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| Apr 29 2009, 1:02 AM EDT (current) | antispyware | 558 words added |
| Apr 29 2009, 1:00 AM EDT | antispyware |
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I had been ignoring my pop-up spyware problem for some time, thinking that I really didn’t mind the hassle of closing the impromptu windows and feeling too lazy, really, to take the time to figure out what the deal was. Being lazy got me this time. Turns out I had a program called antispyware pro 2009 on my machine which, in and of itself isn’t too big of deal, but turns into a major fiasco when left to fester.
Antispyware pro 2009 belongs to the same family of rogue antispyware products as Antispyware Pro XP and AntiSpyware 2008 XP and is spread through misleading advertisements that lead users to websites pretending to be online anti-malware scanners. Once on the site, antispyware pro 2009 will initialize a fake scan and seconds later generate a list of equally fake results. This list of results will often contain the names of critical computer files that your machine needs to run and will attempt to convince you that these files are malicious code that needs to be removed.
Once it is on your computer, it begins to degrade its functioning in a variety of ways over time – which is why its effects were negligible enough at first that I ignored it, which subsequently led to my computer crashing. It will automatically configure itself to start when Windows boots up. Once the program starts it sends you multiple pop-ups claiming that you have a ton of threats and need the full version of antispyware pro 2009 to remove them. It will also connect to the Internet and stay running in the background processes at all times, which severely limits your computer’s processing speed and Internet bandwidth. In addition, it will install a Trojan as a browser helper object in Internet Explorer, which will then redirect you to websites of its own design where you will be urged to buy more crappy products that don’t do anything but steal your money.
In an effort to aid the credibility of its claims, antispyware pro 2009 has been known to compromise operating systems and delete hidden system files without your knowledge. This is the aspect of the program that got me in trouble. I left it on my machine long enough that my computer wouldn’t even turn on one day. Won’t be making that mistake again!
Computers aren’t my strong suit; I’m mostly a point and click kind of guy. When my computer failed, I figured that my best bet was to get some professional help to get me running again and then get some professional help to prevent this situation from repeating itself. After asking around, I settled on SpyZooka because it was the only one that I could find that guaranteed removal of 100% of all malware on a machine, keeps itself automatically updated, and had around the clock customer service reps standing by if you needed them. All in all, Spyzooka is a top of the line product worth its weight in gold. Plus I figured that I’d already proven myself too lazy to keep up with simple maintenance, so why waste my money on anything but the best protection to do it for me?
If you think you might have an antispyware pro 2009 problem, or any other spyware issue for that matter, get a free scan from SpyZooka here: http://www.spyzooka.com.
Antispyware pro 2009 belongs to the same family of rogue antispyware products as Antispyware Pro XP and AntiSpyware 2008 XP and is spread through misleading advertisements that lead users to websites pretending to be online anti-malware scanners. Once on the site, antispyware pro 2009 will initialize a fake scan and seconds later generate a list of equally fake results. This list of results will often contain the names of critical computer files that your machine needs to run and will attempt to convince you that these files are malicious code that needs to be removed.
Once it is on your computer, it begins to degrade its functioning in a variety of ways over time – which is why its effects were negligible enough at first that I ignored it, which subsequently led to my computer crashing. It will automatically configure itself to start when Windows boots up. Once the program starts it sends you multiple pop-ups claiming that you have a ton of threats and need the full version of antispyware pro 2009 to remove them. It will also connect to the Internet and stay running in the background processes at all times, which severely limits your computer’s processing speed and Internet bandwidth. In addition, it will install a Trojan as a browser helper object in Internet Explorer, which will then redirect you to websites of its own design where you will be urged to buy more crappy products that don’t do anything but steal your money.
In an effort to aid the credibility of its claims, antispyware pro 2009 has been known to compromise operating systems and delete hidden system files without your knowledge. This is the aspect of the program that got me in trouble. I left it on my machine long enough that my computer wouldn’t even turn on one day. Won’t be making that mistake again!
Computers aren’t my strong suit; I’m mostly a point and click kind of guy. When my computer failed, I figured that my best bet was to get some professional help to get me running again and then get some professional help to prevent this situation from repeating itself. After asking around, I settled on SpyZooka because it was the only one that I could find that guaranteed removal of 100% of all malware on a machine, keeps itself automatically updated, and had around the clock customer service reps standing by if you needed them. All in all, Spyzooka is a top of the line product worth its weight in gold. Plus I figured that I’d already proven myself too lazy to keep up with simple maintenance, so why waste my money on anything but the best protection to do it for me?
If you think you might have an antispyware pro 2009 problem, or any other spyware issue for that matter, get a free scan from SpyZooka here: http://www.spyzooka.com.
