Home News Forum Articles
  Welcome back Join CF
You are here You are here: Home | Forum | List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most of the discussions, articles and other free features. By joining our Virgin Media community you will have full access to all discussions, be able to view and post threads, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own images/photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join our community today.


Welcome to Cable Forum
Go Back   Cable Forum > Computers & IT > Security & Virus Discussion

List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-05-2005, 14:04   #1
Jon M
Inactive
 
Jon M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: East Midlands
Age: 46
Services: Rural BB - Radio Link via Virgin Fibre
Posts: 2,947
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Send a message via MSN to Jon M
Exclamation List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

A good compliment to Stu's sticky here:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=6152

Obviously, if you're in the market for an anti-spyware tool, you don't need to look further than Stuarts thread, however...

For those that like to tamper and test ( who know who you are ), here is a great guide to the ones you should avoid:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
Jon M is offline   Reply With Quote
Advertisement
Old 10-05-2005, 14:18   #2
nffc
cf.mega poster
 
nffc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chavvy Nottingham
Age: 40
Services: Freeview, Sky+, 100 Mb/s VM BB, mega i7 PC, iPhone 13, Macbook Air
Posts: 7,360
nffc has a nice shiny star
nffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny starnffc has a nice shiny star
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

I'd rep you but I need to spread it -*cue the rep tarts*

Good post.
__________________


nffc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2005, 15:09   #3
andygrif
Inactive
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,820
andygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze array
andygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze arrayandygrif has a bronze array
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Repped 4 u
andygrif is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2005, 16:03   #4
Mal
Inactive
 
Mal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Services: Virgin Media
Posts: 9,163
Mal has a nice shiny starMal has a nice shiny starMal has a nice shiny star
Mal has a nice shiny starMal has a nice shiny starMal has a nice shiny starMal has a nice shiny star
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Notice how there a lot of imitators there? Trying to confuse people. There's even a Spyware Blaster, which they state is not to be confused with javacool's SpywareBlaster.
Mal is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2005, 17:28   #5
Jon M
Inactive
 
Jon M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: East Midlands
Age: 46
Services: Rural BB - Radio Link via Virgin Fibre
Posts: 2,947
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Send a message via MSN to Jon M
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mal
Notice how there a lot of imitators there? Trying to confuse people. There's even a Spyware Blaster, which they state is not to be confused with javacool's SpywareBlaster.
Exactly, I was aware that there were a lot of copy-cat bits of software out there and some down right useless ones, but when I stumbled on this page I hadn't appreciated the true extent.

Ta, All, for the reppage
Jon M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2005, 19:13   #6
paulyoung666
Permanently Banned
 
paulyoung666's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: norton , teesside
Age: 55
Posts: 10,571
paulyoung666 has a nice shiny star
paulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny starpaulyoung666 has a nice shiny star
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mal
Notice how there a lot of imitators there? Trying to confuse people. There's even a Spyware Blaster, which they state is not to be confused with javacool's SpywareBlaster.

a lad at work got caught by that one , cost him $20 or $30 , cant remember , he was looking for the free one
paulyoung666 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-05-2005, 18:48   #7
Jon M
Inactive
 
Jon M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: East Midlands
Age: 46
Services: Rural BB - Radio Link via Virgin Fibre
Posts: 2,947
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Jon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze arrayJon M has a bronze array
Send a message via MSN to Jon M
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

any chance of this one merging with stuart's sticky or getting a sticky itself ? (merge preferably)

plus, an excuse to use my smiley
Jon M is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-06-2007, 19:34   #8
bw41101
cf.geek
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Blackpool
Services: Broadband XL TV XL Phone - A device with buttons that makes a funny noise when it rings!
Posts: 929
bw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appeal
bw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appealbw41101 has a bronzed appeal
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

If you're in any doubt as to whether you've got a suspect anti spyware program installed on your system, then there's a little (freebie) program you can run that will identify it and (in some cases) remove it from your system. The program is called Rouge Remover and it's available at:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/rogueremover.php

The problem is that there are quite a few "anti spyware" programs on the net that claim to do the business by identifying and getting rid of malware. Unfortunately these companies use "false positives" to trick the user into buying their products which (in the long run) turn out to be as much use as a chocolate teapot.

In addition, the program will (also) identify a lot of other (potentially) useless (system hogging) stuff as well. give it a go, you've nowt to lose!

Si thee
bw41101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 16:05   #9
adzii_nufc
Rafalution
 
adzii_nufc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Age: 33
Posts: 5,338
adzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appeal
adzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appealadzii_nufc has a bronzed appeal
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

BUMP: Update on the above post

Seeing a lot of these Fake Self Installing AV's popping up

Names are simple

Av.exe
VistaAV.exe
AVvista.exe
Win7av.exe
7av.exe
XPAV.exe
avxp.exe

Anything Along the lines of AV and your OS in the name = Naughty and will start blocking programs (Browsers, Messenger etc.)

I may also point out. The easiest way to get these are from Pornographic sites.. So if one pops up and you tell us.. My eye is on you!
__________________
All posts are the opinion of myself and don't reflect those of BT or Openreach.
adzii_nufc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 16:22   #10
Zing
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

The thing its just avoid installing anything from a pop up window unless you trust the site you are on and only then if its perhaps a flash update or something you recognise.

You should all have security and trust what you have so why ever click yes to these pop ups
  Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 16:28   #11
martyh
Guest
 
Location: newcastle upon tyne
Services: Sky Q silver bundle Sky Q 2TB box Sky Q mini box Sky fibre unlimited Sky Talk evenings and week
Posts: n/a
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Quote:
Originally Posted by adzii_nufc View Post
BUMP: Update on the above post

Seeing a lot of these Fake Self Installing AV's popping up

Names are simple

Av.exe
VistaAV.exe
AVvista.exe
Win7av.exe
7av.exe
XPAV.exe
avxp.exe

Anything Along the lines of AV and your OS in the name = Naughty and will start blocking programs (Browsers, Messenger etc.)

I may also point out. The easiest way to get these are from Pornographic sites.. So if one pops up and you tell us.. My eye is on you!
I got one yesterday on google images ,and before anyones eyes are on me i was searching film stars for the competion

good news is that vm anti virus blocked it
  Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 16:39   #12
Zing
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

I view porn on the internet and I have never caught a virus from doing so

Scoring round town is a different story lol
  Reply With Quote
Old 24-12-2010, 16:44   #13
martyh
Guest
 
Location: newcastle upon tyne
Services: Sky Q silver bundle Sky Q 2TB box Sky Q mini box Sky fibre unlimited Sky Talk evenings and week
Posts: n/a
Re: List of "Anti Spyware" tools to be avoided

Quote:
Originally Posted by ooogemaflop View Post
I view porn on the internet and I have never caught a virus from doing so

Scoring round town is a different story lol

quite right to ,as long as your keyboard is clean and checked regular you will be fine
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 18:52.


Server: osmium.zmnt.uk
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.