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If you think that your system is perfectly safe just because you have Data Repair in your computer, then better think again, because it is a dangerous rogue antispyware application that will turn your days into hell if you allow it to remain in your computer. Data Repair is a fake antivirus program created to rip unsuspecting users off and you might be the next in line, considering you’ve managed to catch this infection. Read more »

OpenCloud Security is a rogue antispyware application and it masquerades as a reliable security program. Through such despicable act this rogue is trying to appear legitimate and trustworthy, and then lure your money out of you, making you pay for a completely worthless product. If you fall for this trap in the end you will be left without your money and with a broken computer at hand. Read more »

Even despite the best efforts of the online security industry to prevent the exact opposite, many PC owners continue to fall for the seditious lies spread by rubbish rogue antispyware applications like My Shield Security. It would seem that this rogue in particular does a good job at emulating the real workings of a genuine security tool. Despite what this rogue would like its victims to believe, it certainly does not have the ability to detect or remove any type of threat from a PC. Read more »

You simply cannot believe anything this OpenCloud Antivirus has to say. Although seemingly innocuous, this rogue antispyware application will cause more damage to your PC than good, and will never live up to any of its over embellished promises. OpenCloud Antivirus was designed by unscrupulous online criminals to act as a vehicle with which they fleece unsuspecting consumers out of their hard earned money. Read more »

There is a family of rogues which appear to be very similar to legitimate antivirus applications. Fast Antivirus 2011 is one of these rogue antispyware applications and it is able to fool millions of users worldwide, because it has a sophisticated interface and it basically does not differ from a popular computer safeguard program. But that is only a nice cover of a very nasty book. Read more »

Home Safety Essentials is a fake antivirus program that you should stay away from. It is a newer version of such rogues as PC Security Guardian, Anti-Malware Lab and Internet Security Essentials; and it is very eager to rip you off to the very last cent. Home Safety Essentials can easily accomplish that by looking and behaving like a genuine antivirus program. What is more, it even seamlessly infiltrates itself into your Windows explorer layout, making it look as if it is supposed to be there. Read more »

It can be easy to fall for the vindictive lies of seemingly legitimate looking rogue security tools such as Wolfram Antivirus, but do not be fooled. Although Wolfram Antivirus may come across as a genuine and user friendly security tool, the truth is it has none of its advertised abilities and users who value the security of their PCs should destroy Wolfram Antivirus as soon as it is detected. This rogue was never designed to be of any value to a PC, but instead only to rip consumers off and leave them with nothing of value in return. Read more »

Even despite all the efforts of the online security industry to educate their consumers on all the dangers of allowing rogue security tools to roam free on their systems, many users still fall for the seditious lies of harmful rogue antispyware applications like Bogema Security. This rogue in particular is dangerous infection designed to cause damage to PC owners’ systems in its campaign to fleece honest consumers out of their hard earned money. Read more »

Here is another one for computer security news, but this one is a bit different from daily rogue applications. Avast Enhanced Protection Mode may come named differently : NOD32 ESET Smart Security Enhanced Protection Mode , Norton Enhanced Protection Mode or Avira Enhanced Protection Mode. This infection is usually spread through social networks, chats and other messaging services, where one will receive a tempting message with a link to a website. Read more »

With all the sophistication invested in the development of fake security tools, it has become increasingly difficult even for experienced users to distinguish between genuine security tools and rubbish rogue antispyware applications like Unlimited Defender. This rogue in particular is a malicious threat only emulating the real workings of a proper security tool. It does not have the ability to identify or destroy any threat from the system and really is nothing more than a malicious infection in itself. Read more »