Rogue Malware Removal - Active IT Services - Affordable Computer Support, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

<body> <div id="container"> <div id="contentcontainer"> <div id="content" style="width: 662px; height: 100%"> <div class="post"> <h2> <img border="0" src="images/sshield.jpg" align="left" width="70" height="70"><span style="letter-spacing: -1pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 17pt">What is a Rogue Security Software?</font></span></h2> <div class="entry"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Rogue security software, also known as scareware, is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. </font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Rogue security software designers create legitimate looking pop-up windows that advertise security update software. These windows might appear on your screen while you surf the Web.</font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">The "updates" or "alerts" in the pop-up windows call for you to take some sort of action, such as clicking to install the software, accept recommended updates, or remove unwanted viruses or spyware. When you click, the rogue security software downloads to your computer. </font></p> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Rogue security software might also appear in the list of search results when you are searching for trustworthy antispyware software, so it is important to protect your computer.</font></p> <p align="justify"> </p> </div> <h2><font face="Arial">What does rogue security software do?</font></h2> <div class="entry"> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Rogue security software might report a virus, even though your computer is actually clean. The software might also fail to report viruses when your computer is infected. Inversely, sometimes, when you download rogue security software, it will install a virus or other malicious software on your computer so that the software has something to detect.</font><p><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Some rogue security software might also. </font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Lure you into a fraudulent transaction (for example, upgrading to a non-existent paid version of a program).</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Use social engineering to steal your personal information.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Install malware that can go undetected as it steals your data.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Launch pop-up windows with false or misleading alerts.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Slow your computer or corrupt files.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Disable Windows updates or disable updates to legitimate antivirus software.</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#666666">Prevent you from visiting antivirus vendor Web sites.</font></li> </ul> <p> <font face="Verdana" color="#666666" style="font-size: 9pt"> Rogue security software might also attempt to spoof the Microsoft security update process.  Here's an example of rogue security software that's disguised as a Microsoft alert but that does not come from Microsoft. </font></p> <p> <font face="Verdana" color="#666666" style="font-size: 9pt"> The following are screen captures of Rogue Security software</font></p> <h2>Example of PC Antispyware 2010</h2> </div> <p> <img border="0" src="images/antispyware2010.jpg" width="425" height="297"></p> <h2>Example of Desktop Security 2010</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/security2010.jpg" width="425" height="338"></p> <h2>Example of PcSecureNet</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/pcsecurenet.jpg" width="425" height="311"></p> <h2>Example of SoftStronghold</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/spmalwareremovalbot.gif" width="425" height="345"></p> <h2>Example of SoftStronghold</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/softstronghold.jpg" width="425" height="345"></p> <h2>Example of Internet Antivirus</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/internetantivirus.jpg" width="425" height="345"></p> <h2>Example of Total Virus Protection</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/sptotalvirusprotection.gif" width="400" height="277"></p> <h2>Example of OS Protection</h2> <p> <img border="0" src="images/sposprotection.gif" width="500" height="326"></p> <p> </p> <p><font face="Verdana" color="#666666" style="font-size: 9pt">** The free software is only available for private and non-commercial use only and we can advise you on commercial products for business use.</font></p> </div> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <div id="sidebar" style="width: 180px; height: 95%"> <div class="about"> <font style="font-size: 9pt"><b><a href="http://www.runnersweb.co.uk/activeits/contactus.htm">Contact us</a></b> <font color="#666666">to clean your PC and help prevent you getting more spyware in future</font> </font> <p><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size: 9pt">If you have no Anti Virus and/or Anti Spyware software installed, we can provide industry leading fast and free Anti Virus and Anti Spyware software. </span><font style="font-size: 9pt">**</font></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 9pt"><b><font color="#27609B">Is your wireless network secure?</font><font color="#666666"><br> <br> </font></b><font color="#666666">As standard, out of the box wireless networking equipment might not be setup securely. 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