New rogue Anti-Spyware program

Please stay away from this program, its a scam. Uninstalling this program is not easy, you have to kill the following process AdwareRemover.exe .


Here is a VirusTotal results of the install file

File Install1216.exe received on 10.30.2007 02:34:50 (CET)
Current status: Loading ... queued waiting scanning finished NOT FOUND STOPPED
Result: 12/32 (37.5%)

Antivirus Version Last Update Result
AhnLab-V3 2007.10.30.0 2007.10.29 -
AntiVir 7.6.0.30 2007.10.29 TR/Renos.29776
Authentium 4.93.8 2007.10.29 -
Avast 4.7.1074.0 2007.10.29 -
AVG 7.5.0.503 2007.10.29 Potentially harmful program Downloader.IY
BitDefender 7.2 2007.10.30 -
CAT-QuickHeal 9.00 2007.10.29 -
ClamAV 0.91.2 2007.10.30 -
DrWeb 4.44.0.09170 2007.10.30 Trojan.Fakealert
eSafe 7.0.15.0 2007.10.28 -
eTrust-Vet 31.2.5252 2007.10.30 -
Ewido 4.0 2007.10.29 -
FileAdvisor 1 2007.10.30 -
Fortinet 3.11.0.0 2007.10.19 -
F-Prot 4.3.2.48 2007.10.29 -
F-Secure 6.70.13030.0 2007.10.30 not-virus:Hoax.Win32.Renos.mw
Ikarus T3.1.1.12 2007.10.30 not-a-virus:Hoax.Win32.Renos.mw
Kaspersky 7.0.0.125 2007.10.30 not-virus:Hoax.Win32.Renos.mw
McAfee 5151 2007.10.29 BraveSentry
Microsoft 1.2908 2007.10.30 TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.CF
NOD32v2 2625 2007.10.30 probably unknown NewHeur_PE virus
Norman 5.80.02 2007.10.29 -
Panda 9.0.0.4 2007.10.30 Suspicious file
Prevx1 V2 2007.10.30 Generic.Dropper.xCodec
Rising 19.47.02.00 2007.10.29 -
Sophos 4.23.0 2007.10.30 -
Sunbelt 2.2.907.0 2007.10.29 -
Symantec 10 2007.10.30 -
TheHacker 6.2.9.110 2007.10.27 -
VBA32 3.12.2.4 2007.10.28 -
VirusBuster 4.3.26:9 2007.10.29 -
Webwasher-Gateway 6.6.1 2007.10.29 Trojan.Renos.29776

Here are more screenshots of this rogue app.

Another fake codec site

Please don't visit this site

hxxp://codec-scan.com/




Anti-Virus detection is minimal at best.

new codec malware

Please stay away from site!!!!!!

hxxp://codec-fun.com/








Currently, virus detection is not good. My best recommendation is never download a video file that asks you to install a video codec. Its normally malware. Safe surfing.

Some more rogue Security programs!!!!

These programs use tricks to get you to download and pay for there software. Here is an example:



Typically, you can get infected by going to malicious porn sites. They make you download a video codec to watch the video. When you download the codec, you get infected.

Here are some of the latest rogue app's.

Careful browsing

New Rogue Security Program

Anti-SpyGolden v4.9 is a new rogue program. Please stay away!!!!!






I believe Sunbelt CounterSpy can detect and remove Anti-SpyGolden.

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Update on Privacy Protector

There are now tools available to remove Privacy Protector trojan installs. The following sites have experts that can work you through the disinfection.

Castlecops

BleepingComputer

TechSupport Guy

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