My anti-virus program found and removed a virus from my PC. I've also run several anti-spyware programs. They found and removed like 10 or more Trojans from my computer as well. My antivirus program says I'm clean and protected and it doesn't really seems to be a virus on my PC. However, I can't just use every possible security product to make sure that my computer is completely virus-free. I don't want to format the hard disk and reinstall Windows either. I'm just wondering if I'm infected or not? How can I tell if my computer is infected? Thanks.•More...
Saturday, 30 July 2011
I think my boyfriend has installed a keylogger or some sort of spyware on my desktop computer which tracks what I type. I suspect he wants to find my Facebook and e-mail passwords. He's a bit jealous and our relationship is like a roller coaster. Sometimes I just find it hard to love him. Anyway, a few days ago I asked him to help me with my computer. It took him about an hour to fix my PC. An hour is plenty of time to install spyware on a computer I guess. I did a full scan with my anti-virus program and it says my computer is clean. Is there...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
We understand that sometimes it could be difficult to distinguish between legitimate security alerts and fake warnings saying that your computer is infected with spyware, adware, Trojans and other malware. Rogue security programs and similar scareware use fake security alerts to trick users into paying for completely useless security software or installing additional malware files on the compromised computer. Yesterday we stumbled upon some fake...
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
"Norton AntiVirus ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert that pretends to be a notification from Norton AntiVirus about virus detected on your computer. However, Norton doesn't have such protection mode, so this security alert is obviously fake and hides the presence of the malware in the system. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse.Norton AntiVirusENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!Norton...
"Microsoft Defender ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert and it has nothing to do with the legitimate Microsoft Windows Defender. It doesn't even have such protection mode, so this security alert is obviously fake and hides the presence of the malware in the system. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse.Microsoft DefenderENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!Microsoft Defender operates...
"Microsoft Security Essentials ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert which clearly indicates that your computer is infected with malicious software. It's designed to trick you into thinking that your computer is protected against malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials doesn't have such protection mode, so this security alert is obviously fake and hides the presence of the malware in the system. If you've got this fake security...
"McAfee ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security warning designed to trick you into thinking that your computer is protected against malware. McAfee anti-virus doesn't have such protection mode, so this security alert is obviously fake and hides the presence of the malware in the system. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse.McAfeeENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!McAfee operates under enhanced...
"Dr.Web ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a misleading security warning designed to trick you into thinking that your computer is protected against malware when in reality Trojan horse downloads and installs addition malcode on your computer. Dr.Web anti-virus doesn't have such protection mode, so this security alert is obviously fake. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse.Dr.WebENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!Dr.Web...
"Comodo ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert designed to trick you into thinking that your computer is protected and hide presence of malware. Comodo anti-virus doesn't have such protection mode. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse.ComodoENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!Comodo operates under enhanced protection mode.This is temporary measure necessary for immediate response tothe...
"Avira AntiVir ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert, Avira AntiVir doesn't have such protection mode. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan Horse. It displays this fake security alert and restricts access to the legitimate Avira AntiVir security software to make you think that your computer is protected against malware when in reality it's not.Avira AntiVirENHANCED PROTECTION MODEAttention!Avira...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
"Avast ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE" is a fake security alert that gives a false sense of security, the legitimate Avast! anti-virus doesn't have such protection mode. If you've got this fake security alert then your computer is infected by a Trojan horse. Cyber crooks use various methods, including social engineering, to distribute malicious software. Malicious links began to spread on Facebook and through MSN Messenger. Here's an example of the chat...
"Your codec version is too old" is a fake error message designed to trick you into thinking that the video cannot be played because you either do not have the latest version of codecs or the video format is not supported.Your codec version is too oldThis video format is not supportedUsually, right after this fake error message gets displayed, another one appears in the bottom right hand corner telling you to update the video codec.Video errorThis...
Friday, 22 July 2011
Total Protect is a fake antivirus program that generate misleading pop-up warnings, reports non-existent security threats on your computer and attempts to trick you in to buying software to remove viruses and other malicious software. This rogue anti-virus product can also slow your computer's performance significantly and block legitimate programs or Windows tools. There are literally hundreds of fake AVs on the Internet meant to scare people into...
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Zentom System Guard is a rogue anti-virus program that tries to trick users into paying for the program to remove fictitious virus threats. It's a re-branded version of Antimalware Doctor. The rogue application claims that it has detected viruses on your computer. It displays fake security warnings to scare you into thinking that your computer is infected with malicious software. Do not, under any circumstances, pay for such bogus software. This...
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
www5.antimalware-lab.com is a misleading website related to scareware called Anti-Malware Lab. It provides a variety of misleading reviews, awards, comparisons and other information about rogue anti-virus software. www5.antimalware-lab.com is also a payment page of the rogue AV product. If you are being redirected to that website then your computer is probably infected with Anti-Malware Lab scarware or a Trojan horse that advertises this rogue AV....
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Jucheck.exe is the Java update verification process which notifies users about new updates available for the Java software installed on your computer. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for malicious software authors to use well known and legit file names to confuse users and in some cases to avoid detection. We previously wrote about a Trojan horse masquerading as msiexec.exe. There's also an IRC backdoor Trojan which uses another legitimate file...
Saturday, 16 July 2011
We have been receiving complaints about a program called BlueFlare Antivirus for a couple of days. From what we've heard about this application, is rogue anti-virus software. It displays misleading security alerts and false scan results in an effort to convince users into paying for a full version of the program. It may configure web browsers to use a proxy server and blocks system utilities, according to the system logs received from our readers....
Friday, 15 July 2011
The term of “cloud computing” is rather new, although it has been nearly a decade since cloud computing services were first used. The fact is that only few years ago the potential of this area was realized and suitable name found by IT specialists. Nevertheless this expression still says nothing for a decent user. The easiest way to understand the essence of this powerful conception is to explain both of the words separately. For a long time, the...
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