Spyware



October 18, 2007

Iehomepagescom

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 7:04 am
Iehomepages.com is a dangerous browser hijacker that is doing the rounds in the Internet today. Iehomepages.com hijacker is a result of Zlob Trojan infection. It can change the Internet Explorer default home page and hijack the computer user's desktop. Iehomepages.com may pose a security risk to your computer and it should not be trusted as a safe website. It is recommended that you remove Iehomepages.com immediately as to prevent additional harm to your computer and your privacy. To restore the original default homepage, open IE > go to Tools > Internet Options > Type the URL address of your desired website > Click "Use Current" > click "OK". But restoring your hompepage manually does not necessarily mean that you've gotten rid of the spyware infection that brought on the homepage hijacker. Iehomepages.com may be a sign that you've been infected with spyware or a trojan. If, when Internet Explorer starts, you see any pop up windows telling you about a rogue anti-spyware program and how to remove spyware, then you're probably infected with a trojan and you will continue to be hijacked by Iehomepages.com. Sometimes the hijackers prevent you from changing the homepage, or may allow you to temporarily change the homepage only to have Iehomepages.com reappear later. So what do you do? Scan your system with an anti-spyware program and remove the spyware infections detected.

Alloversafetycom

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 5:50 am
Alloversafety.com is a browser hijacker that offers the user to download rogue anti-spyware programs such as AntiSpyGolden, AntiVirGear, VirusHeal.and others. Alloversafety.com is the result of Zlob Trojan, which is usually secretly installed on your machine. The purpose of Alloversafety.com is to trick users into purchasing the full version of rogue software. Alloversafety.com may also open browser security holes and bombard your PC with hundreds of pop ups, while you surf the Web. To restore the original default homepage, open IE > go to Tools > Internet Options > Type the URL address of your desired website > Click "Use Current" > click "OK". But restoring your hompepage manually does not necessarily mean that you've gotten rid of the spyware infection that brought on the homepage hijacker. Alloversafety.com may be a sign that you've been infected with spyware or a trojan. If, when Internet Explorer starts, you see any pop up windows telling you about a rogue anti-spyware program and how to remove spyware, then you're probably infected with a trojan and you will continue to be hijacked by Alloversafety.com. Sometimes the hijackers prevent you from changing the homepage, or may allow you to temporarily change the homepage only to have Alloversafety.com reappear later. So what do you do? Scan your system with an anti-spyware program and remove the spyware infections detected.

Asafetyprocedurecom

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 5:49 am
Asafetyprocedure.com is a browser hijacker that is designed to hijack your Internet Explorer homepage and redirect it to http://www.asafetyprocedure.com. Asafetyprocedure.com usually comes bundled with Zlob Trojan. This hijacker generates fake alerts about Myzor@fk or Trojan-spy.win32@mx infections detected on your machine. Asafetyprocedure.com advertises and distributes rogue anti-spywares, such as AntiSpyGolden, AntiVirGear, VirusHeal. To restore the original default homepage, open IE > go to Tools > Internet Options > Type the URL address of your desired website > Click "Use Current" > click "OK". But restoring your hompepage manually does not necessarily mean that you've gotten rid of the spyware infection that brought on the homepage hijacker. Asafetyprocedure.com may be a sign that you've been infected with spyware or a trojan. If, when Internet Explorer starts, you see any pop up windows telling you about a rogue anti-spyware program and how to remove spyware, then you're probably infected with a trojan and you will continue to be hijacked by Asafetyprocedure.com. Sometimes the hijackers prevent you from changing the homepage, or may allow you to temporarily change the homepage only to have Asafetyprocedure.com reappear later. So what do you do? Scan your system with an anti-spyware program and remove the spyware infections detected.

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