The Trojan horse type of virus and malware gets its name from the classical tale of the Trojan horse. In the story, a horse is sent to the city of Troy. The horse was a cover rather than a gift; it contained a number of soldiers planning to destroy Troy.

That is why calling this a Trojan horse virus is particularly appropriate. Initially, a lot of them seem perfectly normal. However, truly they are malicious and enable hackers to enter a person's computer and do damage.

You could get a virus by downloading a simple screensaver. When run, the screensaver runs hidden programs, scripts, commands, and functions that the user doesn't know about. These programs may be able to usurp your virus protector and get into your computer.

Deleting Trojans can be a problem because they come in so many forms. However, there are a lot of programs available.… Read More

The Norton brand is probably the most synonymous brand when it comes to virus protection software. Norton Antivirus has been in existence since 1990, and since then a growing number of people have come to rely on the Norton name to protect their computers from virus attacks. In fact, Norton Antivirus is considered the most widely used antivirus software in the world today.

Over the years, Norton Antivirus has constantly underwent upgrades as a means of trying to improve on its ability to detect a growing number of viruses that are being spread. Additionally, each generation of the software incorporates several new features and services as a way of making it more effective in its task of detecting and eliminating (or quarantining) viruses as well as turning it into a more robust application. For example, in recent years, Norton Antivirus has begun to incorporate the detection not… Read More

The year 2008 definitely showed its benevolence for Internet scammers: they found a way to get paid for their illegal activity.
And that way includes wild distribution of fake security software via aggressive spamming on forums and blogs.
One example of such software is a notoriously known XP antivirus, also called Windows XP antivirus 2008. It is a classic rogue software that behaves quite differently from what it claims to do. So, instead of scanning for viruses and removing them, it ruins the system security by opening wide breaches, then installs Trojans and acts like any other spyware – but that's not all. XP antivirus scares the user into buying the full version of it! Of course, the paid version doesn't get any milder on the computer, but it reaches the goal – its creators get money for their evil work.
So how do you tell if your PC… Read More

It all starts when the Vundo or Zlob Trojan makes its way onto your computer. The Trojan is set to run on login and can get on your computer from you opening spam or accepting what you think is a video codec. After that your computer is flooded with pop-ups telling you that your computer is infected and only VirusTrigger will save your computer.
 
When you click on the pop-ups and go to VirusTrigger2009.com or virus-trigger.com you will find a fake scan that tells you that needed Windows system files are an infection. You will then be prompted to pay either $49.95 or $79.95 for a “full version” of VirusTrigger.
 
A closer look at the website will find a fake article about achievements of the company. An even closer look will find many grammatical errors in the text and no contact information to be found. In some places the… Read More

What is Antivirus Pro 2010?
Malware, short for malicious software, is the software designed to invade or destroy computer system without the users' knowing. Malware usually processes with many harmful and unwanted bugs and bring lots of inconveniences to computer users, such as changing your homepage automatically; monitoring your web browsing; keeping poping up while you surf the net or making your PC run much slower than before. In order to retrieve your enjoyable computer experience, you must figure out how to remove Antivirus Pro 2010 from your PC completely.
Why you get Antivirus Pro 2010?

Antivirus Pro 2010 is a misleading security application pushed through Braviax malware (Trojan.Virantix.C Trojan virus). This program is classified as misleading application because it reports false scan results and displays fake security alerts to make you think your computer is infected. Antivirus Pro 2010 from the same family as PC Antispyware 2010,… Read More

Antivirus XP 2008 Virus

“The XP Antivirus 2008 is a deceitful, harmful and widespread counterfeit antispyware that has destroyed many computers on the internet. XP Antivirus 2008 occurs when a fake video codec is installed that contains malware, trojans and/or other viruses.”

What is Antivirus XP 2008?

How would you like to drive over some glass which causes you a flat tire? Let’s say you did just that and just a few feet down the street you see a man selling tires. Wouldn’t you think that was strange? Well, that’s the exact bait tactic that the Antivirus XP 2008 Virus and accompanying software employs. They install the virus on your system, then the virus causes pop-ups selling the anti virus software solution. The price for the software the supposedly fixes the virus is well over $100 USD. This virus works by creating a software update dialog box that prompts… Read More

You took your time to research which among the existing antivirus software around best suit your computer and your usage. You took time to ask technologically savvy friends and relatives and you even visited some well known tech-related forums to get unbiased information about antivirus.

When you finally chose one antivirus program, you ordered your program online or you went to the local computer shop near your area. You install it on your computer and you leave it on working on the background while you do your usual stuff on your PC. You feel you have done your very best to protect your computer from those menacing viruses, Trojan horses, worms and malwares.

So you became tremendously disappointed when your computer suddenly crashes and you just realized it was infected by a virus and the virus basically wiped out your entire hard drive, taking with it your 1st year… Read More