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Anti-Spyware——Fight for Our PC

Written by OSAblog on Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Most people may have experienced computer viruses for many times. For example, PC runs awfully slow and pop-ups keep coming out all the time. We definitely can not stand this and try to find a good way to fix it. But what should we do? To use a professional anti-virus program to deal with these [...]

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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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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. [...]

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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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