Windows System Defender Description:
Windows System Defender refers to one of the most rapidly expanding families of rogue anti-spywares that contains such rogues as Windows Enterprise Defender, Windows PC Defender, Windows Protection Suite, Windows System Suite, Malware Catcher and many more. Windows System Defender does not install like a normal program does; it infiltrates a computer secretly and unnoticeably for the potential victim. This stealthy intrusion mode is enabled via the use of trojans that bypass authentication and stay undetected all the way through the penetration procedure. Having trespassed, Windows System Defender triggers numerous ads (pop-ups, scanners, system tray alerts etc.) and hijacks the web browser to further keep redirecting it to its own sites one of which is WindowsSystemDefender.com (please see the website snapshot below). By displaying its fake alerts, Windows System Defender
Winsregfix.com Description:
It’s been happening more and more often lately that rogue anti-spywares from WiniGuard group are getting distributed through browser hijacking – this time, it is Winsregfix.com turn to push the new one. The promoted badware is called SoftCop, and it’s extremely annoying. SoftCop has been active for less than 2 days as of now but has already rendered numerous computers worldwide almost useless due to its disruptive activity. Being a component of SoftCop fraud, Winsregfix.com hijacks one’s browser and then does causes lots of web-surfing redirections. The most ‘interesting’ part, though, is when you actually hit Winsregfix.com through one of such browser diverts. You will unexpectedly get to see something that looks like My Computer GUI and the scan progress indicator in the middle of it. Remember it’s just a ‘know-how’ of Winsregfix.com designers and SoftCop vendors.
SoftCop Description:
SoftCop (also known as Soft Cop) is one more fake anti-spyware program from the WiniGuard group earlier represented by SoftSoldier, TrustFighter, TrustSoldier, SafeFighter and many more badwares with deceptive essence. SoftCop does not warn you of its intensions to install on your PC; it just installs all by itself ignoring and regardless of the authorization requirements. That’s because SoftCop is aided by infections called backdoor trojan which remain undetected even after complete infiltration. Those trojans pave the pathway for SoftCop unregistered copy (trialware) to get inside and alter system parameters to make the computer hijacked and incapable of performing some user commands. After intrusion, SoftCop does not stay latent and immediately begins triggering its intricate adware that tells you about the numerous infections you allegedly
TRE AntiVirus Description:
The application known as TRE AntiVirus (aka TRE Anti Virus) is a really tricky one in terms of its mission and the tactics applied for the goals’ achievement. TRE AntiVirus refers to the same group of malware as its direct clones and forerunners SoftSoldier, TrustFighter, SecureFighter and many more. However the new one (TRE AntiVirus) seems to have been modified to look a bit different from its previous counterparts while the basic traits remain unaltered. TRE AntiVirus spreads through trojans that hijack Internet Explorer and redirect web-surfers to fake scanner pages and eventually to the rogue’s home site at Treav.com. The close analysis of TRE AntiVirus testifies to its zero virus database and hence its incapability to perform any of the PC protection functions it claims to perform. Since TRE AntiVirus is rogue, it issues misleading popup ads and runs its fake scanners upon startup to produce the impression that your computer has numerous malware and security risks that need to be eliminated as quickly as possible.
SoftSoldier Description:
The application called SoftSoldier (alias Soft Soldier) has evidently appeared to bring money to the computer fraudsters who developed and released it. SoftSoldier hails from the infamous family of fake antivirus tools represented by TrustFighter, TrustSoldier, SafeFighter, SecureFighter, SafetyKeeper to list only several most recent ones. Despite being incapable of finding and removing any PC infections, SoftSoldier displays tons of detection reports that notify the user about cyber parasites that are residing on his/her machine. It doesn’t seem to fit, does it? That’s what fake anti-spywares are about, so do not get surprised to see SoftSoldier program and its obsessive alerts on your computer even though you never installed this application. SoftSoldier can do without your permission to get on board and start acting; this is made possible owing to trojan infection that spreads too imperceptibly to be spotted by security software installed on your PC.
Active Security Description:
Active Security is one of the most rapidly spreading rogue anti-spyware applications as of now. Do not get amazed if someday you notice Active Security program on your computer although you never installed it – the utility needs no permission to infiltrate your system and play havoc with it. It’s trojans that assist Active Security in its distribution so the intrusion is always stealthy. Once on board, Active Security issues a lot of bogus system tray notifications and fake Security Center Alerts that claim to have detected parasites like Backdoor.Win32.Agent.ich, Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp or other threats which can allegedly destroy your system. In addition to these misleading pop-ups, the infected system will also be forced to display fabricated security scanners like the one shown below. All the above aims to scare the user and make him/her buy Active Security registered version which is stated to be fit to eliminate all those infections.
Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com Description:
Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com website can be dangerous if you accidentally click the wrong thing on it. To say the least, Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com is annoying because it causes frequent browser redirections to counterfeit online scanners that push Smart Protector fake anti-spyware application. Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com can hack one’s computer by exploiting attendant trojans which distort the Hosts file and some other system functionalities to subsequently interfere with the user’s internet sessions. When you hit Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com domain, you will have to deal with some trickeries, i.e. fake scanners and the great number of misleading pop-ups. Scan.stopandscanyourpc.com won’t stop at this point and will proceed by recommending a solution of its own to remove the alleged parasites
Yourantispyware-2.com Hijacker Description:
Yourantispyware-2.com is a tricky internet domain that conceals a little yet very unpleasant ‘secret’ from its visitors. Yourantispyware-2.com is in fact a browser hijacker that takes advantage of poorly protected PC systems to promote its accomplice rogue anti-spyware called Alpha Antivirus. Yourantispyware-2.com hacks one’s browser without letting the user know this in any way. That’s owing to a backdoor little trojan virus that needs no user permission to creep inside and deploy its dirty objective. This trojan attacks the web browser of the compromised PC and modifies its settings so that the user will repeatedly encounter forced browser hits to Yourantispyware-2.com website which can also be redirected to from trojan-based ads. When you hit Yourantispyware-2.com you should realize that everything you see there is a fake: the scanner itself, the results it returns, the ads that pop up – everything.
TrustFighter Description:
TrustFighter (aka Trust Fighter) gets really malicious when it comes to how it installs and what it does afterwards. TrustFighter continues the rogue anti-spyware dynasty that was earlier represented by TrustSoldier, SafeFighter, SecureFighter, SafetyKeeper and some more. TrustFighter appears to be a piece of aggressive software that infiltrates a computer imperceptibly and subsequently makes the contaminated system act in an odd way. When installed, Trust Fighter displays lots of malware applications on your computer and recommends you to use its registered version to get rid of them. However, none of the ads triggered by TrustFighter are real so please ignore them all. It’s obvious that TrustFighter will lie to you and do whatever it takes to have you purchase its license. But you sure don’t need TrustFighter full version,
Antivirus Malware Description:
The recent malicious program called Antivirus sounds trusty while it’s ultimately fraudulent in fact. Antivirus hails from the powerful illegal software enterprise responsible for developing such pseudo anti-spywares as PC Antispyware 2010 and Antivirus Pro 2010. Antivirus malicious program installs by distributing its associate trojan viruses that inject Antivirus destructive code into a random computer system. That’s how Antivirus fake anti-spyware trialware spreads all over the world wide web and contaminates PCs. When this Antivirus badware gets onto your machine, it tries to overwhelm you with its non-trustworthy adware that attempts to make you think you’ve got tons of bad stuff on your computer and must get rid of it ASAP. Now, the essential feature of Antivirus is that it won’t fail to offer you its commercial version in exchange for fixing your system and removing those ‘detected’ parasites. The truth is, Antivirus never reports the malware that is actually on your computer – because it is not capable of performing any security operations.