Caution !

What is a fake antivirus ?
These applications alert user as antivirus, It will
popup messages like \" A virus has been
detected\". They then invite to buy the full version
of the antivirus to disinfect the computer. If users
don’t purchase the antivirus, it continues
displaying non-existent infections and pop-ups
inviting users to purchase the security software,
Never give your Credit card details to these sites!

which in reality does not detect or delete
anything. If they buy it, they are waisting
money on an useless program and this
application’s authors profit financially through
malware.In addition to this they prevent users
from checking whether they are genuinely
infected or not, these programs usually try to
block the web pages of real online antivirus,
security companies etc.

List of rogue antivirus/ Antispyware products
Advanced Cleaner ContraVirus PC SpeedScan Pro Spyware Stormer
AlfaCleaner Doctor Antivirus PestTrap SpywareStrike
AntiSpyCheck 2.1 DriveCleaner Perfect Cleaner Spy-Rid
AntiSpyStorm Disk Knight PAL Spyware Remover SpyWiper
AntiSpywareBot EasySpywareCleaner PCPrivacytool System Live Protect
AntiSpywareExpert Errorsafe PC-Antispyware SystemDoctor
AntiSpywareMaster free-viruscan.com PSGuard TrustedAntivirus
AntiSpywareSuite IE Antivirus SecurePCCleaner TheSpyBot
AntiSpyware 2008 XP IEDefender Security toolbar 7.1 UltimateCleaner
Antivermins InfeStop SpyAxe VirusHeat
Antivirgear KVMSecure Spy Away Virus Isolator
Antivirus 2008 MacSweeper SpyCrush VirusProtectPro
Antivirus 2009 MalCrush 3.7 Spydawn VirusRanger
AntiVirus Gold MalwareCore SpyGuarder Vista Antivirus 2008
Antivirus Master MalwareAlarm SpyHeal WinAntiVirus Pro 2006
Antivirus XP 2008 Malware Bell 3.2 Spylocked WinFixer
Awola 6.0 Microsoft AntiVirus SpySheriff WinSpywareProtect
Brave Sentry PCSecureSystem SpySpotter WorldAntiSpy
BestsellerAntivirus PC Antispy Spyware Cleaner XP Antivirus
Cleanator PC Clean Pro Spyware Quake XoftSpySE

How to avoid falling victim to these
fake antivirus products
Be careful with what you install: On many occasions these
programs are associated to other downloads. i.e. When we
try to download a program and one of these fake products
could be included with this package. Usually, they come as
non-installation option. Programs that are entering our
computer have to be carefully monitored during the
download.
Ignore emails with eye-catching news or subjects: Many of
these programs had been distributed in recent weeks using
social engineering techniques – sending emails with eye-
catching subjects

Don't click on popup….
which offering free cash (winner of lotteries)
which offering applications 100 % free
which offering cursors, icons, screen savers
which offering free access to porn sites

Be careful ! Following are not an Antivirus
But they look like an Antivirus application

Some screenshots ….

Albin Sebastian | albin.1983@gmail.com | http://tec-updates.blogspot.com