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XP Total Security 2013 is not the sort of program you want to have on your PC. In fact, it's a stretch to call XP Total Security 2013 a program at all, because it's basically a trojan infection that has no function other than to steal money from people. Yes, it does look very much like a legit program, but that's what makes it a good scam. In reality, it doesn't do anything positive and is … [Read more...]
Win 7 Total Security 2013 is part of a major new badware operation that has unleashed a couple of dozen nearly identical fake antispyware programs that all do pretty much the same thing. If you have this on your computer, you've probably seen most the scam: the popups showing fake virus scans, the phony warnings, the system slowdowns, etc. All in all, dealing with this pest is not very fun. In … [Read more...]
There is no legitimate Windows security program called Vista Anti-Virus 2013. If your computer keeps displaying popups with that name, what you are seeing is not a Windows tool or anything released by a reputable company. It's a spammy virus made by crooks looking to get money from gullible people. Don't let them win. Vista Anti-Virus 2013 is part of a massive badware family that has been … [Read more...]
Vista Home Security 2013 is part of a massive post-New Years badware release consisting of a number of slightly differently named programs that all do the same thing---take over your computer and try to trick you into paying for nothing. It's pretty straightforward: Nothing this program tells you is true. It is a scam. These programs infect computers through several channels. Some piggyback in … [Read more...]
If you somehow got this nasty rogue called Win Server Defender on your PC and don't know how to get rid of it, the most important thing is not to panic. This program's going to show you all sorts of popups and warnings meant to scare you into shutting down your brain and handing over your credit card information, but none of it is credible. This program, and others like it, has no real … [Read more...]
Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 is a fake antispyware program from the people who gave us recent pests like Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 and XP Antispyware Pro 2013. The main thing you need to know about all the pests in this family is that they're fake. They're not here to help you. They just display a lot of phony warnings and fill your computer with junk in hopes of squeezing a little free money out of … [Read more...]
WindowSecure is a hoax program designed solely to trick Windows users into thinking their comptuers are full of viruses so that they'll hand over money for a nonexistent full version. So you have been warned. Whatever steps you take to deal with this pest, the last thing you should do is give these crooks your money, because you won't get anything in return. In fact, the program won't go away if … [Read more...]
The Specialist Crime Directorate was once an actual branch of the London police, but it doesn't exist anymore, and in any case it has nothing to do with this Specialist Crime Directorate ransomware that's been plaguing Windows users over the last couple of weeks. If you're seeing these popups, you should legitimately be concerned about the junk you have on your PC, but the junk is the software … [Read more...]
If you're seeing popups from something called the Internet Crime Complaint Center, you've been targeted with a piece of malware desinged to scare you with false claims. This is a serious computer infection, but you shouldn't believe anything it tells you. The Internet Crime Complaint Center is a real thing---some sort of FBI project set up to help web users report crimes---but it has nothing to do … [Read more...]
If you take a quick look at the Personal Protector 2013 "trial version," you might think that it is a well-meaning, legit program that is only trying to help. But this is far from the truth. In reality, Personal Protector 2013 is part of a large family of fake antispyware programs that exist solely to scam honest Windows users like you and me. If you have this program on your computer, you are … [Read more...]
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