Microsoft plans to ship a new security product in June , charging $49.95 [EUR 42] a year to shield up to three PCs against viruses, spyware and other cyberthreats, the company said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft plans to ship a new security product in June , charging $49.95 [EUR 42] a year to shield up to three PCs against viruses, spyware and other cyberthreats, the company said on Tuesday.
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As this great post at PCMags security section says, please be careful when choosing to click a link to visit a site.
If youve never heard of the product, do a lil research first. Visit a review site or use a search engine to check it out.
This isn’t news, but it’s worth reminding everyone: there is a large category of malicious programs that present themselves as antispyware or antivirus programs. Having already established that they will lie about these things, they may lie about others. For instance, we recently came across one which claims to have won a number of awards, including the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice. |
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As this great post at PCMags security section says, please be careful when choosing to click a link to visit a site.
If youve never heard of the product, do a lil research first. Visit a review site or use a search engine to check it out.
This isn’t news, but it’s worth reminding everyone: there is a large category of malicious programs that present themselves as antispyware or antivirus programs. Having already established that they will lie about these things, they may lie about others. For instance, we recently came across one which claims to have won a number of awards, including the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice. |
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One of 38 people charged in a global crime ring that allegedly stole personal information from unsuspecting Internet users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge.
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XPAntivirus 2009, also known as XP Antivirus 2009, XPAntivirus2009 XP or
XP Antivirus Protection, is a rogue anti-virus program that displays a fake icon on your system tray stating that your computer is infected with spyware. XPAntivirus 2009 will use fake security messages to urge you to download their software and will prompt you into purchasing the full version of XPAntivirus 2009. XPAntivirus 2009 is part of the same family of rogue anti-spyware programs as
Antivirus 2008,
Antivirus 2009,
Windows Antivirus 2008,
Vista Antivirus 2008 and
Ultimate Antivirus 2008.
XP Antivirus 2009 may try to dowload itself by using drive-by download methods. XPAntivirus2009 will also launch on every Windows startup and may display excessive popup ads. XPAntivirus 2009 may be difficult to remove manually because it has the ability to recreate itself.
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XPAntivirus 2009, also known as XP Antivirus 2009, XPAntivirus2009 XP or
XP Antivirus Protection, is a rogue anti-virus program that displays a fake icon on your system tray stating that your computer is infected with spyware. XPAntivirus 2009 will use fake security messages to urge you to download their software and will prompt you into purchasing the full version of XPAntivirus 2009. XPAntivirus 2009 is part of the same family of rogue anti-spyware programs as
Antivirus 2008,
Antivirus 2009,
Windows Antivirus 2008,
Vista Antivirus 2008 and
Ultimate Antivirus 2008.
XP Antivirus 2009 may try to dowload itself by using drive-by download methods. XPAntivirus2009 will also launch on every Windows startup and may display excessive popup ads. XPAntivirus 2009 may be difficult to remove manually because it has the ability to recreate itself.
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XPAntivirus 2009, also known as XP Antivirus 2009, XPAntivirus2009 XP or
XP Antivirus Protection, is a rogue anti-virus program that displays a fake icon on your system tray stating that your computer is infected with spyware. XPAntivirus 2009 will use fake security messages to urge you to download their software and will prompt you into purchasing the full version of XPAntivirus 2009. XPAntivirus 2009 is part of the same family of rogue anti-spyware programs as
Antivirus 2008,
Antivirus 2009,
Windows Antivirus 2008,
Vista Antivirus 2008 and
Ultimate Antivirus 2008.
XP Antivirus 2009 may try to dowload itself by using drive-by download methods. XPAntivirus2009 will also launch on every Windows startup and may display excessive popup ads. XPAntivirus 2009 may be difficult to remove manually because it has the ability to recreate itself.
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Softpedia posted today a small review of three anti-virus software that are free to use, complete with screenshots. Consider using Microsoft's or Adaware's anti-spyware utilities too to keep your XP healthy.
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Softpedia posted today a small review of three anti-virus software that are free to use, complete with screenshots. Consider using Microsoft's or Adaware's anti-spyware utilities too to keep your XP healthy.
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