Safety Anti-Spyware is an unimpressive piece of badware that sneaks into your computer, shows fake system scans, and pretends to detect a bunch of made-up viruses with names like “agrep.exe” and “win32.3.” It’s all just part of their sad little scheme to get you to give them money. Pity these badware makers: They try hard, but they’re not too bright.

Oh, and then there’s this, from their Safety Anti-Spyware pop-up:

Attention: we are strongly recommend you to activate your copy of Safety Anti-Spyware 3 in order to make your PC work better and safe

Does this butchery of English hurt your brain? Let me show you how to get rid of Safety Anti-Spyware for free.

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The new badware Internet Security 2010 has a few new tricks up its sleeve. It does the usual stuff—phony scans, Internet Security 2010 pop-up alerts—but the people behind this program are more creative than most badware clowns.

For one thing, when you start certain programs, it says, “Application cannot be executed. The file is infected. Please activate your antivirus software.” And when you run certain file formats, you’ll get this alert:

Windows can`t play the folowing media formats: AVI;WMV;AVS;FLV;MKV;MOV;3GP;MP4;MPG;MPEG;MP3;AAC;WAV;WMA;CDA;FLAC;M4A;MID. Update your video and sound codec to resolve this issue.

It also interrupts your startup process, hijacks your browser, and wreaks all-around havoc on your system. Luckily, it’s easy to remove. Read on, and I’ll show you how to uninstall Internet Security 2010 for free.

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SiteAdware is just another one of these goofy-looking fake antispyware releases from the anonymous badware scammers who’ve recently graced the internet with programs like AntiTroy, RESpyWare, and REAnti. Yup, some real winners in that group. Thanks a bunch, anonymous badware scammers

Here’s what they do: First, SiteAdware pop-ups appear as you’re surfing the internet. The program then sneaks onto your computer and installs itself. Right after that, it begins showing phony system scans alerting you to a bunch of made-threats. Finally, this SiteAdware scam starts begging for money. Of course, they don’t do anything to earn it. They just want free money

Rather save your money for products that actually give you something in return? Here’s how to uninstall SiteAdware for free.

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AntiTroy is yet another badware release from the design-challenged makers of AntiAdd and RESpyWare. For once, the name actually kind of makes sense. Your computer is Troy, and this fake antispyware Trojan horse is the shady gift sent to bring your computer down from within (for all you ancient history buffs out there).

Here’s how it works: It installs itself and takes over your computer with phony alerts and AntiTroy pop-ups. Then, it spams you with phony system scans showing made-up viruses with names like Linux.Ramen.Worm. And when you’re good and scared, it starts begging for money. But this AntiTroy scam has no real protection to deliver.

Ready to rid your computer of this unwanted guest? Here’s how to get rid of AntiTroy for free.

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Antivirus Live, the latest spawn from the Antivirus System Pro badware family, throws all the typical fake antispyware tactics at you. First, it sneaks onto your computer and installs itself. Then, it runs fake system scans that, after showing phony threats, beg you to “Activate Antivirus Live now to be sure that maximal protection is applied.” And it does all this under the hilariously feeble tagline, “Protecting every second…”

But beneath all this ridiculousness, Antivirus Live is seriously creepy. It hijacks your browser, guides you to friend sites, spams you with Antivirus Live pop-ups, and even tries to steal your personal data.

Not interested in handing over your passwords to badware-making web creeps? Here’s how to get rid of Antivirus Live for free.

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PC Live Guard is more fun stuff from the badware makers who gave us Live PC Care, Additional Guard, System Defender, and a growing number of other identical programs. These nasty little pests, once installed, spread little files all over your computer, then “detect” them in an effort to scare you into handing over money.

It also spams you with PC Live Guard pop-ups and “Warning! Virus detected” alerts that say your computer is infected with stuff like “BAT.Looper,” whatever that means. And the worst part is that it just won’t quit. As much as you try, it just keeps coming back.

Tired of being terrorized by this stubborn scam? Here’s how to delete PC Live Guard from your computer for free.

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It’s safe to say that AntiKeep won’t be winning any awards for originality. This is just the newest in a long line of badware releases that are identical in every way but the name. Check out AntiAdd, RESpyWare, REAnti, and LinkSafeness. No difference. Same old clunky design, same old obnoxious tactics, same old scam.

Like all those others, AntiKeep sneaks onto your hard drive, messes with your security and browser settings, and spams you incessantly with AntiKeep pop-ups showing fake system scans and phony alerts. Oh, and then they ask you for money. That’s the best part. Real stand-up guys, these badware designers.

Let’s make all their hard work go to waste, shall we? Here’s how to remove AntiKeep from your computer for free.

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The new fake antispyware Live PC Care, like its buddies Additional Guard and System Defender, is part of a recent wave of badware releases that employ sneaky new tactics to scam money out of innocent web users.

What does it do? Basically, after Trojan-ing onto your computer, it distributes a bunch of little files all over your hard drive. Then, when Live PC Care pop-ups do fake system scans, they “detect” these files. That way, if you do a separate windows search for the files, you’ll see that they’re actually there, which might tempt you to pay for Live PC Care’s so-called “ultimate protection.” Pretty clever, huh?

Luckily, their cleverness stops there, and free Live PC Care removal is pretty darn easy. I’ll show you how.

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If you want to know our feelings on AntiAdd’s ugly design, see our previous posts on badware releases RESpyWare, REAnti, and KeepCop. AntiAdd is just another replica of those pests. It brings nothing fresh to the table, just a new name attached to the same old blue and black sloppiness.

Design aside, like those past scams, AntiAdd is a nasty piece of fake antispyware that will stop at nothing to scare you into paying for a nonexistent full version. It uses bogus warnings, AntiAdd alert pop-ups, and fake system scans to try to convince you your computer is infected. Don’t take the bait.

Ready to send this program back to the web-designers’ hell it crawled out from? Here’s how to get rid of AntiAdd for free.

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Personal Security is a copy of badware nuisances Cyber Security and Total Security 2009. It’s one of those not-very-fun programs that somehow gets onto your computer as you’re web-surfing, then bugs you incessantly until you find a way to wipe it off your hard drive.

Luckily, there’s a reliable formula for getting rid of Personal Security. The first step is to ignore everything it says. Once it gets on your computer, it’ll throw everything at you—Personal Security pop-ups, fake system scans, pushy requests for money. Ignore it all, because none of it has any basis in reality.

After that, time to push back against these nagging scammers. Ready? I’ll show you how to uninstall Personal Security for free.

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