Rogue Anti-Spyware Software- Malware Alarm

Malware Alarm is one of the numerous rogue anti-spyware programs on the Internet that are really a variant of computer spyware. Malware Alarm will attempt to trick you into purchasing the full commercial version of the product by displaying fake infection messages every time that you restart Windows. If you click “Ok” on one of [...]

How Does Spyware Work?

Computer Spyware infects a computer without the user’s permission. Spyware can be very dangerous to your personal privacy and can serve as a gateway to additional computer malware infection on your computer. Spyware by its nature does not self-replicate, but is used to exploit holes in the security on your computer. Recent trends have seen [...]

Rogue Anti-Spyware Malware – Win32.Fake Raken

Win32.Fake Raken Description

Fake Raken is one of the latest rogue anti-spyware malware programs to hit the Internet. It claims to scan your computer for malware and will display fake infection warnings after it has been installed on your computer. It will then attempt to convince you that a paid malware removal tool needs to be [...]

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 [...]