What is a Rogue Anti-Virus Program?

A rogue anti-virus program is a type of computer parasite not unlike that of a Trojan horse virus. Rogue anti-virus programs are typically installed onto your computer system due to web-surfing activities and the acceptance of advertisements claiming that leaving the current website will leave a trace or bug infection that their product can remove.

Rogue anti-virus applications differ from Trojan viruses by utilizing scare tactics in order to intimidate you into purchasing their product. In the case that one has already been installed on your system, many infections are possibly installed along with it will not appear in any “Add or Remove Programs” menu.

List of Rogue Anti-Virus Program Parasites:

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» VirusCleaner
VirusCleaner Description VirusCleaner is a fake anti-Spyware application that promises to remove threats from your computer but in reality is not going to remove any spyware ...
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» USBcillin
USBcillin Description USBcillin is portrayed as a security tool for USB drives, and purportedly protects a computer from worms that spread via removable media devices. Vendors of this application claim that USBcillin blocks malicious autorun.inf processes. Not only does USBcillin not function as an ...
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Antivirus Live Description Antivirus Live is a misleading security program from the same family as Antivirus System PRO. With the help of sneaky backdoor Trojans, Antivirus Live is able to spread to different computer systems. Antivirus Live scares users into ...
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DefenceLab Description DefenceLab (aka Defence Lab ...
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Total PC Defender 2010 Description ...
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Antivirus XP 2010 Description ...
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Antivir 2010 Description Antivir 2010 is a fake anti-virus application stemming from the same family as Antivir and Alpha Antivirus. Antivir 2010 can be installed onto a system by ignorant users who accept the offer advertised on malicious online ...
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