Spyware



December 13, 2007

Safetyonlinepage

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 10:55 am
Safetyonlinepage is a nasty browser hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Once installed onto your computer, Zlob will bombard you with hundreds of popup Warning messages claiming that your computer is infected. Warning messages may look like the following: "Critical System Error", "Your computer is infected", "System Alert", "Trojan-Spy.win32@mx", "Internet connection speed decreased by 39%" and so on. This is the way how Safetyonlinepage attempts to trick you into buying a rogue anti-spyware application (such as AntiSpyGolden, AntiVirGear, VirusHeal, etc.).

Asafetylinercom

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 10:55 am
Asafetyliner.com is a browser hijacker that is usually downloaded and installed by a Zlob Trojan. If you have a Zlob in your PC, it is a serious security risk to all your sensitive data, including your personal information and banking passwords. After the infection, user's home site is changed to Asafetyliner.com and notifications such as "Virus Alert", "Your Computer is Infected", "Security Alert" are displayed. Once you click on one of those fake warning messages, you will be redirected to one of the illicit sites offering you to purchase various rogue anti-spyware applications, such as IEDefender, MalwareBurn, AntiVirGear and others.

AntiSpyPro

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 10:54 am
AntiSpyPro is a rogue anti-spyware application, which is primarily created to lure Internet users out of their money. Usually, AntiSpyPro is downloaded and installed by a Trojan Zlob, through browser security holes or via other illicit mechanisms. Once it is executed, you will be bombarded with hundreds of fake Warning messages and popups looking like real Windows alerts in your system tray and claiming that your PC is infected with spyware. Once you click on this message, you will be directed to AntiSpyPro's home site where you will be tricked into purchasing the commercial version of AntiSpyPro rogue anti-spyware application. In addition, AntiSpyPro may cause sluggish performance of your computer.

TrojanWin32Agentakk

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 10:49 am
Trojan.Win32.Agent.akk is an imaginary Trojan name used to threaten and trick users into buying the rogue anti-spyware application IEDefender . The user gets infected after downloading the video codec that infects the computer with a nasty Trojan. This Trojan then displays false warning messages stating "Your browser was hijacked by Trojan.Win32. Agent.akk" and recommends to download the program (most probably IEDefender), which will "remove" this parasite. However, in real IEDefender will not fix your PC but might actually expose you to more security threats.

TrojanWin32Obfuscatedgx

Filed under: Spyware News — Spyware Parasites: Terms and Definitions @ 10:40 am
Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.gx is a Trojan name which is displayed in the warning message generated by a real Trojan program. This Trojan program attempts to trick users into purchasing the rogue anti-spyware program IEDefender . The Trojan often gets into your PC when you download the video codec that infects the computer. Usually, the Trojan bombards the user with error messages, such as "Your browser was hijacked by Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.gx". Once you click on any of them, you will be directed to IEDefender's home site where you will be forced to purchase the commercial version of IEDefender. We recommend to ignore these fake notifications and remove the Trojan from your PC as soon as it has been detected.

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