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XPPolice is Out For Your Money

Written by OSAblog on Monday, August 24th, 2009

XPPolice purports itself to be a legitimate antispyware tool, when in fact it is another rogue security program that is not capable of any type of benefit to the user. This program, like many other fakes, displays misleading and aggressive security alerts to the user in an effort to convince them parasites and security threats [...]

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WinAntiVirus Pro Won’t Protect Against Anything

Written by OSAblog on Friday, August 21st, 2009

Think WinAntiVirus Pro is a good thing? Think again. This is a malicious application designed to look like a legitimate antispyware tool. This program is a rogue antispyware program and a variant of Trojan.Zlob. Through fake security alerts that look real, the makers intend to frighten innocent users into believing that their computer is infected [...]

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Don’t Trust VirusBye to Protect Your Security

Written by OSAblog on Friday, August 21st, 2009

VirusBye is a rogue security program that presents itself as a reliable security tool to the user.  As with most other malicious software applications, this one displays exaggerated security threat alerts in order to frighten the user into purchasing the product to solve their problem, which usually does not even exist.  If you get these [...]

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Windows Antivirus Pro is a Fake Antispyware Program

Written by OSAblog on Monday, August 17th, 2009

Don’t let Windows Antivirus Pro fool you. Although the security warnings that are displayed to you look very convincing and real, it is simply a ploy to take your money. These malicious applications usually use trojans to infiltrate your system. You will be bombarded with pop-up displays alerting you to security threats constantly. This is [...]

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AvCare Doesn’t Care About the Security of Your PC

Written by OSAblog on Friday, August 14th, 2009

AvCare is a rogue security program that sneaks through the backdoor and places itself on the user’s computer without their knowledge. This application will advertise itself to the user as a legitimate antispyware tool capable of detecting and removing trojans, parasites and other security threats. Like most other malware, this one is created by hackers [...]

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