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May 3, 2008

Most prevalent spyware as reported by our customers in 28 April to 3 May2008:


Fake Anti Spyware.ErrorDoctor

 

ErrorDoctor is a Rogue Anti-Spyware program. It is an unwanted application. ErrorDoctor is known to be pushed/advertised by various trojan horse programs. It uses aggressive and deceptive techniques to frighten the user. It gives exaggerated report and claims of spyware found or false positives. It uses CPU 70% to 90%.

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Fake Anti Spyware.IEAntiVirus

 

IEAntiVirus 3.2 is a Rogue Anti-Spyware program. It is an unwanted application. IEAntiVirus 3.2 is known to be pushed/advertised by various trojan horse programs. It uses aggressive and deceptive techniques to frighten the user into purchasing the program. It gives exaggerated report and claims of spyware found or false positives but will not remove spyware unless the user purchases the program. It uses CPU 70% to 90%.

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Fake Anti Spyware.Privacy Watcher

 

Privacy Watcher 3.1 is a Rogue Anti-Spyware program. It is an unwanted application. Privacy Watcher 3.1 tries to trick you into buying it by claiming that you have been infected with spyware and then showing you false error reports. Privacy Watcher 3.1 does not scan for any spyware. It scans legitimate S/W Entries which are present on a PC and offers to purchase product to scan/quarantine those entries.

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Fake Anti Spyware.Spy Reaper

 

Spy Reaper is a Rogue Anti-Spyware program that purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or false, misleading scan results.

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