Archive for October, 2007

SmartFixer

Friday, October 5th, 2007

If you want to download totally useless software, choose SmartFixer. It’s one of fake security tools that flood the internet today. SmartFixer is a malware, but it is advertised as anti spyware. Needless to say it doesn’t have one function that regular anti spyware has.
SmartFixer displays fabricated error reports and that’s about all it can …
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Delf Worm

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Delf Worm is a nasty computer parasite. It’s capable of turning security applications off, so they can’t detect Delf Worm activities. Delf Worm also hides its present.
Manual removal of Delf Worm might be complicated as well, as it can reboot a computer if a process of this worm is terminated. This parasite spreads by infecting …
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Awola

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Awola is pretty dangerous malware as it can make you give away your money. Awola is not capable of infecting machines by itself; but it is presented as a security tool, so people download it to scan their computers. Awola is a computer parasite masked as an anti spyware. This is the new smart way …
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Asprox

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Asprox is a dangerous trojan. It launches a hidden proxy server on the infected computer. Asprox can connect individual computers from various locations into bigger systems. These actions may look harmless, but the infected machines can be used for malicious attacks. There are no symptoms of Asprox trojan infection. It secretly works in a background …
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SystemDefender

Monday, October 1st, 2007

SystemDefender is a new fraud that appeared on web last week. It is computer parasite, but it’s not capable of infecting computers by it self. SystemDefender must be downloaded and installed manually to work. You may ask who wants to download malware. The reason people download SystemDefender is fraudulent advertising. SystemDefender is promoted as legitimate …
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