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ESG security researchers strongly advise computer users to ignore the Internet Security – designed to protect’ Fake AV’s tag line; this program is a fake anti-virus application that is certainly not designed to protect your computer. The ‘Internet Security – designed to protect’ Fake AV belongs to a well known online scam that has been around for several years. ‘Internet Security – designed to protect’ Fake AV is designed to steal money from computer users by displaying alarming error messages and making false claims. The ‘Internet Security – designed to protect’ Fake AV is closely related to a large number of rogue security programs that use similar names and carry out the same basic scam. If your computer is displaying messages from a supposed security application named ‘Internet Security – designed to protect’ Fake AV claiming that there is a severe malware infection…

Win 8 Protection 2013 is a fake anti-virus program, which masquerades as genuine and trustworthy security software. Win 8 Protection 2013 was designed by scammers to convince attacked Internet users into spending money on the so-called full version of the software product to supposedly remove supposed malware threats allegedly detected on the PC and, thus, steal money from them. When installed on a corrupted PC, Win 8 Protection 2013 starts a faux system scan and generates fabricated malware infections to frighten victimized PC users into believing their computers are affected by numerous malware infections. To get target computer users’ attention, Win 8 Protection 2013 also displays fake security alerts that notify PC users their computers are in great danger. Win 8 Protection 2013 wants to persuade victims to purchase the so-called licensed version of bogus security application for…

Internet Security 2013 is a rogue security program. These kinds of malware infections are fake anti-malware applications that are designed to trick inexperienced computer users with a well known online scam. Internet Security 2013 has numerous clones with names such as Internet Security 2012 and Home Security 2011. It is important to note that, despite the fact that Internet Security 2013 imitates the appearance of legitimate security programs, there is absolutely nothing that is real about Internet Security 2013. This fake anti-malware program is not designed to detect or remove malware infections. Rather, Internet Security 2013 is part of a Trojan infection that wreaks havoc on the victim’s computer in an attempt to convince an inexperienced computer user to pay for a fraudulent upgrade to this bogus security program.

How Internet Security 2013 Infects a Computer

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The Securebit Technologies (Securebit Technologies Free Antivirus) anti-malware program is a fake security program that criminals use to steal money from computer users. Fake anti-malware programs like Securebit Technologies are a component of a well used online scam that has been around for several years. Fake security programs like Securebit Technologies Free Antivirus use authentic-looking error messages to convince computer users that their machine requires the use of a security program in order to remove nonexistent Trojans, viruses and worms. However, trying to use Securebit Technologies to remove these supposed threats simply leads to error messages that try to convince the computer user to purchase a useless ‘license’ for Securebit Technologies Free Antivirus. The fake security program associated with Securebit Technologies includes two phone numbers for clients in the United…

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Fake anti-virus programs are still among the most common types of online scams. Criminals continue to create fake anti-virus programs like System Care Antivirus in order to fool unsuspecting computer users into buying useless security software. These fake anti-virus programs are renamed and repackaged every few weeks, a pattern that has repeated itself consistently since their first appearance nearly a decade ago. Despite its name, System Care Antivirus is not actually an anti-virus program. In fact, it is the complete opposite; System Care Antivirus is a kind of malware infection commonly known as a rogue security program. System Care Antivirus is designed to cause problems on a computer rather than to fix them. System Care Antivirus is part of a widespread wave of Trojan infections that have been associated with attack websites using the

AVASoft Professional Antivirus is similar to many other fake anti-virus programs that have been around for several years. However, one of the aspects of AVASoft Professional Antivirus that makes AVASoft Professional Antivirus stand out from other rogue security software families is that AVASoft Professional Antivirus uses a highly realistic error messages that can trick computer users into thinking that their computer is severely infected with a keylogger that can expose them to credit card fraud. One other aspect of AVASoft Professional Antivirus and its variants (such as AVASoft Antivirus Professional) that have caught the attention of PC security researchers is the fact that this fake anti-virus program is promoted through a fake website that seems professionally designed and that can…

Super AV 2013 is a kind of malware infection known as a rogue security program. Rogue anti-virus and anti-malware applications are part of a scam that criminals use to steal money from inexperienced computer users. Super AV 2013 will cause several issues on the compromised computer and will spam the victim repeatedly with alarming error messages. Despite its name, Super AV 2013 has no anti-virus component or capabilities. Rather, Super AV 2013 is a scam that will typically initiate with a fake online malware scan, which will often be presented as a pop-up window after the computer user is exposed to a malicious advertisement offering to scan their computer for malware for free. Regardless of the actual state of the victim’s computer, these kinds of advertisements will try to convince the victim to download Super AV 2013 by claiming that the computer is severely infected. Sometimes,…

Microsoft Antivirus 2013 is a bogus security application that is part of a scam that ESG malware researchers have observed repeatedly since 2009. The initial Microsoft Antivirus 2013 infection will often be the result of a malicious pop-up window containing a fake error message. Microsoft Antivirus 2013 uses a combination of social engineering tactics and malicious scripts to attack a computer. The main thing to remember about Microsoft Antivirus 2013 is that Microsoft Antivirus 2013 is not really associated with the Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Antivirus 2013 is a malicious anti-virus solution that is used to attempt to steal your money. It is also important to remember that if you receive pop-up windows and error messages while you are browsing the web, it is recommended to shut down your web browser and avoid those kinds of websites in the future. Malicious pop-up messages…

XP Antivirus Plus 2013 is a phony anti-virus application, which was produced by web criminals with the only goal to fool affected computer users into thinking their PCs have been infected with numerous malware threats. XP Antivirus Plus 2013 will encourage potential victims to purchase a commercial version, which is a so-called full edition of this scam program. In reality, neither trial nor full version of XP Antivirus Plus 2013 exists. XP Antivirus Plus 2013 can be distributed via Trojans, system vulnerabilities, fake video codecs or malicious downloads. Once XP Antivirus Plus 2013 is installed on a victimized PC, it will simulate a bogus computer scan that will report the detection of numerous imaginary malware infections. XP Antivirus Plus 2013 will also generate and display false pop-ups security alerts to further warm the PC user and persuade him/her to buy its ‘full version’ to…

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Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 is rogue anti-virus software, which is generated by cybercrooks to pilfer money from unsuspecting computer users. Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 is delivered by using Trojans and enters the victimized machine without a PC user knowing about it. Once Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 enters the targeted computer system, it starts scanning the computer system and creates a list of nonexistent malware infections in order to scare computer users into thinking that many computer problems have been detected on their workstations. Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 also displays false pop-up warning messages declaring that certain security issues or PC problems have been found on your computer. Later, Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 will urge affected PC users to purchase the so-called full version of its bogus software product. Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 will ask victims to register for its…