WinFixer is a dangerous malware, but as most malwares these days it pretends to be a useful tool. It’s not a new threat, but it keeps spreading wide because of its advertising way. WinFixer is one of those malicious programs that show alert balloon in a system tray near clock and pretend to be Microsoft [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Zlob and Smitfraud
Monday, February 12th, 2007Corrupt spyware removers, fake video codecs and parasite downloaders are among the most widely spread threats on the Internet today. We hear about Zlob and Smitfraud everywhere, but what do these names mean? Smitfraud is a family of trojans that trick people into downloading rogue products by displaying annoying system tray icons, showing deceptive security [...]
AntiVermins
Friday, February 9th, 2007A new family of corrupt anti-spyware programs is being illegally installed to thousands of computers around the world. These are known as AntiVermins, AntiVerminser and AntiVermeans. AntiVermins is the original application. It is a clone of Spyware Quake and other rogue products. AntiVerminser and AntiVermeans are its new variants. Names are slightly different, while the [...]



