List of Rogue Software Growing
The list of rogue and fake anti-virus and anti-spyware is growing by leaps and bounds it seems. A couple of months ago, I spent almost six hours on the phone with my daughter to help her get WAV.exe, the Windows Antivirus software off her father-in-law's computer. The next day, I spent almost an hour with finishing the cleanup of the PC. I was in Maryland at the time, and she was in Massachusetts.
Now, I'm working on a different computer that was infected with at least five of the same kind of malware. This is totally unacceptable when people find their PC has been infected by what appears to be legitimate programs designed to stop malware, trojans, spyware, and virus removal software.
Below is a partial list from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_software
* Advanced Cleaner[6] * AlfaCleaner * AntiSpyCheck 2.1 * AntiSpyStorm * AntiSpywareExpert * AntiSpywareMaster * AntiSpywareSuite * AntiSpyware Shield * Antivermins * Antivirgear * Antivirus 2008 * Antivirus 2009 * Antivirus 360 * AntivirusPro2009 * AntiVirus Gold [7] * Antivirus Master * Antivirus XP 2008 [8] * Avatod Antispyware 8.0 [9] * Awola * Brave Sentry * BestsellerAntivirus * Cleanator * ContraVirus * Doctor Antivirus * DriveCleaner [10] * Disk Knight * EasySpywareCleaner * Errorsafe * free-viruscan.com * IE Antivirus * IEDefender * InfeStop * Internet Antivirus
* KVMSecure * MacSweeper * MalCrush 3.7 * MalwareCore * MalwareAlarm * Malware Bell 3.2 * MS Antivirus * MaxAntiSpyware * PCSecureSystem [11] * PC Antispy [12] * PC Clean Pro [12] * PC SpeedScan Pro * PestTrap [13] * Perfect Cleaner * PersonalAntiSpy Free * PAL Spyware Remover * PCPrivacytool
| * PC-Antispyware * PSGuard * Rapid AntiVirus * Registry Great * Saliar * SecurePCCleaner * Security toolbar 7.1 * Smart Antivirus 2008 * Smart Antivirus 2009 * SpyAxe [14] * Spy Away * SpyCrush * Spydawn [15] * SpyGuarder * SpyHeal * Spylocked [16] * SpySheriff [13] * SpySpotter * Spyware Cleaner * SpywareGuard 2008
* Spyware Quake [17] * Spyware Stormer * SpywareStrike * Spy-Rid * SpyWiper * System anti virus 2008 * System Live Protect [18] * SystemDoctor * Total Secure 2009 * TrustedAntivirus * TheSpyBot * UltimateCleaner * VirusHeat * Virus Isolator * VirusProtectPro * VirusRemover2008 * VirusRanger * Virus Respone Lab 2009 * Virus Trigger * Vista Antivirus 2008 * WinAntiVirus Pro 2006 * WinDefender * WinFixer [19] * WinSpywareProtect * WinWeb Security 2008 [20] * WorldAntiSpy * XP Antivirus * XP AntiSpyware 2009 * Zinaps AntiSpyware 2008 |
Another list, also from Wiki, http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/Computer_security/
A
* Ad-Protect * AlfaCleaner * Antispyware Soldier * AntiVermins * AntiVirGear * AntivirusGold
B
* BraveSentry * BreakSpyware
C
* CmdService * ContraVirus
D
* DeluxeCommunications * Dr. AntiSpy
E
* ErrorSafe
M
* MalwareWipe * MrAntispy * Mirar * Movieland * MySpyProtector
| P
* PestCapture * Pest Trap * Popcorn.net * PSGuard
S
* Seekmo * Smitfraud * SpyAxe * SpyCrush * SpyDawn * SpyFalcon * SpyHeal * SpyLocked * SpyLocker * SpyMarshal * SpySheriff * SpyShield * SpySoldier * SpywareKnight * SpywareLocked * SpywareQuake * SpywareStrike * Starware * SystemDoctor
T
* Toolbar888
U
* UnSpyPC
V
* VirusBlast * VirusBurst * VirusBurster * VirusRay * VirusRescue
W
* WinFixer
Z
* Zango Search * Zlob |
As you can see, we are being inundated with these fake programs. There are websites who can walk you thru removing this software yourself, if you wish.
http://www.scambusters.org/fakeantivirus.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?Beware-Of-Fake-Anti-Spyware-Programs&id=1201687
http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/
http://www.xp-vista.com/spyware-removal
There are many others, just Google it. I hope this article helps you to solve or perhaps to prevent malware and rogue programs from being installed on your PC.
Also see my website for even more links.
Http://ravnone1.com/computers.html
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