Windows Functionality Checker
The fact that there is a particular family of rogues growing by day shows that a lot of users still get tricked by this classic fraud. Windows Functionality Checker is a direct clone of Internet Security Essentials, Home Safe Essentials, Anti-Malware Lab and other rogues that make you think your computer is infected with countless viruses, and then you are forced to purchase the full version of Windows Functionality Checker in order to delete the said infections. ...
Windows Performance Catalyst
Windows Performance Catalyst looks professional and trustworthy, however, under a Microsoft name and interface, alike to the Microsoft Security Center lays a member of a Rogue.VirusDoctor family. This rogue is a clone of Home Safety Essentials and Windows Protection Master, meaning that Windows Performance Catalyst does not come from a legitimate company, so it should be removed as soon as it is noticed to avoid the irreversible damage of your system. ...
Warning! Virus detected: Trojan-Spy.HTML.Citifraud
Smart Anti-Malware Protection is a rogue antispyware that tries to rip you off by any means possible. It has a wide range of tools that scare innocent users into believing their system is in danger. “Warning! Virus detected” fake security alert is one of the rogue’s measures that pushes the users into buying this worthless application. ...
Windows Protection Master
If you are receiving security notifications one after another from a program called Windows Protection Master, then you should not panic, because for one, these notifications are not real. Second, Windows Protection Master is rogue antispyware product which renders this program as a computer threat ...
Security Scanner
When it comes to rogue antispyware the most definite thing about it is that there is no end to it. New infections like Security Scanner pop up every single day, and you have to be exceptionally careful about this one. The reason why Security Scanner is dangerous is because it is a direct descendent of MS Removal Tool, ...
Warning! Spambot detected!
Fake security notifications are perpetual hangers-on of rogue antispyware products, and you can never avoid them whenever you are infected by this type of computer threats. “Warning! Spambot detected” is one of these fake alerts, and it usually shows up on your screen when you are infected by Smart Anti-Malware Protection or any other rogue from the Rogue.VirusDoctor family. ...
AV Security Essentials
The reason why we have computer threats like AV Security Essentials popping up every single day is that they are actually successful in achieving their goals. AV Security Essentials is not the first rogue in the line, having such threats as Antivirus Smart Protection, Malware Protection Center and Smart Anti-Malware Protection in its notorious family tree. Just like its forerunners AV Security Essentials arrives at your doorstep with intention to steal your money and if you think that a program cannot do that, you are most definitely wrong. ...
Internet Security
Internet Security is a rogue antispyware application that has a formidable background. It comes from a line of multiple clones and computer threats. Privacy Protection, Win PC Antivirus, XP Police Antivirus, Malware Protection, and a lot of other similar rogues are the predecessors of Internet Security, so you should not expect anything less from this new piece of malware. ...
Smart Anti-Malware Protection
When a rogue comes with such a high threat level, it must not be ignored. We are talking here about Smart Anti-Malware Protection which is a new version of Antivirus Smart Protection and Malware Protection Center. This new rogue marks another page in the development of Rogue.VirusDoctor family, ...
Win32/Spy.Zbot.ZR
The name of Win32/Spy.Zbot.ZR should ring a bell for those who have had a “pleasure” to meet Zbot Trojan some time ago. This new parasite is a new version of the notorious Trojan, and it is just as dangerous. Being infected by Win32/Spy.Zbot.ZR exposes you to the possibility of data theft and computer crash. Win32/Spy.Zbot.ZR can use keylogging to store sensitive information such as internet banking logins and passwords. ...
