MacroVirus also called Macro Virus malware is a program designed to deceive its victims with fake alerts and warning messages that will arise on every part of the computer – desktop, taskbar, and boot-up even displays a wallpaper. MacroVirus will disguise as real anti-virus software trying to win users trust by advises given to remove threats.
Rogue
Rogue programs can be fake anti-virus or utilities that use deceptive means to entice user into paying for the paid version of the software. Rogue application is commonly distributed in trial version.
Remove SystemArmor
SystemArmor is another unsafe security software that was created by the same authors who spread TrustDoctor. Both share the same graphical users interface and method of infecting a computer. SystemArmor uses the web as the primary road towards victim’s computer. Fake online antivirus web site was put up so that visitors who intended to visit it will catch a copy of the fake tool.
Remove User Account Control (Fake AV)
User Account Control is a fake pop-up alerts or commonly called rogue security program that will disguise as part of the Windows process. User Account Control virus can be dropped and execute on to computers by another Trojan infection created mainly to spread this potentially unwanted program.
Remove Live Security Suite
Live Security Suite is another malicious security program that originated from the same authors who developed Live Enterprise Suite. Most of the time, Trojans will carry this malware and infects a computer while it remains invisible to anti-virus program. Once inside, the Trojan is able to modify system settings as well as registry entries. This will allow the unwanted software to run on its own every time Windows starts.
Remove DeadEye
DeadEye is a software that will attempt to trick the users into using this unwanted application as the utility to incread the performance of the computer. DeadEye will run if a presence of Java Runtime Environment is present on victims computer, if not, it will attempt to download JRE.EXE file from its own server.
Remove Data Protection Virus
Data Protection is another piece of rogue security software that will pretend as anti-virus application. This unwanted program can be dropped on computers without users knowledge when executing prompts from a fake online virus scanner web sites. Data Protection malware will alter system settings and add its own value on the registry so that it will run when Windows is started. Changes will be made to installed Internet browser so that it will redirect to various malicious websites when a searched was made.
Remove Antispyware Soft
Antispyware Soft is another malicious security application that will display excessive fake alerts on victim’s computer. Antispyware Soft virus will spread by means of Trojan that are able to alter system settings specially Internet browser and redirects its homepage and search result page to a fake online virus scanner. This web page will perform a scan on visitor’s computer and produce fabricated results about potential virus infection on the computer. It will advise to download and install Antispyware Soft to clean and remove detected threats.
Remove AV Center
AV Center is a rogue security program that requires immediate removal from infected computer. AV Center Trojan is capable of updating itself by downloading more files from a remote server. Common ways to get infected with AV Center is for user follows a prompt that will redirect Internet browser to a fake online virus scanner. This scanner will mimic Windows explorer as if it is performing the virus scan on the computer locally.
Remove My Security Engine
My Security Engine is another misleading security application that will attack a computer by pretending to be a useful program. Just like any other rogue software, this threat will use deceiving data posted on computer screen to persuade users into downloading and installing the trial of the software. Upon installation, it attempts to modify certain settings on the system and add some registry entries.
Remove Control Commander
Control Commander with alias CtrlCommander is a misleading security tool for Windows that was created to look and perform like a real antivirus program. However, security experts deemed the tool as harmful and therefore it was categorized as rogue or fake security software.