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What exposes XP Antivirus Pro 2013 as a rogue

Posted on November 10, 2012 by paulo

XP Antivirus Pro 2013 is not a antimalware software as one might think even though it uses a legitimate company‘s name for its title. It is a program that belongs to fake or rogue antivirus category. This version of fake AV attacks computers that have XP operating system. Cyber criminals have developed several editions of […]

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First aid for a computer infected with Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013

Posted on November 9, 2012 by paulo

Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 is a fake antivirus (AV) that belongs to the same rogue family as Vista Antispyrare Pro 2013 or XP Antivirus Pro 2013. They are known to use various names to infect the system. It makes a fake AV look credible and many computer users fall for this scam taking it […]

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Why you shouldn‘t believe PC Defender Plus alerts

Posted on November 6, 2012 by paulo

PC Defender Plus is a name for fake or rogue antivirus. It shares the same features as all of this type malwares. Graphical user interface (GUI) is designed to make an impression of legitimate software. As soon as a code gets inside a machine, it imitates a computer scan after which a list of system […]

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Have you fallen for ILivid „Download now“?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by paulo

If one opens ilivid.com webpage, she sees a message: „iLivid Download Manager gives you the fastest and easiest way to download videos for free.” Many of us use this application and are happy with it. Alas, there are computer users that complain about iLivid calling it a Virus, a browser hijacker or a redirect virus. […]

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Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 – another name for fake antivirus

Posted on November 5, 2012 by paulo

Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 is a malware that attacks computers having Windows 7 Operating System. It is also known under other names for example Vista Antispyware Pro 2013. The latter is made for Vista Operating System. No matter what name it uses, the code works basically the same and its only aim is to […]

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Am I infected with Vista Antispyware Pro 2013?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by paulo

Vista Antispyware Pro 2013 is not a true antivirus program even though it uses a well-known brand‘s name. It‘s a scam that is made to imitate an antivirus work. The truth is – this code does not have any virus database therefore even a so called full version of it is not capable of detecting […]

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