Spyware

Microsoft has apologised for serving malware via its websites and Windows Live Messenger software. APC reader Jackie Murphy reported the problem: "With Microsoft launching Vista along with their Defender software to protect users from viruses and spyware, it seems therefore to be an oxymoron that they have started to putting paid changing banner advertisements for malware, on the popular MSN ...

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Real Antispyware, also known as RealAntispyware or Real Anti Spyware 5.2, is a fake anti-spyware program known to be a real scam. Real Antispyware is not a real anti-spyware, it's just another rogue on the Web. Real Antispyware may be installed by a Trojan infection called Zlob or Vundo into the computer's system. After installed, Real Antispyware will issue a system scan and display false positives on your computer, stating that you're infected with malware. Real Antispyware's messages state: "Warning Unwanted software (malware) or tracking cookies have been found during last scan. It is highly recommended to remove it from your computer." Once you click on one of these messages, you'll be redirected to realantispyware.com to buy the Real Antispyware's "licensed version". Real Antispyware will also flood your system with misleading system popup error messages. Avoid being anywhere near Real Antispyware.

clipped from technet.microsoft.com Passwords and Credit Cards, Part 1 Some days it feels like most of the security advice and many of the security technologies we inflict upon our users is inactionable, incorrect, incomprehensible, or (in many cases) some combination of the three. In this three-part series, I am going to look at some of the ways we confuse users by giving advice and deploying technologies that are guilty of one or more of these three I’s.

PC Clean Pro, also known as PCClean Pro, is a fake anti-spyware program known to display popups and system notifications warning computer users of supposed infections. Once PC Clean Pro is installed, it will display fraudulent error messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and adware. This scare tactic is only to fool you into fixing the problem with the rogue anti-spyware program. PC Clean Pro's error messages states: "WARNING - YOUR PRIVACY IS AT RISK! PC Clean Pro has detected 358 unwanted and compromising items on your computer. These items are very likely to jeopardize your privacy. You must clean your PC now. You need to register PC Clean Pro to clean compromising and personal items found. Click the "Register Now" button below to obtain the license key and remove useless or unwanted material from your PC." If you click on the fraudulent error message, it will that take you to a program that promises to alleviate the problem but instead it only leads you to the purchase page of PC Clean Pro. If you download PC Clean Pro, it will start a scan that displays false positives on your computer. PC Clean Pro's fake system scan may display a message that reads: "SCAN REPORT Scan Result: 358 COMPROMISSING AND USELESS FILES FOUND PC Clean Pro has finished the system scan." It is strongly recommended to remove PC Clean Pro from your system without any hesitation.

WinDefender2008, also known as WinDefender 2008 or Win Defender 2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program that may seem like a regular online scanner, when all it does is hijack your browser and redirect you to malicious websites. WinDefender 2008 will also display misleading error messages alleging to detect virus threats to lure you to purchase its full version. WinDefender2008's error messages may read: "WARNING!!! Current threats detect by WinDefender 2008 today. This information is provided based on current threat level and internet user's database. WinDefender is trying to detected and remove all items." "Computer scan results: 284 items detected NOTE: Detected objects marked in red are CRITICAL and should be removed from the computer!" If you click on the fake error messages, you'll be redirected to win-defender.com or to another rogue website where you'll be encouraged to purchase WinDefender2008. WinDefender 2008 sells itself as a software to "DEFEND YOUR COMPUTER!", but truth is, WinDefender2008 is no computer defender. WinDefender2008 may launch on every Windows startup and may be difficult to remove manually.

WinDefender2008, also known as WinDefender 2008 or Win Defender 2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program that may seem like a regular online scanner, when all it does is hijack your browser and redirect you to malicious websites. WinDefender 2008 will also display misleading error messages alleging to detect virus threats to lure you to purchase its full version. WinDefender2008's error messages may read: "WARNING!!! Current threats detect by WinDefender 2008 today. This information is provided based on current threat level and internet user's database. WinDefender is trying to detected and remove all items." "Computer scan results: 284 items detected NOTE: Detected objects marked in red are CRITICAL and should be removed from the computer!" If you click on the fake error messages, you'll be redirected to win-defender.com or to another rogue website where you'll be encouraged to purchase WinDefender2008. WinDefender 2008 sells itself as a software to "DEFEND YOUR COMPUTER!", but truth is, WinDefender2008 is no computer defender. WinDefender2008 may launch on every Windows startup and may be difficult to remove manually.

WistaAntivirus, or Wista Antivirus, is a rogue anti-spyware program and a clone of WinDefender 2008 that may be installed by a Trojan infection called Zlob. WistaAntivirus is known to display popups and system notifications warning computer users of an infection. This is usually a bogus attempt to get you to purchase the WistaAntivirus program. Once Zlob is installed, it will display fraudulent error messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and adware, only to bully you into fixing the problem with the rogue anti-spyware program is advised by the Trojan. If you download Wista Antivirus, it will start a scan that displays false positives on your computer. It is strongly recommended to remove WistaAntivirus from your system without any hesitation.

To respond to the somewhat alarmingly real threat of spyware, malware, and to a lesser extent viruses on the Windows platform, Microsoft used its recently-acquired security technology combined with its own in-house work to build Windows OneCare Live (codenamed Atlanta).

Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies and provider of Identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances, today announced the availability of advanced network security with the latest version of Cyberoam firmware. ebizQ received ...