Anti-spyware 101

Personal Defender 2009 is a malware pretending to be a security tool. Personal Defender 2009 gets into your system via a Trojan. The Trojan tricks you into downloading it by imitating a Windows Firewall. By downloading the phony Windows Firewall, you actually download the Trojan that will install the rogue Personal Defender 2009 program. Read more »

Ultra Antivirus 2009, which is a variant of Antivirus 2009, is another rogue application. Ultra Antivirus 2009 will enter your PC through the Zlob Trojan by acting as an innocent video codec. Once Ultra Antivirus 2009 is installed onto your computer a scan will appear and pretend to warn you of multiple infections that do not exist. Annoying pop-ups and false alerts will also be triggered and be displayed on your PC screen. The purpose of these fraudulent advertising activities is to fool you into buying the full paid version of Ultra Antivirus 2009. Needless to say, the Ultra Antivirus 2009 is a useless scam application. These pop-ups and alerts make it quite difficult and frustrating to use your PC. The perpetrators of this scam are internet terrorists as well as criminals: trying to scare you, terrorize the use of your PC and steal your money. Stand up to these miscreants and don't fall prey to buying their sham program. If you believe you have been a victim of Ultra Antivirus 2009, remove the infection ASAP. Read more »

Spyware Guard 2008 is a sham security software program. Spyware Guard 2008 will most likely enter your PC through a Trojan. Like other scam security programs, Spyware Guard 2008 will start flooding your computer screen with non-stop pop ups and fake security warnings that will tell you that your PC is infected. Spyware Guard 2008 uses this common scare tactic to fool you so that you will buy the sham Spyware Guard 2008 program. Don't get hustled by these hucksters. Spyware Guard 2008 is not interested in removing any infections in your PC, they only want to take your money for a useless program. Remember that the only infection that your PC has is Spyware Guard 2008. Don't click on any of the pop ups and don't purchase any security programs from Spyware Guard 2008. If you see these Spyware Guard 2008 pop ups, use a reliable anti-spyware program to remove the infection as soon as possible. Read more »

AntivirusLab 2009 (AntivirusLab2009 or Antivirus Lab 2009) is a fake anti-spyware software related to AntiVirus 2008 (Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, System Antivirus 2008, WinSpywareProtect and MS Antivirus 2008). AntivirusLab 2009 sneaks into your computer system with the help of Trojan Zlob (you may have downloaded a fake video codec with Trojan Zlob bundled), via a weak security hole. Like other common rogue, AntivirusLab 2009 will try to scare you with fake Windows Security Center messages that read: Read more »

Smart Antivirus 2009 is a fake spyware remover (related to MS Antivirus 2008) and copy of XPAntivirus and WinAntivirusPro. Smart Antivirus 2009 may have leaped into your computer with the help of Trojan Zlob or you may have been infected while visiting a domain related to the rogue. Once you're infected, Smart Antivirus 2009 may flood your system with an exaggerated amount of system notifications and error messages stating that you're infected with spyware. Read more »

Braviax is a renegade anti-spyware application. Braviax may sometimes appear under the name Cru629. This phony program produces fake pop-up ads and warning alerts and will redirect your web browser to the homepage of the rogue anti-spyware program System Defender. They will then use their crooked ads to try and con you into buying the full version of the bogus anti-spyware application System Defender. If that wasn't enough, Braviax may also install additional malware onto your PC. The fake warning message looks like this: Read more »

Power Antivirus 2009 (PowerAntivirus2009, Power-Antivirus-2009) is a fake anti-spyware program found to be similar to Win Antivir 2008 and Win Antivirus 2008. Power Antivirus 2009 uses popups and false scans to trick you into purchasing a full version of Power Antivirus 2009. Read more »