What is a Rogue Antivirus Program?
A rogue antivirus program is a program which installs itself on a
user’s computer, many times without the users knowledge, and uses
malicious tools to slow their computer down and convince the user that
they have spyware, viruses, and adware in their computer. The software
will continue to show popups to the user in hopes that they will
purchase the software. It also uses exaggerated results to scare the
user into purchasing the software. However, the software will not remove
any spyware or viruses at all.
Generally, the software is downloaded through a trojan horse and then
installed on the user’s computer.
According to Panda Security, these attackers have a 3.4 percent
sucess rate and are making around 14 million in revenue per month.
The three biggest rogue antivirus programs currently out in 2010 are Malware
Defense, Internet Security 2010, and Personal Security.
Most rogue security programs have been cloned into new threats and
therefore have similar characteristics.
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Common symptoms and characteristics of Antispyware Soft and other
rogue security programs include:
1. Antispyware
Soft is generally installed without user permission.
2. Antispyware
Soft uses pop ups and fake virus scans to scare the user.
3. Various
antivirus and system programs on the user’s computer will stop
functioning.
Antispyware Soft will generally block all applications unless the
executable file is iexplore.exe. Antispyware Soft will also generally
modify Internet Explorer connection settings to make Internet Explorer
connect through a proxy server. This comment
below may provide insight into fixing the connection settings of
Internet Explorer.
The comments
below may also provide insight into removing Antispyware Soft.
Manual Antispyware Soft Removal – In order to
manually remove Antispyware Soft, the processes associated with
Antispyware Soft must be stopped, the files associated with the
processes must be removed, and the registry entries must be corrected to
the previous state before Antispyware Soft entered the computer.
Stop Antispyware Soft Processes (Learn How
To Do This)
[random letters]tssd.exe
Remove Antispyware Soft Files (Learn
How To Do This)
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application
Data\[random letters]\
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application
Data\[random letters]\[random letters]tssd.exe
Remove Antispyware Soft Registry Keys
(Learn
How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antispyware Soft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antispyware Soft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antispyware
Soft
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\avsoft
Remove Antispyware Soft Startup Entry (Learn How
To Do This)
[random letters]tssd.exe
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