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 is a fake anti-Spyware application that promises to remove threats from your computer but in reality is not going to remove any spyware but might actually expose you to more security threats. VirusCleaner tries to trick the user into purchasing the full version of the program ...
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» USBcillin
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 anti-virus software, but it ...
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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 purchasing it by producing fake ...
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Eco Antivirus (or Eco AV) is purportedly an environmentally friendly anti-virus program. Do not be fooled, Eco Antivirus is actually a rogue security application that persuades users into purchasing it by stating that a portion of the funds will be used for the benefit of mother ...
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