Antivirustrigger: This is a stick-up!

In many ways, it seems like the Internet is crawling with threats. Some people won’t even browse it in fear of Internet parasites and identity theft. While these threats are indeed real, they’re nothing to be afraid of. In fact, it’s fear that they feed on. Antivirustrigger is one such parasite [...]

My System Antivirus Experience

I use to have problems with malicious software. It seemed like I would get infected with something at least every week. Sometimes I would get a different infection every day. For a long time, I went without any sort of protection for my computer. But after my encounter with System Antivirus, I changed my ways. [...]

Watch Out For Andromeda Antivirus

When browsing online, you may encounter the rogue anti-spyware program Andromeda Antivirus. If you happen to see this name or something similar, please do not click on it. When you encounter this program, you need to run!
Rogue anti-spyware programs such as Andromeda Antivirus will appear to be programs that will scan and remove [...]

MS Antivirus Attacks!

When you run into MS Antivirus, please run the other way! This program is a rogue anti-spyware program that will cause nothing but trouble. When you click “OK” to a free scan of your computer hard drive, you are getting way more than you bargained for.
MS Antivirus is another great example of a [...]

Stay Away From Xpy Burner

I rely heavily on my computer for nearly everything that I do. Not only do I work from my computer but I use it for nearly everything else as well. I use my computer for everything from finding leisure activities to reading the news. Without my computer I am pretty much lost. I learned just [...]

XP Protection Center is Smoke and Mirrors

It’s really too bad I didn’t know the actual differences between XP Protection Center and the real XP Security Center before it was too late. I’ve always been pretty good about avoiding spyware and viruses, but this particular program really caught me… at least for a while. Luckily, I managed to catch on [...]

How I Killed Internet Antivirus Pro 2009

Sometimes, it really sucks when you have to learn about something “old school” style. I just had a real learning experience from the school of hard knocks about rogue security tools. I caught Internet Antivirus Pro 2009, and fell for it, hook line and sinker.
To give a little background, I had heard of [...]

Msantispyware 2009

Msantispyware 2009 thinks it’s clever. It pretends that it’s a Microsoft product, and by saying it’s a 2009 model, it wants you to think that it’s the newest Microsoft antispyware product. The fact is, it’s not, and their game is up.
It’s not a new thing for corrupt security tools like Msantispyware 2009 to [...]

Privacy Commander Is Awfully Demanding

One of the most annoying things about rogue security tools is that they’re pushy. Actually, they’re beyond pushy; they’re flat out demanding. Privacy Commander is one unabashed example.
As annoying as Privacy Commander is with its “Buy me or your computer will die” approach, that’s not the worst thing about it. Far from [...]

Internet Security Deluxe Is Not A Security Measure

Internet Security Deluxe is one of many rogue security tools that lurk on the Internet. These programs have a nasty way of ripping people off. They truly are a blight on the World Wide Web.
Rogue programs like Internet Security Deluxe use spyware to infect computers in order to convince people that they should [...]

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