http://www.2-spyware.com Latest information about spyware threats to your computer. Get new and updated information how to detect and remove spyware and protect your PC from parasites. en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:52:06 CDT info@2-spyware.com 120 http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security-2009.html System Security 2009 is just another version of notorious and rogue anti-spyware application called System Security. Despite different name, System Security 2009 uses the same deceptive means for installation and purpose. Once installed, the rogue program usually uses frighten methods to inform that user's PC is infected with spyware, malware or other similar infections. Once active, SystemSecurity 2009 performs fake system scan and loads enormous amount of pop-up windows. Usually, those notifications state that system is seriously infected. It also displays fabricated security alerts or similar security-related notifications. Of course, the main goal of this parasite is to offer remediation in exchange of payment. However, SystemSecurity2009 is a scam. The rogue is unable to detect and remove any kind of infections, simply because it is an infections itself. It is highly recommended to remove System Security 2009 from the system upon detection. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security-2009.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:07:14 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-bankerfox-a.html BankerFox.A is a dangerous Trojan virus, designed to steal personal sensitive information related with online banking transactions. This Trojan monitors users' activities and logs usernames, passwords credit card numbers or other information that could be beneficial. In some cases, rogue security applications display fake BankerFox.A security threat to mislead users into purchasing a worthless anti-virus programs. However, it is obvious that BankerFox removal is indispensable. Please use the removal instructions listed below to remove BankerFox.A from your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-bankerfox-a.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:07:11 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-malware-protection-2009.html Malware Protection 2009 is classified as a rogue security software, because it displays false scan results and fake security alerts to make you believe that your computer is infected with malware. The key symptoms of infection are: - Fake and annoying pop-ups. Nearly all badware uses this method. Malware Protection 2009 is not an exception. Once installed it will flood your computer with fake security alerts an notifications about serious privacy issues. The main problem is that these alerts are very similar to those used by Windows Security center. It is very confusing, especially for unexperienced users. No matter what you click in the alert you will be taken to MalwareProtection 2009 pay page. - An Internet Explorer hijacking. This parasite will hijack your Internet browser and display fake messages about insecure activities. It will also redirect you to various untrusted websites that promote Malware Protection 2009 or other malware. - Slow computer performance. The rogue may dramatically slow down your computer. Usually it takes longer to reboot your PC. Your Internet connection can be also unusually slow or even blocked. When running, Malware Protection 2009 will ostensibly scan your computer and display numerous infections that won't be removed unless you'll purchase the program. These infections, though, are all fake. Don't buy this application, it is a scam! Instead, use the removal guide below to remove Malware Protection 2009 and any related malware form your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-malware-protection-2009.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:20:25 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-trojan-waledac.html Waledac is a trojan virus that uses events such as Christmas, Valentineâs day or Independence Day to spread itself and to infect as many computers as possible. The main purpose of this virus is to create a botnet which later can be used to execute even more dangerous attacks. This parasite may also enter the system through fake holiday e-cards and greetings videos. When running, Waledac will scan your computer for targeted email addresses in: - Hard drives, flash drives - Remote network drives - CD and floppy drives, flash card readers These email addresses will be later used to send spam messages. Waledac is serious threat to your privacy. It may eventually download additional parasites including adware, spyware and other trojans. Trojan Waledac is also capable of providing PC access to remote cyber-thieves, enabling hackers to access confidential data like account user names and passwords or even credit card details. The virus uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) network to send encrypted information to a web server. Trojan Waledac should be removed as soon as possible if detected, otherwise this parasite may cause even more damage to the system. Please use the remove guide below to completely remove Waledac from your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-trojan-waledac.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:06:43 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-ms-antivirus-2008.html MS Antivirus 2008 is a new corrupt anti-spyware product coming from the rogue malware creators, which, as usual, tries to convince PC users that it can find malware parasites in your computer. Of course, no other remover can do that. The main website that sells MS Anti-virus is Msantivirus-xp.com; block it using your HOSTS file. The story gets better as it goes - MS Antivirus 2008 also finds spyware pests that do not exist at all. Worst of all, it demands you to pay money to remove these non-existent threats. Which means, you should remove MS Antivirus 2008 as soon as possible from your system if you have been infected. It doesn't matter if it presents itself as MSAntivirus2008 or simply as MS Anti- virus, this application is malicious and it shouldn't be trusted. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-ms-antivirus-2008.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:43 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winbluesoft.html WinBlueSoft is another rogue anti-spyware application. Basically, it is just a rename of WiniBlueSoft. This rogue is similar to many of the other fake security programs. It is advertised through the use of Trojans that constantly display fake security alerts stating that your computer is seriously infected and that you should download and install WinBlue Soft in order to clean your PC. These alerts, though, are are all fake and should be ignored. What is more, the rogue creates a file called blocker.dll. This file makes the situation even more complicated, because it doesn't allow you to launch your normal programs and processes, except iexplore.exe, explorer.exe, sidebar.exe, WinBlueSoft.exe and several others. Blocker.dll will also hijack your desktop and display the following text: "Warning! Your're in danger! Your computer is infected with Spyware! All you do with computers is stored forever in your hard disk. When you visit sites, send emails... All your actions are logged. And it is impossible to remove them with standard tools. Your data is still available for forensics. And in some cases For your boss, your friends, your wife, your children. Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in the browsers, with all the images, and all the downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs - ARE STILL THERE and could break your life! Secure yourself right now! Remove all Spyware from your PC!" Once installed, WiniBlueSoft will also scan your computer and state that your PC is infected with malware, spyware, Trojans or it has many security and privacy issues. These infections and security issues won't be removed until you first purchase the program. However, WiniBlueSoft is a scam. The main goal of this parasite is to trick you into purchasing the program. Of course, it is recommended not to do so. Instead, remove WinBlueSoft from your computer upon detection. Otherwise... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winbluesoft.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:22:39 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-klone.html Klone is a widely spread trojan that hijacks the Internet Explorer default home page and changes important web browser settings. It also redirects the user to undesirable web sites serving commercial advertisements or secretly installing other threats. Furthermore, the parasite steals user login name and password and transfers them to predetermined remote hosts. Such activity might result in identity theft. The trojan automatically runs on every Windows startup. Please note that Klone generates random names for its files. That's why we can provide only basic manual removal instructions, which might not help in your particular case. It is highly recommend to use automatic spyware removers in order to completely get rid of the Klone trojan and related pests. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-klone.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:07:49 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security.html System Security is a fake spyware remover tool and a clone of Winweb Security. Application present it self as a reliable spyware remover, but in fact it is rogue application that may come to computer via fake video codec installation. System Security will start showing annoying pop-ups with false information about virus infections and serious system risks in order to sell itself. Showing these notifications application requests you to buy license to clean system but it doesnât clean it after that. System Security is a parasite that wants you to spend your money on it, donât get on this trick. It is very important to uninstall this parasite to prevent your own serenity. We recommend you to scan your system with reliable anti-spyware to prevent problems that it may bring. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:29 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-crawler.html Crawler is an Internet Explorer toolbar that provides a pop-up blocker, additional search functions, links and other useful features. However, it also redirects web searches and changes the Internet Explorer default error page. Crawler must be manually installed. It runs every time the user launches Internet Explorer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-crawler.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:59 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security-452.html System Security 4.52 is a new variant of the rogue spyware remover called System Security. Actually, it is already the third version of this bogus program. We wrote about System Security 4.51 couple of weeks ago. This program is considered to be new just because of slight differences comparing with older versions. However, the main aspects of this application remain unchanged. System Security 4.52 is promoted mostly through the use of trojans, fake security alerts and bogus online anti-malware scanners. The most widely used infiltration method still remains the same - fake security alerts generated by trojans. There are also fake online advertisements and promoted links that may be a source of infection. Usually, the owners of infected computers claim that these fake alerts and pop-ups come like form nowhere. The worst thing is that these pop-ups are rather distracting and annoying. The main purpose of these alerts is to make you think that your computer is infected and promote System Security 4.52 as the best solution is such situation. Once System Security 4.52 it will supposedly scan your computer and display a list of infections. The scan results are false as well as all security alerts and pop-ups displayed by this parasite. To make thing worse, SystemSecurity 4.52 will hijack the Internet Explorer and modify Windows HOST file. After that, you will be redirected to various untrusted websites or fake review articles. The rogue will block security related websites in order to protect itself. The most important thing to remember is that System Security 4.52 is a scam. You shouldn't purchase, otherwise you will lose your money without possibility to refund your payment. Instead, remove System Security 4.52 from your computer. The removal guide below explains how to get rid of this parasite manually for free. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-security-452.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:32 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-personal-antivirus.html Personal Antivirus is a rogue anti-spyware application advertised as a reliable security tool. The main goal of this program is to scare the user of the infected computer and to make him buy this useless software. If your computer is infected with this rogue application, don't purchase it! It is a scam. Instead, remove Personal Antivirus from your PC immediately after the first appearance. Personal Antivirus is a clone of General Antivirus and Internet Antivirus Pro. So, basically it acts the same as these last-mentioned programs. This scam is promoted through the use of trojans, fake online anti-malware scanners and bogus advertisements. Once your computer is infected with a certain trojan that promotes this rogue program, you will be flooded with fake security alerts and pop-ups from Windows taskbar. These warnings will state that the system is seriously infected and that you must install Personal Antivirus in order to clean your computer. Once active, PersonalAntivirus will perform fake system scan and report various bogus infections. However, the scan is fabricated, these infections are all fake and don't actually exist. The truth is that this program is unable neither to detect nor to delete any kind of infections. To make things worse, Personal Antivirus will constantly display pop-ups and security warnings very similar to those shown by Windows Security Center. These alerts will state that your computer is infected with trojans, spyware or adware. To add some more, this parasite will show fake security threats and notifications about malicious activities. All this undesirable behavior is done only to trick you into purchasing Personal Antivirus. What is more, this rogue application will hijack your Internet Explorer browser and redirect you to malicious websites that promote Personal Antivirus or other scareware. It will modify Windows HOST file and block certain websites in order to protect itself from removal. As you could already... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-personal-antivirus.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:10:10 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-system-pro.html Antivirus System Pro is classified as a rogue anti-spyware application because it uses misleading methods in order to scare you into purchasing this program. Usually, the rogue uses false scan results and fake security warnings. It states that your computer is infected with Trojans, adware or malware and that you should purchase Antivirus System Pro to remove these infections. Of course, these infections are all fake and don't actually exist on your computer. This parasite is advertised through the use of Trojans, such as notorious Zlob or Vundo. It might be also promoted on various malicious websites. Once active, AntivirusSystem Pro will ostensibly scan your computer and list various fake infections or security issues. It will also flood your computer with very annoying pop-ups and security alerts. Here's an example of a fake Antivirus System Pro alert: "Windows Security alert Windows reports that computer is infected. Antivirus software helps to protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. Click here for the scan you computer. Your system might be at risk now." Obviously, these alerts are also fake. If your computer is infected with Antivirus System Pro, please use the removal guide shown below to remove it immediately. Removal delay will only worsen the situation, because Antivirus System Pro will download even more malware onto your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-system-pro.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:07:28 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-malware-monster-dx.html Malware.Monster.DX is a fake security threat used by rogue anti-spyware applications to convince you that your computer is infected with malware. AntivirusBEST displays a Blue Screen of Death or any other Windows crash warning and states that this has happened because of Malware.Monster.DX. A Other fake spyware removers use this fake threat too. Those programs display fake security alerts about serious infections including Malware.Monster.DX. Of course, there are more fake infections, not only this one. For example, the same assumed infection can be shown as Win32.Monster.DX. In order to solve this problem you must remove rogue security applications and related malware, mostly trojans. In this case you must firstly remove AntivirusBEST from your computer, otherwise these fake notifications will show up again and again. Let me show you how to get rid of Antivirus BEST manually for free. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-malware-monster-dx.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:08:42 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-usantispy.html USAntispy is a rogue security software related with Active Antivir. We wrote about this parasite couple of days ago. These two products were created by Ormond Systems Limited. USAntispy is advertised as reliable anti-spyware program with a powerful firewall and award-wining virus detection engine. Of course, that's not true. Some of the statements on its homepage may sound ridiculous. For example: The technology of USAntispy was originally developed in the laboratories of NASA in the 1980s - for use on military computers and a variety of aerospace projects. What is more, this rogue uses logotype and other elements similar to those used by the United States government agencies to add more reliability to this rogue product. USAntispy is a scam. This program is advertised through the use of trojans and other malware. Usually, these trojans display fake security alerts or other pop-ups stating that your computer is seriously infected. The rogue may be also promoted on various malicious websites that provide free online anti-malware scanners. Of course, USAntispy can be installed together with other rogue applications or it may be simply downloaded from its home page. Once installed, USAntispy will ostensibly scan your computer and display numerous infections. The scan results are false. The program will show various fake threats, but the real infection, though, is USAntispy itself. To make things worse, this parasite will implement even more misleading methods. Firstly, it will constantly display very annoying pop-ups and warnings about serious security issues and that your computer is under attack. Then this parasite will hijack the Internet Explorer and redirect you to various untrusted websites that promote this rogue product. Last, but not least, USAntispy may modify Windows HOST file and open fake reviews. It should be already obvious that USAntispy must be removed from your computer upon detection. It uses various misleading methods to trick you ... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-usantispy.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:27 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest.html AntivirusBEST is a rogue security software, fake spyware remover. It was created by the same group of scammers who have released Anti-Virus-1 and Anti-Virus Number 1. Like many other similar programs, this one is also distributed through the use of Trojans, fake online advertisements and malware scanners. Usually, these Trojans and fake malware scanners state that your computer is infected with malware and that you should download and install AntivirusBEST in order to clean your computer. However, all these infections are fake. The rogue displays these infections only to scare you into thinking that your PC is compromised. While running, AntivirusBEST will supposedly scan your computer and display a list of non-existing infections. The rogue claims that all these fake threats can be removed only with the registered version of AntivirusBEST. However, this program is a scam. Don't purchase it regardless of what it tells you. To make things even worse, AntivirusBEST will constantly display very annoying security alerts. These alerts are also fake, so can safely ignored. Some of the fake alerts that may be displayed by AntivirusBEST: "AntivirusBEST Privacy Violation alert! AntivirusBEST detected a Privacy Violation. A program is secretly sending your private data to an untrusted internet host. click here to block this activity by removing the threat (Recomended)." "Spyware activity alert! Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. It is spyware that attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other programs, including logins and passwords from online banking sessions, eBay, Paypal." What is more, Antivirus BEST will install an Internet Explorer BHO module. This Browser Helper Object will display this warning: "Internet Explorer has found an unregistered version of AntivirusBEST. To protect your computer, please register your AntivirusBEST." Antivirus BEST may also re... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusbest.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:50:25 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-security.html Antivirus Security is dangerous malware, fake anti-spyware program. This application is just a new variant of rogue spyware removers called Internet Antivirus and Antivirus 2009. Usually, this parasite is advertised through the use of false security alerts on various untrusted websites or via other malicious software. Antivirus Security may also spread through malicious spam emails and software vulnerabilities. The main goal of this scareware is to convince you that your computer is infected with malware and that you must purchase the program in order to clean your PC. Antivirus Security is another corrupt security tool; it offers computer protection for certain price, but it never functions as anti-virus. Once installed, it will ostensibly scan the system and display a list of fake infections that won't be removed unless your first purchase the program. What is more, AntivirusSecurity is capable of loading pop-ups and fabricated security alerts. It can block or crash other applications running on the compromised computer. Do not purchase Antivirus Security! Instead, please remove Antivirus Security from your computer upon detection. The removal guide below will help to remove this parasite for free. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-security.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:13:01 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spyware-protect-2009.html Spyware Protect 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware application - fake spyware remover. Usually users infect their systems with this rogue via Vundo or similar type trojans and viruses. SpywareProtect 2009 is configurated to start automatically when system boots. After that, this rogue launches pop-up windows to alert user about fake system infections and security risks. We can even call those alerts standart, because they are very similar to other fake anti-spyware software alerts. Also with alert windows comes officious sound that can be very pesky and overall creates very noisy environment. So, everything is done to scare user into purchasing full version of this rogue, because it is the only way to remove all the infections as they claim. It might be difficult to remove SpywareProtect2009 manually, but it is worth trying, because your private data and information are at risk if the system is infected with this rogue. We recommend you to remove this rogue as soon as possible. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spyware-protect-2009.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:41:02 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-invitation-card-zip.html Invitation Card.zip is a malicious file attached to a scam email with invitation to Twitter.com. More precisely speaking, this file is a computer worm W32.Ackantta.B@mm. The scam email reads: "From: invitations@twitter.com Subject: Your friend invited you to twitter!" Once active, W32.Ackantta.B@mm may download and install more malware onto your computer. This worm is self-replicating, so it may easily spread on removable drives and shared folders. What is more W32.Ackantta.B@mm can download Trojan Vundo, which then may seriously infect your computer with spyware and other parasites. If you'll receive this or similar email, please do not download Invitation Card.zip. If your computer is already infected, then use the removal guide to remove Invitation Card.zip and W32.Ackantta.B@mm for free. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-invitation-card-zip.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:54:36 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-secretservice.html Secret Service is another bogus software, classified as a rogue anti-spyware application. Usually, this program sneaks into your computer through the use of Trojans and other malware. Very often, Secret Service is advertised on malicious websites that provides free online malware scanners. These scanners display fake results or warnings and suggest to download Secret Service in order to clean your computer. This rogue program may be also downloaded from its website, though, it is less common situation. The main goal of SecretService is to make you think that your computer is infected with spyware and other malware. Once installed, it will perform fake system scan each time you log on to Windows. After each scan, this parasite will show numerous infections. These infections, though, are all fake. What is more, Secret Service will constantly display fake security alerts and warnings about serious security threats. These alerts are very similar to Windows Security Center alerts, so it is very easy to confuse them with the real ones. While running, Secret Service will install a malicious Browser Helper Object that constantly displays very annoying advertisements. Most of the time, these advertisements will display fake notifications about Internet Explorer security problems and etc. Various redirects to malicious website may also appear. Last but not least, Secret Service will dramatically decrease your computer performance. It can even download additional malware onto your computer. If you are finding Secret Service on your computer, please do not purchase this software, because it is a scam. Instead, please use the guide below to remove this parasite from your computer for free. Removal delay will only worsen the situation, because Secret Service may download additional parasites onto your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-secretservice.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:08:07 CDT http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-advanced-virus-remover.html Advanced Virus Remover is a rogue security application promoted through the use of Trojans, fake advertisements and online anti-malware scanners. It is advertised as an anti-virus software, but in reality, though, AdvancedVirus Remover is just another scam. The main purpose of the rogue is to scare you into thinking that your computer is seriously infected with malware, spyware and other parasites. Once, this program is installed and active, it will simulate system scan and display many bogus infections that won't be removed until you purchase Advanced Virus Remover. AdvancedVirusRemover will also display fake security alerts and notifications about various privacy issues. It will state that your computer is unprotected and that certain viruses can damage your confidential data. Here's an example of fake security alert generated by Advanced Virus Remover: "System warning! Continue working in unprotected mode is very dangerous. Viruses can damage your confidential data and work on your computer. Click here to protect your computer." You should ignore such fake notifications and remove Advanced Virus Remover from your computer immediately after the first appearance. Please use the manual removal guide stated below to remove Advanced VirusRemover from your PC if it is already infected. Removal delay will only worsen the situation, because this parasite may download more malware onto your computer. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-advanced-virus-remover.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:26:50 CDT