Articles Archive for 8 July 2009

Security Central
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 July 2009

Security Central might sound like a legitimate security program, what with the cute name and all, but in reality it is nothing more than a fake spyware remover. This parasite uses malicious websites and trojans to enter the system, and it relies on misleading advertising to trick users into purchasing it’s “licensed version”.
Upon entering the [...]

Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KCPG
Posted in BitDefender on 8 July 2009

Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.KCPG

WORM_MYDOOM.EA
Posted in Trend Micro on 8 July 2009

Malware: WORM_MYDOOM.EA

Smart Defender PRO
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 July 2009

Smart Defender PRO is a rogue anti-spyware program - it uses illicit methods both to spread and to sell. This parasite has several tricks when it comes to infecting the system; it can enter the system using a trojan, such as Vundo, or it can enter the system through malicious websites, which pretend to scan [...]

WiniFighter
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 July 2009

Winifighter is another rogue anti-spyware program that uses misleading methods to promote itself. This program is advertised through the use of Trojans and belongs to the same family as WiniBlueSoft. These Trojans display fake security alerts and pop-ups stating that your computer is infected or it is under attack.  The fake security alerts are very [...]

Trojan-Downloader:W32/Mebroot.gen!B
Posted in F-Secure on 8 July 2009

This type of trojan secretly downloads malicious files from a remote server, then installs and executes the files.