A computer is a fairly complicated piece of machinery. In addition to circuit boards and wires, you have the software that runs the programs on the machine. Each of those programs is made up of many files, a lot of them dll (dynamic link library) files. To keep track of all these [...]

If you have ever had an experience with a fraudulent program that you paid money for, you know how terrible the experience can be. You may also know how stupid it can make you feel. I know that I felt pretty stupid for falling for the System Guard 2009 scam. I am kind of thankful [...]

Have you heard of a program by the name of advanced spyware detector? If so, and it is on your system, chances are that you are looking for a method of removing it permanently from your system. If you have not yet heard of advanced spyware detector, consider yourself lucky. But good fortune does not [...]

I’m going to share with you an experience that I recently had. You see, recently I got myself infected with some nasty adware. I didn’t know what adware was before this happened. So I’m going to explain what adware is in case you are like me and have heard the term, but don’t really know [...]

XP Protector 2009 will sneak up on you when you least expect it. You may receive an email with a link to the download of this program or you may encounter XP Protector 2009 through a website. Either way, when you come across XP Protector 2009, there are some very important things that [...]

I recently had an unpleasant experience with the adware program Epswad4. However, before I get too far into my tale, I’d like to share a couple terms with you and what they mean. The first term is adware. Adware is a program written specifically to send advertisements to you. These advertisements usually take the form [...]

Today I am going to share information that I have come up with from my research. Before we get started, I want to make sure we are on the same page with the term “adware.” Adware is a kind of program that was created to deliver advertising to you and, in some cases, gather information [...]

Today we are going to talk about Moe MoneyMaker, which is three kinds of threat rolled into one. We are dealing with spyware, adware, and a browser hijacker. The means on a very basic level that we have a program that floods you with advertisements, collects information on you, and takes control of your Web [...]

Today we are going to discuss the browser helper object, or BHO, called E2Give. Let me start with the definition of a browser helper object and common behavior before we get into specifics. A browser helper object is a browser component that facilitates extra features on a Web browser. A BHO will download and execute [...]

I guess I should start off by explaining to you what a rogue program is so that you know why they are considered a bad thing. A rogue program is a program that installs and runs itself on your computer without notifying you or being authorized to do so by you. So as you can [...]