Archive for the 'Anti-spyware software' Category

On Wednesday, January 25, Microsoft and Western Washington US District Court have filled lawsuits against Secure Computer, a New York-based company, which sells Spyware Cleaner, a well-known corrupt anti-spyware program. The Microsoft suit alleges that the company used pop-up and e-mail spam to advertise its software and illegally used the Microsoft name and trademarks for […]

RazeSpyware, one of the most infamous corrupt anti-spyware programs, has come back. During the past month, we didn’t receive a lot of reports regarding RazeSpyware infections. However, the threat came back last week. Now the program is illegally installed by malicious web sites using various exploits and different third-party parasites. However, the most interesting fact […]

You should have heard about SpySheriff, the infamous corrupt anti-spyware program. This malware is illegally installed to victim computers by the same named parasite through certain web browser exploits. SpySheriff was and still is a rapidly spreading threat. Thousands of users have already been infected. Although the infection rate in 2006 has slowed down noticeably, […]

A new version of one of the most powerful and popular anti-spyware programs has just been released. Spyware Doctor 3.5 introduces new features, refreshing enhancements, even more effective scan engine and removal functions.
What’s new in Spyware Doctor 3.5:
- improved detection and removal of rootkits and complex parasites;
- new Startup Scanner;
- new White List Cookie […]

It is a bad news to all the Internet users. SpyAxe, one of the most infamous corrupt anti-spyware programs ever, just got a brand new clone – SpywareStrike. This new application does not only look and work in the same manner as SpyAxe, but also is very similarly distributed. SpywareStrike, the same named trojan, which […]

Vendors of corrupt anti-spyware software and their numerous affiliates took a fancy to the illegal distribution of their useless and sometimes even dangerous products. Regular users and security experts grew weary of all those SpyAxe, WinHound and similar less prevalent threats. However, malicious persons do not even think of stopping all this madness. Although users […]

Illegally distributed rogue spyware removers are becoming more and more like actual spyware parasites that they should, but usually do not fight against. Furthermore, such products not only leave dangerous threats undetected and intact, but also install an excessive amount of malware themselves. The infamous one-month-old SpyAxe trojan is still on a spreading spree promoting […]

A few days ago, Microsoft released an updated version of its powerful anti-spyware program Windows Defender (formerly known as Microsoft AntiSpyware). The recent release, build 1.0.701, is a minor refresh made mostly to extend the expiration date to July 31, 2006. It also provides new spyware definitions database and slight improvements. Windows Defender is still […]

Windows OneCare, Microsoft’s new integrated anti-spyware and antivirus security suite will be going beta. The product, which was already tested by the chosen ones, will be opened to a broader circle of Microsoft beta testers “very soonâ€?. The exact date still remains unknown, but according to reports of some reputable analysts Windows OneCare Beta will […]

During last few months a lot of corrupt anti-spyware vendors and their numerous affiliates began to use an illegal technique to promote and distribute rogue products. They started to spread specific parasites like trojans, adware, browser and desktop hijackers that display pop-ups, advertisements, notifications and messages alerting victims about spyware infection and encouraging to downloading […]