This is a very important warning to all of you about some very malicious rogue security (anti-virus) programs that have become very popular on the Web.
These programs look legitimate, their Web sites are very professionally designed, and they’re out to trick you into downloading their software as a way to keep your computer safe.
BUT These products will not keep your computer safe, in fact they put your personal information and your computer at great risk.
The program names listed below, all hide the same fraud. The most common warning displayed by these malware programs is “Halt! Critical System Warning“.
The names this malicious, rogue security program uses are:
AntiVirusXP 2008
AntiVirus 2008
AntiVirus2008
AntiVirusXP 2009
AntiVirus 2009
AntiVirus2008
XP Protector 2009
VistaAntivirus2008
System Antivirus 2008
All of the above are said to be variants of the infamo
us WinFixer trojan.
These products look professional and legitimate and, in fact, have very well-designed, attractive interfaces. The developers of these products are out to get your money and have spared no expense in designing a professional looking program to trick you into believing these are legitimate programs.
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM. You’ll lose money, face serious computer problems, waste time trying to remove it (it’s very difficult to do), and potentially expose your personal information to criminals.
These are malicious programs, very difficult to remove, very egregious, that scatter duplicate associated files in various places on your computer in order to avoid detection. These programs display exaggerated scan results in order goad you into purchasing them.
These programs scan your computer and “find” hundreds of infections, registry problems, etc., and most are not legitimate problem. It will then inform you that in order to “repair” these errors and fix your computer you need to purchase the program.
If you have been duped by any of these products, see the bottom of this article for the proper method to remove them from your computer.
If you are one of the thousands of victims of these rogue anti-virus / security products,you need to remove it from your system- and you must remove it correctly. These are not very easy programs to remove. Here is a forum post on C|Net that explains how to get rid of these products and their clones.
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