Tag Archive for 'rogue anti-spyware'

Virus Heat penetrated 28 out of 32 anti-virus

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Dr. Safemode
on February 24, 2008
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Virus Heat a rogue anti-spyware

Virus Heat is a rogue anti-spyware that misleads users into buying their fake anti-spyware program.

It has been a couple of weeks since the Virus Heat 3.9 hype around the internet. So, I downloaded the Virus Heat installer (vrh_setup.exe) off their official website and uploaded it to VirusTotal.com yesterday. The result? - only 4/32 anti-virus detected Virus Heat.

But the question here is how come there are only a handful of anti-virus vendors that flag Virus Heat as a rogue anti-spyware when they have even blogged about it?

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Don’t click on Cleanator ad

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Dr. Safemode
on February 22, 2008
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The Register reported that several legitimate websites are serving malicious banner advertisement of Cleanator. Cleanator is a rogue spyware posing as as a tool to clean temporary files. Websites that were spot to have this banner are ITV, Radio Times, MSN UK, and UK Press Gazzette.

Cleanator is a rogoe spyware
“Don’t download Cleanator - rogue spyware”

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