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Despite all the efforts by the online security industry to secure the exact opposite, many PC owners continue to fall for the manipulative lies sold by rogue security tools such as PC Repair. This rogue antispyware in particular does a good job at emulating the real workings of a genuine security tool. It will do everything in its power to gain the trust of its victim, but when all is said and done PC Repair is unable to live up to any of its over embellished promises. 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 »

Be careful when it comes to Alfa Defender Pro. It is a rogue antispyware application and it pretends to be a genuine antivirus program. This computer threat copies the outward appearance of a legitimate computer security application and it makes it hard for inexperienced user to distinguish between the real program and the fake Alfa Defender Pro. 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 »

If you are searching for a powerful and user friendly security tool to augment your PC’s security, then you will do very well to steer clear of Ultimate Scan. This rogue antispyware application certainly was not designed to be of any use to a PC, but was developed solely to fleece consumers out of their hard earned money. Read more »

When looking for a powerful security application which will offer adequate protection to your PC from all the many threats out there, you should steer well clear of Total Protect. This rogue antispyware application was never designed to be of any benefit to a PC, but instead was created by cyber criminals to fleece unsuspecting PC owners out of their money. Of course the rogue will do everything in its power to come across as legitimate, but in reality Total Protect has no ability to detect or remove any type of threat from the system and is nothing more than a malicious infection itself. Read more »