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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:57:48 CST info@2-spyware.com (2-spyware) 120 http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-koobface.html Koobface worm is distributed on social networks, usually on MySpace and Facebook. It embeds itself on victimâs profile and displays links to malicious websites. The websites promote video codec which is actually the Koobface worm. Those sources might also install the worm without notifying visitors.Koobface is also known as W32/Koobface, W32/Koobface.AZ, W32.Koobface and Boface. Once it gets on a machine, it checks if there are cookies of social networks. If it finds the cookies, it infects victimâs profile. If Koobface worm canât find evidence of social networking websites, it simply erases itself.Koobface also loads pop-ups that look like MS Windows error messages. The pop-up contains the following text: âError installing Codec. Please contact support.â http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-koobface.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:59:25 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-alexa-toolbar.html Alexa Toolbar is a legitimate Internet Explorer plugin that displays helpful information about visited web sites, shows relevant links, provides a pop-up blocker and web search service. The program collects some general information about the user's web browser and operating system, records addresses of visited web sites and logs computer Internet address. Nevertheless, Alexa Toolbar doesn't provide gathered data to third parties and uses it mostly for demographics and statistics. Alexa Toolbar IS NOT classified as adware or spyware of any kind. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-alexa-toolbar.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:58:04 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-threat-nuker.html Threat Nuker is a rogue anti-spyware application, fake spyware remover. Like many other malicious spyware removers, ThreatNuker was designed with mercenary intentions. The main goal of this parasite is to steal money from naive and credulous people. Usually, Threat Nuker enters the system after the installation of fake video codecs, through spam or malicious websites. Once installed and active, this rogue performs fake system scan and reports various infections about security or privacy issues. Of course, those infections are assumed and can't not be trusted. Threat Nuker flags essential Windows files as infections, compromises system security and can even install additional malware. So, it can be classified as quite dangerous infection. It is very important to understand that Threat Nuker is worthless and dangerous application. User shouldn't purchase it's full version for infections removal, because it wasn't designed for such an actions. The best option would be to remove Threat Nuker from the system as soon as possible after detection. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-threat-nuker.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:56:14 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-my-security-shield.html My Security Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Security Master AV and My Security Engine. Just like its predecessors, My Security Shield is promoted through the use of fake online scanners and other bogus websites or malware that displays fake security alerts on your computer. The scareware states that your PC is infected with spyware, adware and other viruses and that you should download and install My Security Shield in order to remove the infections. In reality, though, this is nothing more but a scam. And if you decide to install My Security Shield then it will make your computer almost unusable. Once installed, the rogue program will install a variety of files on your computer that act as fake malware so that the program will find them while scanning. These files are: cid.drv, CLSV.tmp, DBOLE.exe, delfile.sys, fan.dll, grid.sys, kernel32.exe, kernel32.sys, PE.dll, PE.tmp, runddlkey.drv, SICKBOY.drv, std.dll, tempdoc.tmp, tjd.sys and other. All these files are located in %UserProfile%Recent folder. While My Security Shield is running, it will automatically start scanning your computer and then will state that there are many infected files that should be removed, but this can be done only with a full version of the program. You may also find that your computer starts to become slower. Furthermore, My Security Shield will constantly display fake security alerts stating that your computer is infected and that you should purchase the program immediately to protect your computer. The text of some of these alerts are:Warning! Virus detectedThreat Detected: Trojan-PSW.VBS.HalfDescription: This is a VBScript-virus. It steals user's passwords.Memory access problemWindowsErrorForm has encountered a problem at address 0x1FC408.We are sorry for the inconvenience.If you see this error again, operational information can be irrevocably lost.As you can see, My Security Shield uses misleading methods to scare you into purhcas... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-my-security-shield.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:52 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusandtrojan.html AntiVirusAndTrojan, a clone of AntiVirusAndSpyware, is a corrupt anti-spyware parasite that uses misleading tactics, such as display of falsified error reports, in order to trick users into purchasing its full version. DO NOT trust AntiVirusAndTrojan: it is another internet scam. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusandtrojan.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:19:46 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winpc-antivirus.html WinPC Antivirus is a rogue application, fake spyware remover. This parasite is clearly a copy of WinPC Defender. Despite petty changes, WinPCAntivirus basically acts like many similar rogue anti-spyware applications. Once this program is downloaded and installed, it will display a variety of fake infections and security problems. What is more, the main goal of WinPC Antivirus is to scare the user and convince him to by a full version of this rogue for infections removal.Usually, WinPC Antivirus is advertised through the use of malware or trojan viruses that display fake security notifications and pop-up windows with various infections present on the system. After infection, WinPC Antivirus continues these malicious tactics and we might even say, floods the system with security alerts about malware, spyware and adware infections. Of course, trial version of WinPC Antivirus can only detect infections. If the user wants to remove those problems he has to buy a full version of WinPC Antivirus. However, the truth is that all those infections are fake and WinPC Antivirus is a scam. Removal WinPC Antivirus is essential. Otherwise it can cause even more damage. Please ignore those fake warnings and use the removal guide below in order to remove Win PC Antivirus. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winpc-antivirus.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:14 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winpc-defender.html WinPC Defender is another fake anti-spyware application. The main goal of this parasite is to ruin and compromise system integrity and security. WinPC Defender is a clone of malicious and infamous application called XP Police Antivirus. This parasite enters the system after the installation of trojan application that pretends to be a video codec. Once installed and active, WinPCDefender performs fake system scan and basically generates misleading pop-up windows and fake error messages attempting to scare the user and hopping that he will purchase a licence of Win PC Defender. However, WinPC Defender is totally worthless application and should be removed immediately after first appearance. It is obvious that this rogue is unable to detect and of course to remove any kind of infections. We strongly recommend to remove WinPC Defender from the system as soon as possible after detection. Removal delay can only worsen the situation. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-winpc-defender.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:41 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-pccleaner.html PCCleaner is a computer parasite that is presented as an anti-spyware tool. PCCleaner is distributed in malicious ways: usually it spreads via trojans and porn and warez websites. It generates a lot of fabricated security reports; if a user clicks on one of them, she is redirected to the PCCleaner website, which automatically prompts a download. The main purpose of PCCleaner is to steal you money and scam you for good. Do not download, install or buy this rogue application! http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-pccleaner.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:44:22 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-xjr-antispyware.html XJR Antispyware is a totally fake anti-spyware program which has been invented after infamous XJR Antivirus. XJRAntispyware just like the earlier its version gets on board through the stealthy Trojans undetected and then starts posing to be legitimate program. Moreover, it tries to convince PC users that they need to purchase its licensed version for getting rid of numerous viruses, so before everything it poses to scan the system for malware and then âfindsâ tons of infections. However, according to its behavior and mission, which in reality is to rip people off, XJR Antispyware is the one that needs to be removed from every PC instead of being purchased. As it was mentioned earlier, XJR Antispyware begins its activity with fake system scanners that give easily predetermined results telling about numerous viruses detected. Following actions of this rogueware will be also invented alerts and pop-up ads that will usually appear on the desktop too frequently to be ignored. XJR Antispyware just like any other rogueware trends to notify its victims about dangerous parasites detected and then misleads them by promising to fix âdetectionsâ using its licensed version. If you get annoyed by such notifications of XJR Antispyware, it means that you have malware on your machine which is trying to steal your money. Donât let the scammers make you a victim of their malicious plan â remove XJR Antispyware. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-xjr-antispyware.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:11 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-internet-security.html Internet Security is a fake antivirus program that was designed by computer hackers in order to steal money from random computer users. The application generates security related warnings and pop up ads in order to scare computer users into believing that their systems are infected. The program uses Trojan viruses in order to get inside the system. Once there the program imitates being a reputable security tool. Unfortunately, this is far away from the truth.Internet Security imitates scanning your system with its bogus scanner and then warns about tons of infections supposedly detected on your machine. The program recommends deleting them with its full version. One more thing to mention is that Internet Security displays tons of fake alerts and security notifications warning that a certain application cannot be executed and similar things. These messages are completely fake and they are only displayed to make you believe that your system has some security issues. They should not be taken for granted just like the results of Internet Security scanner.Do not fall for this trick of cyber criminals. Remove Internet Security as soon as possible using a reputable antispyware program. If you have paid for the program, contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. Otherwise, your money will go straight to the computer hackers and you can forget about it. Make sure you upgrade your antimalware program before running a full system scan. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-internet-security.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:22 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-adwarealert.html AdwareAlert is a corrupt anti-spyware application that tries to use the mistyped title of the legitimate Ad Aware anti-spyware tool in order to scam its users into paying the creators another $50. It pretends to be a legitimate spyware remover, while in reality, AdwareAlert is a complete fake that uses scare tactics (pop-ups, fake system notifications, falsified system scans) to get the user to buy it.AdwareAlert is a scam and you should DO NOT download or buy it. Remove AdwareAlert ASAP if you've been infected. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-adwarealert.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:10 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-internet-defender.html Internet Defender is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses fake scan results and false security alerts as a method to make you think you are infected with malware. It's from the same family as Security Defender. The rogue pretends to scan your computer for viruses and reports fake infections. It then prompts to pay for a full version of the program to remove the threats. Actually, it just tries scams you out of your money. If you have paid for the this program already then I suggest you contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. It detects non-existent files as malware but does not allow you to remove them until you purchase the full version of the program. To remove Internet Defender from your computer, please use the removal instructions below. While Internet Defender is running you will also see many fake security alerts and warnings on your computer. These warnings will state that your computer is infected or that someone is trying to hack your computer and then suggest you purchase Internet Defender to protect yourself. Some of the fake alerts:Internet Defender External software tries to control variety of your system files. This may lead to breaking of some data in your system. Click here to protect remote access to your PC & delete these programs.Internet Defender Spyware.IEMonster process is found. The virus is going to send your passwords from Internet browser (Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook & others) to the third-parties. Click here for further protection of your data with Internet Defender.Internet Defender Firewall Alert Suspicious activity in your registry system space was detected. Rogue malware detected in your system. Data leaks and system damage are possible. Please use a deep scan option. Harmful software detected Internet Defender has detected malicious software that may cause crash of your computer. Click Remove All button to remove them now.These alerts, like the fake infe... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-internet-defender.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:56:00 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-security-shield.html Security Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as System Tool and Security Tool. Once installed, it will supposedly scan your computer for spyware, adware, trojans and other malware. Of course, it will find numerous infections and then will prompt you to pay for a full version of Security Shield in order to remove non-existent infections. This fake security program will also display fake alerts and notifications stating that your computer in under attack or that your sensitive information can be stolen. This program is a scam. If your computer is infected with this malware then you should use our removal instructions below to remove Security Shield and any related malware either manually or with an automatic removal tool. While SecurityShield is running, it will block certain programs and display a fake error message. The fake message reads: Security Shield "cmd.exe" is infected with "Worm.Win32.Autorun.bnb". Do you want to register your copy and remove all threats now? Security Shield also hijacks Dekstop and Web browsers to further scare you into thinking that your computer is infected or has other problems, security issues. It may redirect you to misleading and malicious web sites and even display porn pop-ups on your screen. The fake alerts and notifications read: Security Shield Warning Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. This form of spyware attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other commonly used programs. Click here to immediately remove it with Security Shield. Security Shield Warning Intercepting malicious software that may violate your privacy and harm your computer has been detected. Click here to remove now with Security Shield. Security Shield Warning Some of the important system files on your PC were modified by malicious software. It may cause system crashes and data losses. Click here to prevent non-authoriz... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-security-shield.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:25:08 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-iemonster.html Spyware.IEMonster is a means for rogue malware parasites to enter your system. After infecting your computer, it drops irremovable shortcuts to BDSM and hardcore porn galleries to your desktop along with fake security notifications that read something like "Your system has been infected with Spyware.IEMonster.b. Click here to remove it". Once clicked upon, Spyware.IEMonster will take you to a website by XPAntivirus, which is a rogue anti-spyware tool. If you download XPAntivirus, chaos ensues. If you notice any of the above-written symptoms, do not hesitate to remove Spyware.IEMonster from your system, as failing to do so may dramatically decrease your system security. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-iemonster.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:54 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-green-antivirus-2009.html Green Antivirus 2009 is another counterfeiter anti-spyware application, fake spyware remover. Although the main goal of this parasite is the same as other rogue anti-spyware programs, but GreenAntivirus 2009 also cares about environmental protection. It claims to be the first anti-virus program which cares about the nature and donates 2$ from every sold program. Obviously this is just another way to give more credibility to this fake application.GreenAV can be downloaded from the website that promotes this rogue, or it might be installed automatically without user's permission. However, after infection Green Antivirus2009 performs fake scan and floods system with many obsessive alerts about infections and other security or privacy issues. Also it can decrease system's performance and hijack browsers. The worst is that Green Antivirus 2009 is an infection itself, but shows fake notices about infections like Spyware.IEMonster and other similar. What is more, trial version is unable to remove all those infections, so user is advertised to purchase full copy in order to have a clean system. But the best option is to eliminate Green AV from the system as soon as possible. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-green-antivirus-2009.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:59:37 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-privacyguard-pro.html PrivacyGuard Pro is a new rogue anti-spyware application. This fake spyware remover has many similarities with Privacy Protection Suite. Privacy Guard Pro enters the system with a help of Trojan viruses and uses well known scare tactics in order to steal money from naive users. PrivacyGuardPro is configured to run automatically every time computer starts up. Once active, this rogue performs fake system scan and reports bogus results including various infections and security problems. Those fake alerts are used with intention to frighten the user and make him believe that his computer is seriously infected. Scammers then suggest to buy a full copy of PrivacyGuard Pro and remove those infections. But actually buying this rogue product won't help you to remove any infections, simply because they are all fake and what is more PrivacyGuardPro is an infections itself. It would be a much better option to download reliable anti-spyware application and remove this parasite immediately after detection. http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-privacyguard-pro.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:10 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-tool.html System Tool is a rogue security program from the same family as Security Tool. It pretends to be a legitimate antivirus program, but actually it is nothing more but a scam which may also be called System Tool 2011 or System Tool 2.20. The rogue program is distributed through the use of fake online scanners, bogus websites and other malicious software. Once installed, it will pretend to scan your computer for malware and then it will state that your computer is infected with spyware, adware, Trojans and other viruses. Finally, it will prompt you to pay for a full version of the program to remove supposedly found infections from your computer. It uses the same payment pages as Security Tool virus. Don't pay for this rogue program. It won't protect your computer. Instead, please remove System Tool 2011 from your computer immediately. Please use the removal instructions outlined below. You can choose to remove this virus manually or using an automatic System Tool removal tool. SystemTool 2011 scareware is a very annoying rogue program because it displays fake security alerts and popups like every one or two minutes. What is more, it will block nearly all programs on your computer claiming that they are infected with some sort of malware. The fake error message reads:Warning!Application cannot be executed. The file cmd.exe is infected.Please activate your antivirus software.It will constantly display fake security warnings about serious security and privacy problems. It will even state that your files can be deleted or your credit card information can be stolen. That's not true. System is a just another rogue, it won't delete your files. Don't worry. The text of these messages include:System Tool WarningYour PC is infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid the theft of your credit card details.Click here to activate protection.System Tool WarningIntercepting p... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-tool.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:51:50 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-check.html System Check is a fake defragmenter that shouldn't be left on your computer although you have never actually installed it on it. Its infiltration methods are based on trojans that come inside the system without any permission of a user asked. However, you can avoid finding this scam installed on your PC out of nowhere – just install registered version of anti-virus and anti-spyware and they will help you to catch it while infiltrating. System Check belongs to FakeSysDef family of fake defragmenters where the newest its member was System Fix. Just like this scam, System Check will also bombard you with annoying hard drive scanners and alerts claiming that there are numerous hard drive or RAM errors detected. However, all these messages are fake and you should simply ignore them. To save your machine, remove System Check from your computer which additionally tends to cause more problems for its victims.System Check fake defragmenter is created for the only purpose – to rip you off. It does not require any user actions to get inside the system and then mess it up and all this is done unnoticeably for the victim. The most common way to let this malware to come is by downloading fake updates or visiting insecure websites that are compromised. When running inside your machine, System Check will be launched as soon as you reboot your PC and log into Windows. In addition, its victims usually report about continuous hard drive scanners and alerts that all report numerous issues detected, such as hard drive or ram problems:Critical Error! Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data is at risk.Critical Error RAM memory usage is critically high. RAM memory failure.System Error An error occurred while reading system files. Run a system diagnostic utility to check your hard disk drive for errors.If not removed from the system, System Check will generate numerous pop-ups and scanners informing about system problems that can b... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-system-check.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:45:21 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-av-security-essentials.html AV Security Essentials is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays fake security alerts and reports false malware infections to make you believe your computer is infected with spyware and similar stuff. The rogue program is a clone of Smart Anti-Malware Protection scareware and it is promoted mostly through the use of Trojans and fake online virus scanners. Scammers may also promote their bogus software on popular social networks and instant messengers. Once installed, AV Security Essentials will run a fake system scan and display a list of non-existent malware infections. The scan results are completely false, so you may safely ignore them. The rogue program may detect legitimate programs and files as infections as well. For example, AV Security Essentials may claim that Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) is infected by notorious Blaster worm. This is not true. That's why you shouldn't follow on screen instructions. Instead, please use the removal instructions below to remove AV Security Essentials from your computer safely.When running, AV Security Essentials will display numerous fake and very annoying security alerts claiming that your computer is compromised or infected and that you should activate AV Security Essentials to ensure full system protection against the latest malware threats. This fake program will blocks legit antivirus and anti-spyware programs to protect itself from being removed. It may block those programs in Safe Mode too. It will claim that your anti-virus or any other program actually is infected. If you find that your computer is infected with AV Security Essentials, please follow the removal instructions below. And of course, don't purchase it. This is nothing more but a scam. However, if you have already bought it then you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charges as soon as possible. To make the removal procedure easier, you can activate this rogue application using this fake registra... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-av-security-essentials.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:58:41 CST http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusgt.html AntivirusGT is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Antivirus 7. It attempts to convince you to purchase software in order to remove non-existent malware from your computer. Once installed, this rogue program reports many false system security threats and randomly displays fake security warnings to make you think that your computer is infected with spyware, adware, Trojan Horses and other malicious software. Cyber criminals promote their bogus software in various ways. They send spam emails that contain malicious links or attachments; they also spam blogs and forums with links to adult videos and pirated software. There are also fake pages containing exploits, fake torrent files, malicious banner advertisements and etc. AntivirusGT disables Task Manager, Registry Editor and other system tools. Of course, it blocks anti-virus and anti-malware programs and security related websites too. Actually, this fake program blocks nearly all websites and each time displays fake messages "Internet Explorer unable to display webpage" and "This website has been reported as unsafe". Attention! Your web page request has been cancelled.This web site refused your connection as it was reported as a malicious request. This can be caused by Viruses, Trojans or Malware installed on your computer.In order to resend your request to the website, press Resend request (please note, this action may cause a permanent block of your computer by the requested website)In order to activate your security software, please press Fix Now (recommended)AntivirusGT Resident Shield: Virus DetectedWarning! Active virus detected!Threat Detected: Trojan.Injector.BZInfected File: C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exeAs you can see, AntivirusGT is nothing more but a scam. It uses various misleading methods to trick you into purchasing the program. If you are reading this article, then your computer is probably infected with this malware. Again, don&#... http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirusgt.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:28:14 CST