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Instructions To Remove Personal Antivirus

Written by OSAblogger on Monday, September 14th, 2009

Another member of the so called “scareware” viruses is the “Personal Antivirus” malware which infected millions of computers worldwide. The Personal Antivirus is a fake antivirus application which gets installed on user’s computers when the users browse malicious and shady websites or when they download cracked programs from torrent or warez sites. The Personal Antivirus [...]

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AntivirusTrigger is Big Trouble

Written by OSAblog on Friday, September 4th, 2009

AntivirusTrigger is a rogue security program that looks very real to most PC users. This application is usually installed via trojans like Zlob or Vundo, and displays frightening security threat alerts to the user. This is a ploy to get you to download the free scan in order to detect all security threats, so that [...]

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SpyShredder – Don’t Depend On It for Security!

Written by OSAblog on Friday, September 4th, 2009

SpyShredder is an extremely dangerous rogue security program that is designed to look like an authentic spyware removal tool to the user. This application advertises aggressively to the user through non-stop pop-up threat alerts and advertisements. The hacker’s main intention is to make the user believe that threats and parasites exist on their PC, so [...]

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AVSystemCare – Looks Legit, But Is It?

Written by OSAblog on Friday, August 28th, 2009

AVSystemCare is a rogue security program designed to look like a legitimate Windows application. This fake advertises aggressively to the user, informing them that the security of their PC is at risk due to spyware and parasites that supposedly exist. This is simply a ruse to get the user to believe the alerts, so that [...]

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WiniFighter Offers No PC Protection

Written by OSAblog on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

WiniFighter is a rogue security program disguised as a legitimate spyware removal application. This fake advertises aggressively to the user, informing them that trojans and other security threats exist on their PC. These alerts are meant to scare the user, so that they will buy the product in order to restore the security of their [...]

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