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How to remove SecurePcAv rogue anti-spyware
08.02.2010 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
SecurePcAv (or Secure PC AV) is the contrary to regular antivirus software. SecurePcAv is a part of WiniGuard crimeware family which is known to have produced tens of rogue security programs during the last couple of months. The unhindered intrusion of SecurePcAv is enabled owing to fraudulent SEO and dishonest social engineering tricks which are certainly based upon the use of trojan horses which are a the underlying type of unsafe software. SecurePcAv will trigger popup ads that inform you about numerous detections of malware threats. The worse part will commence as the fake scanners from SecurePcAv pop up right upon Windows start. Like the misleading notifications we have mentioned, SecurePcAv scanners do not return any real results you can trust. The only idea is to produce the impression that SecurePcAv can purportedly do something, even though it’s a completely worthless application that looks for gullible people’s money to steal it eventually. SecurePcAv won’t do you any good so you’d better take measures to get rid of it. When trying to uninstall SecurePcAv you may run into a number of complications though. The rogue will prevent you from opening Task Manager and Safe Mode. Nor will appear on the Add/Remove Programs interface. This is why you should try to permanently remove SecurePcAv using more sophisticated methods. The description below will walk you through SecurePcAv extermination.
How to remove Scanner.just-protect-pc.info hijacker
08.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Scanner.just-protect-pc.info is a malware distributing site that performs a number of corrupt functions. Scanner.just-protect-pc.info is all about pushing computer users into buying rogue antispyware, to be more precise – the Antivirus crimeware tool. The Internet domain under consideration is a defined place on the web which you repeatedly visit because of virus activity on your computer. Scanner.just-protect-pc.info comes with the ‘/scan.php?’ extension which turns this rather appealing site into an aggressive beast that scans your PC for malware. Of course the so-called scan at Scanner.just-protect-pc.info is fabricated as it has absolutely no feed to the contents of your hard drive. Scanner.just-protect-pc.info is only a static script that tries to resemble something genuine and legitimate but is in fact just another online scam. You can check out the way Scanner.just-protect-pc.info looks below (please see the snapshot we have made on our lab computer). It’s obvious that none of those detection reports can be taken for granted because it deliberately returns falsified results to make you want to remove some alleged threats. The true essence and mission of Scanner.just-protect-pc.info can be understood judging from its recommendations. It will prompt you to purchase the misleading software called Antivirus which has absolutely nothing in common with a real AV solution. Scanner.just-protect-pc.info is a hijacker and this means you have to do something to prevent if from playing havoc with your web browser. You can find the detailed list of your actions for Scanner.just-protect-pc.info trouble elimination below.
How to remove Protectiveprogram.com hijacker
08.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Caution - Protectiveprogram.com is a misleading domain! Additionally, Protectiveprogram.com appears to perform browser hijacking functions. The very notion of a hijacker presupposes that you hit a certain malicious server without actually wanting to. Protectiveprogram.com is providing dedicated support to the fraudulent software called Total PC Defender 2010 which is to be avoided at all costs. The tiny little trojan virus that gets dropped by Total PC Defender 2010 scam onto your computer changes your proxy settings and the browser configuration. This is the exact cause of your random forcible visits to Protectiveprogram.com domain. So how do you go about this situation? The first and probably most essential rule is to refrain from clicking anything that pops up on Protectiveprogram.com. Nor should you download any software that crimeware recommends. The only and ultimate idea of websites like Protectiveprogram.com is to have you install and purchase Total PC Defender 2010 scareware tool. Protectiveprogram.com will attempt to warn you about some infections which are ‘sort of’ detected on your machine but which do not actually exist. This type of activity is a trap that gets you involved in the frequently repeating loop of deceitful events. The mission of Protectiveprogram.com browser hijacker will be complete if it succeeds in making you upload the corrupt files associated with Total PC Defender 2010 scam. Also, the presence of nasty trojan horses affiliated with Protectiveprogram.com hijacker render your Operating System exposed to other threats. So whenever you realize you are hitting the site under analysis for no particular reason, we advise that you perform a virus check using a utility you can trust. You can easily resolve Protectiveprogram.com malware issue if you stick to the instructions provided in the further passage (please see the tips below for more information).
How to remove Paladin Antivirus rogue anti-spyware
08.02.2010 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
Paladin Antivirus is a pretty typical specimen of the overwhelming fake antivirus propagation cyber plague. Paladin Antivirus goes beyond the regular software routine because it attacks computers instead of being downloaded in a free-will manner. Paladin Antivirus has been spreading through trojans and insecure social engineering. If Paladin Antivirus infiltrates your machine, it injects its own entries into the Registry so that the challenged system falls under its malicious influence. Paladin Antivirus gets configured to run automatically once Windows starts. Then, Paladin Antivirus will generate many alerts and scanners which are way too misleading to be taken for granted. These ads tell you that Paladin Antivirus has detected some dangerous software (trojans, viruses, worms, spyware etc.) on your computer. Of course, all those infections are not there – Paladin Antivirus is just abusing your PC’s hospitability and tries to make you hostage its cruel intensions. The brainwashing activity of Paladin Antivirus can be explained by its desire to make you register its commercial version. Well, if Paladin Antivirus trialware can make quite a mess out of your computer, you can probably imagine what damage its activated copy can do to your PC routine. Paladin Antivirus is a program that is potentially capable of rendering your computer vulnerable, drastically slow and hardly operable. Paladin Antivirus hence does not belong on your PC. But if you try to uninstall Paladin Antivirus you may run into some difficulties such as blocked use of antivirus tools, disabled Task Manager and the absence of this scamware on Add/Remove Programs interface. This is why you should follow the instructions we have prepared for you (please see below) but be sure to enter Safe Mode with Networking when you commence the removal procedure.
How to remove Livesoftcore.com hijacker
06.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Livesoftcore.com (or Livesoftcore.com.microsoft.com) is a malware-related domain which is used for distribution of Antivirus Soft fake anti-spyware. Typically, people come across Livesoftcore.com URL when peacefully surfing the worldwide web and all of a sudden this site pops up. This is because Livesoftcore.com is a hijacker and it is a mere symptom of a more severe virus that settled down on your computer. Antivirus Soft rogue security program must have successfully challenged your firewall and the malware protection utilities, and is now playing havoc with your browsing and some other important system processes. Livesoftcore.com often appears in the following format: Livesoftcore.com.microsoft.com. It is a fictitious domain ame invented by hackers to make the whole malware activity of Antivirus Soft as trustworthy as possible. Livesoftcore.com.microsoft.com denotes a pre-designed script that resembles Internet Explorer warning. It says you are about to visit a website which is unsafe and which may harm your computer. If you believe that misleading ad, which malvertisers are hoping you will, you may happen to click the option that says ‘Purchase for secure Internet surfing’. This link leads to Livesoftcore.com – one of the several ‘official’ sites dedicated to Antivirus Soft crimeware. On Livesoftcore.com, you will be expected to read some additional information about Antivirus Soft and make the final decision about buying its full version. Livesoftcore.com is not to be believed because it’s not much of a regular website promoting security software. It’s just as deceptive as the program it advertises, not to mention the fact that people get redirected to Livesoftcore.com without their consent. So be watchful if your browser ever brings you to Livesoftcore.com; and remove this hijacker if that happens.
How to remove Mega-Scan-PC-New.com hijacker
06.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Mega-Scan-PC-New.com is an online ‘assistant’ of the money-harvesting tool known as Internet Security 2010 – a hazardous rogueware application. Like the domain name prompts, Mega-Scan-PC-New.com has something to do with a PC scan of some sort. Once you hit that site you realize that the scanner part is impersonated through its entire design. Mega-Scan-PC-New.com is deliberately made to resemble My Computer window with a scanner which is supposedly running in there. The intricacy of today’s cyber criminals is pretty amazing. First, they inject a trojan virus into your computer system and then start their puppet show doing the most deceptive stuff ever. Mega-Scan-PC-New.com is just a good example of the sad truth about rogue anti-spywares and browser hijackers. It jacks your system up and diverts your Internet sessions to some odd-looking online scanner you never initiated. Mega-Scan-PC-New.com has one basic mission and it’s not deemed impossible from the computer crooks’ viewpoint. When the scanner at Mega-Scan-PC-New.com is through, it says it detected a bunch of infections on your machine. Based on this misinformation, Mega-Scan-PC-New.com will go ahead and recommend that you use a specific tool to remove these threats. In the meanwhile, please be informed that there are no such parasites on your PC really; Mega-Scan-PC-New.com is just trying to swindle you to pay quite a few bucks for Internet Security 2010 scam which will surely fail to perform the alleged functions. You should not yield to the bad guys who distribute Internet Security 2010 fraud using hijackers like Mega-Scan-PC-New.com. If your browser has got hijacked by Mega-Scan-PC-New.com scam, lose it instantly by following the following tips.
How to remove Bestantispyware2010.com hijacker
05.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
The activity of the rogue spyware remover called Antivirus Soft is partially based on the use of its frequently swapping sub-domains. Bestantispyware2010.com is a new one of such insecure websites aiming to swindle PC users and make them pay for the activation of Antivirus Soft which is scareware at its worst. If your system gets hijacked by Antivirus Soft, this crimeware tends to alter specific parameters which are responsible for the user’s web browsing among the rest of the symptoms. It’s interesting that the first domain you will consequently get forcibly directed to will be Bestantispyware2010.Microsoft.com which is a misleading warning site (please see the second screenshot). The truth is - Bestantispyware2010.Microsoft.com is complete fiction that never existed; this domain is simply a result of the scareware’s interference with Windows Hosts and is fraudulent IP-URL switching. The alert page we have mentioned redirects to Bestantispyware2010.com if any of its provided options is pushed. Bestantispyware2010.com is the official website of Antivirus Soft, and advertises its sponsoring malware stating that it is a state of the art security solution that can change your life. We are afraid the information provided on Bestantispyware2010.com is an absolute scam, so is the promoted software. Behind the good-looking design of Bestantispyware2010.com, there is one major thing hackers are hiding – it’s Antivirus Soft registration option which is a key reason why you got redirected to that domain. Bestantispyware2010.com is integrated with a fraudulent billing system which is run by cyber criminals. Be sure to keep yourself from buying Antivirus Soft on Bestantispyware2010.com or whichever else domain. What you actually should do is extinguish the trojans whose activity constitutes Antivirus Soft rogueware as such.
How to remove Farmeset.com hijacker
05.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Farmeset.com is one of those domains that should never be visited unless you feel like getting some extreme malware impressions. A big part of Farmeset.com essence can be disclosed by just taking a quick look at the screenshot of that site (it’s provided below here). It’s odd how come Farmeset.com resembles something really familiar and perfectly trusty. Indeed, Farmeset.com looks like the contents of My Computer UI, with all the System Folders included. But unlike the real one, Farmeset.com window tends to display the exact same interface all the time, and even the drive names are identical. This testifies to the fact that Farmeset.com is nothing but a simple static script which is designed in advance to perform some dishonest function. Farmeset.com will state that it found viruses (trojans mainly) and that you should quickly get your system cleaned up using SafePcAv software otherwise your privacy will be at serious risk. Considering the fact that Farmeset.com cannot possibly notifies you of any actual risks and that SafePcAv is a rogue antivirus application, you should by no means perceive that website as a stimulus to do anything other than removing the trojans that caused this whole mess in the first place. Farmeset.com is just a part of SafePcAv malware plan aiming to get some money from people who happen to fall for this scam. Do not join the swindled ones. Remove Farmeset.com hijacker and make sure SafePcAv is not on your computer.
How to remove SafePcAv rogue anti-spyware
05.02.2010 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
SafePcAv (aka Safe PC AV) is a piece of crimeware designed to steal money from credulous computer users. SafePcAv is not safe and definitely not real antivirus, unlike what its name might hint at. SafePcAv is in fact a scam program and rogue anti-spyware. SafePcAv enters computers secretly with the help of trojan viruses and then mimics PC security activity to make it look like it’s actually doing something useful. However, any alert and scanner generated by SafePcAv is misleading and contains deceptive information about your system status. SafePcAv will claim to have found a variety of malware threats on your machine (while there are none). The real intensions of SafePcAv hidden behind its external appeal are to make you hand over your payment card details and purchase this program’s full commercial version in order to get some protection against malicious software. Well, now that you know that SafePcAv won’t really detect or remove anything malicious from your workstation, you should understand that the only thing to do about SafePcAv program is remove it, the sooner the better. SafePcAv activity goes even beyond just lying to people. It can pose a serious security risk to the compromised computer system and even facilitate the penetration of other dangerous malware into your PC. SafePcAv may get quite aggressive if you go ahead and try to get rid of it. It might block Task Manager and not be listed on Add/Remove Programs window. There is a way to trick this malware too though – please review our instructions for some more information.
How to Remove Buy-IS2010.com hijacker
04.02.2010 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Buy-IS2010.com (Buy-IS2010.com/buy) is a new Internet shelter for underhand schemes of rogue anti-spyware promotion. The pseudo antivirus program being pushed through Buy-IS2010.com is called Internet Security 2010, and it’s on the top 10 list of most severe malwares of its kind presently. Buy-IS2010.com is just the top of the iceberg. You hit that website only on condition Internet Security 2010 had been previously downloaded via trojan interference with your system functioning. Browser redirects to Buy-IS2010.com/buy will be taking place hand by hand with such obnoxious symptoms as desktop hijack, fabricated security scanners and fake malware detection reports. Buy-IS2010.com is integrated with fraudulent billing service used for Internet Security 2010 paid distribution. If you have been visiting Buy-IS2010.com without actually wanting to, you should be aware that your computer is most likely to be undergoing a crimeware attack. Internet Security 2010 scareware tool has been developed to bring profit in a dishonest way, sites like Buy-IS2010.com being a final destination instrument for this. Buy-IS2010.com looks exactly as shown on the pictures below, the latter being the URL with /buy extension. Taking the above into consideration, Buy-IS2010.com is a browser (homepage) hijacker that redirects your web sessions without your approval. Since Buy-IS2010.com is associated with dangerous and obsessive fake anti-spyware, you must be sure to get rid of the whole complex of this scam. We recommend you to try our instructions following them in Safe Mode. You can get more information below.
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