Showing posts with label rogue anti-spyware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rogue anti-spyware. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Malware Onslaught in Dallas Computers

Dallas Computer Repair's PC Virus Doctors have seen an onslaught of computers infected with nasty trojans that will not allow users to take control of their PCs or Laptops. Most of the trojans come from rogue anti-malware programs that are designed to take people's money through bogus programs that sometimes masquerade as legitimate programs such as Microsoft or other legitimate malware corporations.

The programs are difficult to remove and more often than desired the operating systems must be reinstalled because the malware has corrupted either startup files or communication files/devices such as wireless modems, etc. PC Virus Doctors' Dallas Virus Removal becomes a timely process that can take hours to complete the project and ensure no other trojans lie on the system that may reinfect the entire system once connected to the internet.

Be deligent and keep all malware programs updated with the latest signatures.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Rogue Anti-Spyware Continually Predominant

PCVD's Dallas Computer Repair still receives personal computers of all sizes that have one or more rogue anti-spyware installed (please see the "rogue anti-spyware list" published by one site). The 'pest applications' are nothing but trojan downloaders that user's download unknowing that this is a huge piece of fully functionable malware generally occompanied by other independent, heavily stealth mode and hard to remove trojans.

There are a number of attributes that lend to this behavior; [1] the User, [2] those entities that publish their bogus goods. The User is not trained to spot such surreptitious software heaped upon the masses. The entities promoting the products may well not understand that they are contributing to the promotion of not only fake products but harmful products.

There are many possible ramifications that may come about. Some search engines are refusing to post known rogue software as results in their queries. Users need to become trained to question software and training materials must be presented through public education avenues or private avenues.

The key is to be aware of fake anti-malware programs.