Another day, another new rogue anti-spyware application. 
What is VirusProtect Pro?
VirusProtect Pro is another in a long line of rogue anti-spyware applications.  The typical route for VirusProtect Pro onto a PC is either as part of a fake video/audio codec or installed using a Trojan already resident on the PC (which will need removing if [...]

This from my friends at Sunbelt Software :

This morning, Sunbelt researchers discovered a new custom Trojan that attempts to steal money by selling a fake iPhone. This Trojan looks custom-built and has very poor coverage by AV vendors (report here ).
The malware produces a popup, triggered by going to yahoo.com or google.com. There are multiple types of [...]

Be on the lookout for a fake Microsoft security bulletin email making the rounds :

If you (or someone you know) receives an e-mail about a zero-day exploit affecting Microsoft Outlook do not, under any circumstances, click on the links embedded in the message. It’s a phishing scam folks. The Security Bulletin (MS07-0065) it points to doesn’t exist. [...]

Over the past week I've had a few questions along the lines of:

Question: How do I remove something called VirusHeal from my PC?

Here's how ...
The deal with VirusHeal is that it's a rebranded version of a rogue antispyware apps - specifically SpyHeal and SpywareQuake.  What VirusHeal does is offer a free antispyware scanner and then [...]

Another day, another rogue anti-spyware application ...
Over the past few days I've received a number of emails from people wanting to know how to remove a parasite off their system called System Live Protect.
Here's how ...
System Live Protect is a fake spyware program that basically lies to users and tells them that their PC is infected [...]

Yesterday I linked to a post by my ZDNet colleague George Ou on how to remove crapware off PCs.  This resulted in me getting a few posts from people wanting to know how crapware gets onto PCs in the first place.
Well, thanks to another of my ZDNet colleague Ryan Naraine , we get to see how [...]