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SpySheriff Should Be Against the Law

Written by OSAblog on Friday, August 14th, 2009

SpySheriff is a rogue security program that advertises itself as an award-winning spyware removal tool that will help the user in fighting all types of spyware, including key loggers, trojan horses and password thieves. The funny thing is, this program IS spyware, and puts you and your PC at risk for all sorts of damage. Hackers invent these malicious applications for the purpose of stealing your money.

What this program does is advertise aggressively to the user through popup displays, warning of security threats. It wants to entice the user into believing that their computer is infected by numerous trojans and security threats, so that they will download the scan to detect and remove these parasites. Actually, this rogue cannot scan your PC at all, so any results displayed to the user are made up. It cannot detect or remove anything at all.

What these types of programs may do is install even more malware on your computer. In any event, they will cause your operating system to become sluggish, because they run constantly in the background eating up your system resources and memory. They may also collect information about your online activities and personal information. Your passwords, credit card numbers and other business data are at risk, as well as the health of your computer.

SpySheriff and other malicious software similar to it are often installed without the user’s knowledge or permission. This often occurs when you visit a questionable website, or download programs like videos, games or freeware. You may also get it from clicking on a link in a spam email. While you may be tempted to remove these applications manually, it is a difficult process that requires expertise in order to prevent further and possibly severe damage to your PC.

When you believe that this rogue has been placed on your computer, the best action to take is to use a reputable antispyware tool. Choose one that has a 100% guarantee that it will remove all trojans, parasites and other security threats with just one scan. Your PC will be secure once again!

To scan your pc for free and find out if you have SpySheriff click here.

Carl runs a site devoted to helping you rid your computer from all sorts of spyware and malware at http://www.spyzooka.com/

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