16 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert screenshot Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert is a fake warning from scareware Rapid Antivirus. This Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert reads:

Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert. Rapid Antivirus Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet. Internet Explorer may be injected with worm Lsas.Blaster.Keyloger. This worm is trying to send your credit card details data using Internet Explorer to connect to remote host.”

If you follow this Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert’s prompts to “protect” yourself, you’ll end up buying Rapid Antivirus, which will promptly remove –

About $50 from your credit line.

Try to close Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert until your mouse breaks. That won’t make this Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert go away. Let me show you how to block this Rapid Antivirus Firewall Alert, for free.

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15 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

Keylogger.Stawin screenshot Keylogger.Stawin is a keylogger that appears in “security” scans and alerts by scareware Rapid Antivirus.

Is Keylogger.Stawin dangerous? Keylogger.Stawin might have been a serious threat, once upon a time. Now, Keylogger.Stawin’s biggest danger is scaring you into wasting dough on Rapid Antivirus.

You’re not really infected with Keylogger.Stawin — you’re infected with scamware that you need to remove.

I’ll show you how to get rid of Keylogger.Stawin and Rapid Antivirus, for free.

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14 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

Spyware.ActivityKey screenshot Spyware.ActivityKey is spyware that appears in “security” scans and alerts by scareware Rapid Antivirus.

Is Spyware.ActivityKey dangerous? Spyware.ActivityKey might have been a serious threat, once upon a time. Now, Spyware.ActivityKey’s biggest danger is scaring you into wasting dough on Rapid Antivirus.

You’re not really infected with Spyware.ActivityKey — you’re infected with scamware that you need to remove.

I’ll show you how to get rid of Spyware.ActivityKey and Rapid Antivirus, for free.

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12 Apr 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

“System Is Infected” Popup screenshot “System Is Infected” Popup is a fake warning from scareware Rapid Antivirus. This “System Is Infected” Popup reads:

System in infected! WARNING! Your system is infected.”

If you follow this “System Is Infected” Popup’s prompts to “protect” your system, you’ll be prompted to buy “System Is Infected” Popup. And what do you get for blowing dough on “System Is Infected” Popup? Probably a headache — “System Is Infected” Popup is a scam.

Try to close “System Is Infected” Popup until your mouse breaks. That won’t make this “System Is Infected” Popup go away. Let me show you how to block this “System Is Infected” Popup, for free.

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28 Nov 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

RapidAntivirus-2009.com Threat Level: RapidAntivirus-2009.com is a pest

RapidAntivirus-2009.com screenshotRapidAntivirus-2009.com is home to fake anti-virus software RapidAntivirus. RapidAntivirus-2009.com offers a free scan with RapidAntivirus.

What a deal.

Only if you download the trial, RapidAntivirus tells you you’re infected with spyware that doesn’t exist, and pops up fake security alerts to trick you into buying RapidAntivirus 2.7 for $49.95-$79.95.

Despite whatever RapidAntivirus-2009.com says, if you don’t remember how you got to RapidAntivirus-2009.com, the only spyware you’re infected with is RapidAntivirus 2.7. So just remove RapidAntivirus 2.7, before you throw your PC out the window.

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24 Nov 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Fake Antispyware | No Comments »

RapidAntivir.com Threat Level: RapidAntivir.com is a pest

RapidAntivir.com screenshotRapidAntivir.com is home to fake anti-virus software RapidAntivirus. RapidAntivir.com offers a free scan with RapidAntivirus.

What a deal.

Only if you download the trial, RapidAntivirus tells you you’re infected with spyware that doesn’t exist, and pops up fake security alerts to trick you into buying RapidAntivirus 2.7 for $49.95-$79.95.

Despite whatever RapidAntivir.com says, if you don’t remember how you got to RapidAntivir.com, the only spyware you’re infected with is RapidAntivirus 2.7. So just remove RapidAntivirus 2.7, before you throw your PC out the window.

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