The Malware Dictionary

MS Anti-Spyware 2009

Spyware – MS Anti-Spyware Description

MS Anti-Spyware 2009 is one of the current generation of “fake” or “rogue” spyware programs that masquerade as legitimate anti-spyware programs. The primary goal of MS Anti-Spyware is to trick you into buying a paid version of the software which is really a guise to take your money and further infect [...]

Computer Malware, Types of Spyware

Computer Spyware is computer malware that infects a user’s computer without their permission. It can be used to steal your private information to a remote computer server and is known to change settings to include: 1 – The Default Search Engine Home Page, 2 – The computer’s default home page, and 3 – Serve as [...]

Win32.Transponder Spyware

Description of Transponder Spyware

The spyware Transponder is the Helper Object of IE browser. It will monitor the WebPages requested and the data entered into the forms and then sends out the information collected home server and later popup the ads window depending on the targeted URLs that were browsed or being browsed. Transponder will be [...]

Perfect Keylogger Spyware

Description of Perfect Keylogger Spyware

Perfect Keylogger is a type of monitoring application that runs in the invisible mode and it is undetected by most of the firewall programs. It will log all of your keystrokes typed in each of the application and it includes the messaging applications as well. On every mouse click that you [...]

Windows Spyware – CoolWebSearch

Description of CoolWebSearch Spyware

CoolWebSearch is a spyware, which belongs to the family of aggressive hijackers. This spyware will hijack the user’s browsers, desktop and will search by many different means. As popups, it displays the fraudulent ads. In general, the CoolWebSearch is difficult to handle.

How Your Computer Gets Infected by CoolWebSearch

CoolWebSearch is [...]

Win32.FakeXPA Trojan Virus

Description of FakeXPA Malware

FakeXPA is type of application and it is a Trojan that also functions as Spyware. It has hidden functionality, which may include the data mining, hacks, Malware, Spyware and Adware. This FakeXPA is a kind of family of programs, which will claim to scan the system for malware and after scanning, it [...]

TIBS Dialer Spyware

Description of TIBS Dialer Spyware
The dialer from the TIB systems is available commercially and it is offered to the webmasters as the method of accessing to their own site’s content. This is found on various pornographic sites and it works by disconnecting your modem from the ISP and will call TIB systems at the rate, [...]

Win32.Renos Trojan Virus Downloader

Description of Renos Trojan Virus

This is type of Trojan, which secretly downloads the malicious files from the distant server and it will install the files and execute them. This will download the rogueware, which will attempt to persuade the user in order to buy the particular rogue antispyware by pretending that the system is infected [...]

Spyware Protection – 5 Steps to Protecting Your Computer Against Malware

Computer Malware and Spyware can negatively impact your computer’s performance and put your personal security at risk! With each passing month, there is more and more Spyware that is released on the Internet, potentially placing your personal information and computer at risk. Spyware does this through:

- Display of a Large Number of Pop-Up Advertisements

- Decreasing [...]

Spyware Removal – How to Remove Barracuda Spyware

Barracuda Spyware Description

Barracuda Spyware is a fake anti-malware program that attempts to trick you into thinking your computer is infected with other malware. It then tries to convince you that you need to buy the promoted product it advertises in order to remove the malware from the PC. Unfortunately, similar to other fake anti-spyware and [...]

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