Threat Description:
Antivirus Protection Center is a malignant computer program into which the previously known rogue anti-spyware called Antivirus Protection transforms in case it’s registered by a computer user. Antivirus Protection Center exploits vulnerabilities of the targeted PC system such as security exploits, software splits etc. Antivirus Protection Center intrusion is always associated with Trojan horses that locate weak spots in the system to be challenged. When this scareware finds itself inside your computer, it commences its activity with Registry changes which it makes instantly. Antivirus Protection Center additionally creates new files which contribute to the overall corruption of your system as well. But this is just the inner part of this rogue’s activities and you are unlikely to observe it in any way. The worst thing is the external implementation of Antivirus Protection Center plan.
Www1.blue-sky-cleanfornow.in Description:
Www1.blue-sky-cleanfornow.in is a bogus scan site that has been noticed to promote badware. The URL we are considering always has a tail in the end which turns it from a seemingly harmless one into an aggressive scanner page resembling a legit window but being in fact more than deceiving. People never hit Www1.blue-sky-cleanfornow.in just because they intend to. It’s browser redirect activity to blame for visiting Www1.blue-sky-cleanfornow.in. When Internet Explorer takes you to there, you witness a very strange thing. You will see a scan that runs inside a window entitled ‘My computer’. Odd, isn’t it? Unfortunately this is how most rogue anti-spyware programs act. In this particular case, the promoted one is called Security Antivirus and it offers you to get your PC protected. The activity of Security Antivirus doesn’t do without the payment component.
Threat Description:
XP Micro Antivirus is a rogue, which means it’s not genuine security program although it claims to be real and effective. XP Micro Antivirus (its covert backdoor trojans) is usually attached to some downloadable files you may encounter on the Internet. This scam software is quite annoying when it installs on your machine. It changes your Registry and creates some files. This part of the rogue’s plan goes for dominating your system and making it act depending on how XP Micro Antivirus wants it to act. The crimeware will take over the processes that run on your machine thus determining which of them should be executed in the first place. Having completed these preliminary technical manipulations, XP Micro Antivirus gets down to implementing its brainwashing tricks proper. It issues lots of ads (popup alerts, infiltration warnings, scanners etc.) to frighten you. XP Micro Antivirus targets the mission of making you believe that your computer is being seriously threatened by malicious software.
Www1.protectmy-pc.in Description:
Www1.protectmy-pc.in is a bogus scan site. It facilitates the spreading of malicious software, to be more precise – Security Antivirus rogue security product. Www1.protectmy-pc.in may get belligerent as it advances invading your computer system. If you visit that website having done nothing consciously to navigate there, you should be aware that your computer is injected with trojans which have apparently taken over your browser and some system settings. Www1.protectmy-pc.in displays something similar to a scan running in a legit-looking window. The real essence of Www1.protectmy-pc.in consists in its being a primitive html script which is predetermined to look the same way all the time. It means Www1.protectmy-pc.in displays the exact same online scanner irrespective of the computer it runs on. It’s obvious that Www1.protectmy-pc.in is a digital brainwasher that does not really reflect the overall security condition of your workstation.
Threat Description:
Mega-scan-pc-new14.com is a bad site we advise you to keep clear of. It has been noticed to promote a blacklisted program posing as a rogue anti-spyware application; it’s called Security Essentials 2010. The site we are analyzing here has quite a luring appeal and attempts to look very much like My Computer Windows GUI. Probably the worst thing about Mega-scan-pc-new14.com though is the proven fact that people get there in a forcible way, i.e. through a browser redirect triggered by a trojan horse which is a tiny, almost imperceptible but essential component of Security Essentials 2010 fraud. Having driven you to the predefined URL, the hijacker displays a popup alert at the very beginning stating that you have some unsafe activity on your workstation. Then, the site will initialize the so-called scan procedure which is anything but real malware checking.
Buy-security-essentials.com Description:
As far as your cyber security is concerned, Buy-security-essentials.com is a website to avoid at all costs. Buy-security-essentials.com is a purchase-oriented domain involved in fraudulent payment transactions associated with Security essentials 2010 fake virus removal tool. Buy-security-essentials.com is a spot your web browser will keep taking you using backdoor trojan horses. A common way to visit Buy-security-essentials.com is through clicking a fake popup warning triggered by Security essentials 2010 as it’s active and running on your workstation. Buy-security-essentials.com contains descriptions of Security essentials 2010 software stating that it is a cutting-edge solution for all of your existing PC problems and ones that may occur further on. However, the main application scope of Buy-security-essentials.com
Softmetalgroup.com Description:
Softmetalgroup.com is a web-based reflection of Antivirus Soft rogue anti-spyware activities. If you are just curious, you can paste Softmetalgroup.com into your browser’s address field and see what it looks like. In this case, you are unlikely to witness the worst aspect of Softmetalgroup.com browser hijacker. However, people may get redirected to Softmetalgroup.com (or Softmetalgroup.microsoft.com) forcibly. In that case, things get more severe. The underlying cause for such browser pranks is the malicious activity of Antivirus Soft trialware inside your computer. This rogue modifies browser settings, Windows Registry, Hosts file and some other parameters to become a software entity that is in charge of many processes. One of the side effects of such events is frequent browser redirects to Softmetalgroup.com. If you attempt to visit a random web page though, you will get diverted to Softmetalgroup.microsoft.com which appears to warn you about the alleged fact that you are in a situation of unsafe Internet environment.
Security essentials 2010 Description:
Security essentials 2010 (also known as SecurityEssentials 2010) is a pseudo anti-spyware program with a bunch of dangerous characteristic traits. Security essentials 2010 program attacks your PC in a sneaky manner and invades it byte by byte until it grasps almost unlimited control of how your computer works. At the beginning stage of its activity, Security essentials 2010 poses as security freeware that tries to help you resolve some malware issues. But the reality sometimes gets more hypocritical than it appears. Security essentials 2010 is not real security software, nor can it in any way assist you in keeping your computer safe and sound. Security essentials 2010 will keep alerting you about supposed malware which will be stated to be inside your computer. This misinformation is delivered via fake popup notifications, counterfeit scans and hijacked desktop
Description of Security-tool2010.com Hijacker:
Would you like get some recommendations regarding Security-tool2010.com website? In that case, we say a firm ‘No’ to the option of visiting Security-tool2010.com. It is not a safe domain to hit; not to mention that it has been designed to promote a pseudo AV program. The malicious software being advertised through Security-tool2010.com is called Security Tool which, despite the nice denomination, does not have a single thing in common with computer security. Security-tool2010.com might turn into quite a computer disaster because you constantly get redirected there no matter if you were going to or not. This phenomenon is called browser hijack, and it is being widely exploited by cyber crooks worldwide. The traffic driven via hijacking one’s browser is illicit but usually gets huge due to the great quantity of computers infected. The first thing you see when your browser gets you to Security-tool2010.com is the title inscription on top saying “My Computer online scan – Security Tool 2010″.
Thisprotectpc.com Description:
No matter what information you may receive on Thisprotectpc.com, do not believe a word that domain says. Did you know Thisprotectpc.com was a browser hijacker of infamous rogue antivirus program? If not, allow us to inform you that Thisprotectpc.com is all about promoting Security Tool software which is one of the nastiest known scarewares in the wild. Thisprotectpc.com looks as if it were checking your computer for viruses and malware but it actually does not. The only thing Thisprotectpc.com displays is an animated script which is ‘painted’ there for you in advance. What’s more, the scan is identical on all occasions and with all computers – doesn’t that fact sound junky? Oh yes, Thisprotectpc.com is a scam site, not a scan site; and we sure didn’t confuse the letter in that word. Thisprotectpc.com deliberately issues falsified scan reports to make you download, install and register Security Tool fraud software.