The Blue Screen of Death and Antivirus 2010

I have to admit that AntiVirus 2010 is one of the better pieces of rogue (fake) anti-spyware out there. If you have fallen into the clutches of this program, I can see how you were easily tricked. These guys worked hard on creating a program that even some of the most experienced computer users might overlook as the real thing. If you think you may have come across AntiVirus 2010, then keep reading. I will tell you some of the tell-tale signs and symptoms and discuss the best removal options..

AntiVirus 2010 is a duplicate copy of AntiVirusXP 2008. It goes by other aliases as well, like Vista Antivirus, Smart Antivirus, and MICRO AV 2009, among several others with similar names. This program uses some of the best scare tactics out there. A moment's hesitation could lead to cleaning out your entire hard drive. It is imperative that you remove it immediately.

You probably want to know how this happened in the first place so it doesn't happen again. The most common way that these spyware programs infect your computer is through a video codec. Have you ever been to a peer to peer (P2P) file sharing community? You may have Windows Security and another antivirus program running that detect nothing on the files that you are about to download.

Rogue anti-spyware programs don't actually hide on the files. They are attached to Trojans that hide in the decoding process of the video codec. Have you been asked to authenticate a certificate when you downloaded something? This is like giving a Trojan permission to infect your computer.

Antivirus 2010 comes on slowly at first. You may notice your computer takes a little longer to start up. Next, come the pop-ups. I could easily see how someone could click on the pop-up under the impression that it is a standard security program that almost all computers have. If you click on the pop-up, the scan starts without your permission. You will be pressured to buy the fake software that will not protect you at all.

If you still haven't bought into it, AntiVirus 2010 has an added feature that I like to call "The Blue Screen of Death." This is that screen that comes up after your computer crashes. The fake blue screen will carry a message about a fake infection called:

d Card Security with Lamination

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to protect the card image, particularly for high levels of use where the card is regularly swiped through a magnetic stripe reader or taken out of a wallet every day. Lamination will allow 10,000’s of swipes before any visible wear of the image occurs. ID card lamination is either done at the same time as printing (with an in-line laminator) or separately with a dedicated laminator.

For added security, laminate films containing an optical security logo or hologram are available. These can be both standard or custom.

Many of the security features available in ID cards are also used in banknotes, and some of the manufacturers of laminate films are also banknote producers, so the highest security features are available depending on how much a user wants to pay.

Visual security features that can be incorporated into laminates include :
• Fine-detail printing and complex images (e.g. Guilloche patterns)
• Micro-text
• Nano-text
• Holograms
• Morphing and changing images
• Laser readable images

Standard laminates are those available from a catalogue, with pre-designed features. Custom laminates have features specifically tailored to an end-users needs; e.g. incorporating a government seal.

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Avoid Xpert Antivirus at All Costs!

When you come across Xpert Antivirus, you may be fooled by its charm. You need to be aware of what this program actually is. This program is a rogue anti-spyware program that will pretend to be helpful, but is actually only around to do harm to you and your computer
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These rogue anti-spyware programs will pretend to be able to scan and remove malicious software (malware) but..

in reality they cannot do either of these functions. Such rogue anti-spyware programs are only able to give you malware that will slow down your computer and possibly rob you of your personal information, including your credit card numbers. With all of this said, when you see Xpert Antivirus, you may not have had any idea that such trouble was brewing.

Xpert Antivirus will appear as a pop-up, and once it does, it will warn you that you are at risk for malware. Please note that computer programs cannot know much of anything about your computer unless they have been downloaded onto your system, so Xpert Antivirus is just trying to get you to believe that it knows something you do not.

Once you are warned about the potential malware problem, Xpert Antivirus will offer you a free scan of your computer to be sure. If you have bought into this, you will always get the free scan. We all love free, especially if it is for the safety of our computer. However, clicking "Ok" on this free scan will allow the program the access it needs to download itself onto your computer without your knowledge.

The results of the scan will typically be a list of your temporary files. Xpert Antivirus will tell you that these files are corrupt and need to be removed—it classifies them as malware. However, these files are not corrupt. If you have just one malware program on your computer it will hard for your operating system to run, so if you had as many corrupt files as Xpert Antivirus claims that you do, then your computer would not be running at all. This scan is a false indicator of any type of malware problem you may be facing.

However, the purpose of this free scan is to gain access to download Xpert Antivirus malware onto your computer, and then to persuade you into purchasing the full version of the program to remove the so-called "malware" that the program has found. Then the real malware will continue to try to record your personal information from your computer and use it to make more of a profit off of you.

To rid yourself of this malware, you need to contact an expert in dealing with these types of programs. Xpert Antivirus is very sneaky and will try to linger as long as it can to make maximum profit off of you. However, if you find a company that offers you a great guarantee on their services, you can rest assured that your malware problem will be taken care of.

Xp Protection Center is Another Rogue Cloning Windows Xp

It’s become one of the oldest tricks in the book. Rogue security programs like XP Protection Center have become rather fond of pretending to be a part of the Windows OS. It’s time to set the record straight.

XP Protection Center, despite its deceptive skin, bears no real resemblance to the actual XP Security Center. Even if it was an actual protection program, XP Protection Center just doesn’t act...

like the real thing.

First of all, the XP Security Center only monitors certain security features on your computer. It lets you know that your Firewall, Automatic Updates and Antivirus Program are running and working correctly. Unlike XP Protection Center, it does not tell you whether or not you’re infected.

Actually, XP Protection Center only tells you that you’re infected once it infects you itself. This whole process goes further, far beyond the scope of the real XP Security Center. The real thing is preinstalled on your computer, and you don’t have to pay for updates or upgrades. You may never see it unless you open it in the Control Panel.

With XP Protection Center, however, it pops up once you’re infected. It does a scan, telling you that your temporary files are infected. In reality, your temporary files are almost never infected. They’re only your Internet browsing history.

Then XP Protection Center tells you that you need to buy the upgrade to kill your infection. You would never see this with the real Security Center. Of course, if you buy it, you open up a whole different can of worms.

If you buy the XP Protection Center “upgrade,” you get a junk program for an insane amount of money. Not only that, but you might have more problems with your credit account. It has been known to happen that whoever is running this program can take every cent out of credit accounts. Unfortunately, they can’t be touched by the United States legal system.

You may also notice that the XP Protection Center web page isn’t on the Windows website. If you weren’t suspicious about it before, this should really clue you in. With Windows products, you will only go to the Windows page.

The biggest difference between the XP Protection Center and the real Security Center is that the first is a bundle of spyware, while the second is a monitoring program that’s part of the Windows OS. The scanning pop up is an old spyware trick, as is the browser redirection. These are all delivered by a Trojan Downloader spyware program called Zlob.

Also, you only get the real XP Security Center as part of your Windows XP Operating System package. You can only get XP Protection Center from infected websites and corrupt downloads. There’s a world of difference in that alone.

Before you even see the fateful pop up screen, you should get a real antispyware program. It should be complete with removal and prevention. Even better, try looking for a 100% removal guarantee, since not all antispyware programs are the same.