My Web Search Removal Tips

My Web Search is an Internet Explorer toolbar that is bundled with the Fun Web Products suite of applications. Other programs in the suite include Cursor Mania, My Mail Signature, My Mail Stationary, PopSwatter, My Way website portal, and Webfetti. My Web Search is sometimes labeled as Spyware, although a better categorization of the program [...]

Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs – Vista Antivirus 2008

The Vista Antivirus 2008 program is one of the family of rogue or fake anti-spyware programs that are really computer spyware and are downloaded to computer user’s computers without their consent.

Vista Antivirus 2008 Description

The Vista Antivirus 2008 is installed many times by taking advantage of Security holes or flaws in the Internet Explorer web browser. [...]

What is a Keylogger?

Keyloggers are the specialized computer Spyware programs, which are capable of recording everything you type on the computer’s keyboard. This malicious software will enable the creator to retrieve this information later and can help them in consequently discovering your passwords, account numbers, user names and other confidential and sensitive data. The creator can gather the entire knowledge of [...]

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 [...]

How Does Computer Malware Work?

Computer Malwareis the term used to describe computer software that is designed to infect one’s computer with a computer virus, rootkit, spyware, or adware. The term malware comes from malcious (intent) + software. It is the more correct term for the majority of infections a computer will receive differing from the term computer virus which [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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