Sotrshop.com hijacker is a rival of users as it competes with the users of PCs infected with its copy for web-browsers, namely for the right to control them. Its objective is to turn web-browsers into ad agents for AV Antivira rogue antispyware marketed at the same-name website. The above website is the most popular page [...]

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By type of infiltration the threat  is classified as a worm, for main propagation methods for the infection are shared folders and removable memory used as mediators in a PC-to PC distribution of the threat. A single PC infected by the worm causes multiple victims before Win32/AutoRun.IRCBot.FC removal. Therefore  the worm should be deleted at [...]

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Several dozens of applications faking antivirus activities are detected under the following name: Virus.DOS.RogueAntiSpyware. The applications detected under this name represent several families of rogue antispyware and, in general,  the virus is simply  modified to promote certain rogue antispyware. This name  is  used by reliable antivirus to a number of fake antivirus detections, if they [...]

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The fact of suddenly finding yourself at website suggesting to enhance system security is not a sufficient ground to download and install the content it suggests and describes as trustworthy solution for computer security etc. In case of Antivirusquia.com,  9 of 10  visits are arranged by malicious browser assistant (hijacker) that  opens this and other [...]

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Name of the program corresponds in certain meaning to its activities  as it defends security of computer system from influence of legitimate security providers. Click here to get rid of SecurityDefender fake antivirus and  real software blocker applying antispyware that has a defense against the adware attempts of disabling genuine security tools. Name of SecurityDefender [...]

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How can infection survive after it has been reported deleted by antivirus? There are several ways, e.g. backup copy  and monitoring dropper.  Backup copy is a way of survival by leaving a copy which remains inactive while original virus  is running. Otherwise, it is activated to continue the illegal business of deleted original copy. This [...]

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Antivira AV (Antivra Vir) is an art-of-the-day virus. Unlike regular virus, it does not log keystrokes nor upload content without user’s authorization, it simply sells itself by means of popups imitating virus finding and exterminating.   The program is considered as updated Antivirus. NET under new name. It generates popup faking ongoing scan. Infections included into [...]

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Shopllbo.com is used as a place of first acquaintance for malware  and its potential victims. The open question is how victims are attracted into this websites or rather what provides a constant flow of thousands of visitors to this new-created page? The question is now resolved as a hijacker has been detected that acts from [...]

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Even if you are not concerned with any online games and about any valuable data related to such games, it is recommended that you get rid of Win32/Patched.CH as the infection, being concocted to steal  passwords and other account information of online games users, has a number of side-effects. Needless to say, if you are [...]

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Malevolent developers have created this program to blackmail users with its quasi-antivirus activities. In addition, trojans and viruses were developed exclusively to the purpose of introducing SecurityShield (Security Shield) and providing its follow-up support and protection. In particular, there is a rootkit that disables programs that have attempted to provide SecurityShield removal or are suspected [...]

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