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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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Don’t Feel Secure About Secure Cleaner

Written by OSAblog on Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Secure Cleaner is a rogue security program that is actually just another corrupt antispyware application. It offers computer protection to the user through misleading advertisements that look very real. This program is made by hackers for the intent of tricking users into believing that their PC is infected with security threats, and that using this [...]

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Defender 2009 – A Rogue Security Program

Written by OSAblog on Monday, August 10th, 2009

Defender 2009 is a rogue security program that wants users to believe it is capable of removing spyware, viruses, parasites and other security threats from their PC. Hackers design these malicious applications in hopes of frightening you enough that you will purchase their product. This one is not capable of doing anything, except perhaps causing [...]

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Beware: Trace Sweeper May Sweep PC Security Away!

Written by OSAblog on Monday, August 10th, 2009

Trace Sweeper is a fairly new rogue security program that displays threat alerts and other advertisements to the user in order to alarm them. These security alerts will state that threats exist, and that the user should scan their PC with this product to detect all infections. This is like other rogue antispyware tools — [...]

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Get Complete Protection from Antispy2008

Written by OSAblog on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

If you are in the market for a quality antispyware application then you should avoid Antispy2008. In fact, you should really be careful when selecting the program that you want to defend your computer from spyware, adware, and other malicious software. There are a lot of fake security programs in cyber space that are just [...]

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