tools like Spyware Scanner, Surfing Protection, Cookies Remover, Registry Doctor, Firewall, Memory Manager and so on. Safety Center was being spreads and dropped on computers with the help of Trojan. This malware also modifies the registry to simultaneously load self in Windows start-up. More

Omega AntiVir

Seeing an instance of Omega AntiVir scanner on your computer symbolizes that you are infected either with a Trojan Zlob or Trojan Downloader. Creating these Trojans will spread potentially unwanted program and install it on computer without user’s intervention. Lately, Omega AntiVir rogue program was seen to be actively distributing by these Trojan. Once inside the computer, it will employ deceiving tactics of getting user’s attention, either by an automatic virus scanning that will give fabricated results or excessive alert messages that advise computer users to get the registered version to be able to keep the computer safe. More

Personal Guard 2009

Personal Guard 2009 is a scam program that tries to exploit innocence of computer users regarding security applications and malware issues User who believes that it is beneficial or necessary can install personal Guard 2009 manually. When installation has succeeded, the rogue program opted to display enormous scare tactics in the form of warning messages and fabricated virus scan results. Personal Guard 2009 also runs a virus scan that shows artificial outcome. Threats included in the lists are result of authors’ imaginative notion to defraud victims in order to persuade them to obtain the commercial version of Personal Guard 2009. More

Windows Additional Guard

Windows Additional Guard is another type of bogus security program created mainly to gain monetary income for its developer. Visiting malicious web site will download and install this malware on computers without user’s intervention. Publishing these web sites has an specific objective of spreading Windows Additional Guard to users who are connected to Internet. If successfully installed on computer, Windows Additional Guard will continuously display alert messages informing user of malware activity. Removing these threats is possible according to Additional Guard. However, it will only proceed when you purchase the licensed version of it. More