Dangerous Installation ~ For Those Unaware

Started by ShinjisLover November 15th, 2009 5:15 PM
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ShinjisLover

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This is a warning for all of those who want to keep their computer protected. A rogue trojan that disguises itself as an Antivirus program is trying to infect your computer. If anything called 'Alpha Antivirus' tries to install itself on your computer, stop it immediately! If it's already installed on your computer, remove it as soon as possible.


Alpha Antivirus shows you Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, et cetera that are not on your computer. It's just a hoax to get your money.


An amazing program called SuperAntiSpyware is available for free at superantispyware.com and it will remove this program (among many other Trojans, Spyware, Adware, et cetera that you may have on your computer). Do not leave it on your computer as it will take personal information, open holes in your firewall, and destroy your computer. Here is a screenshot of the scam that is on the rise. Avoid it.


twocows

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This is a warning for all of those who want to keep their computer protected. A rogue trojan that disguises itself as an Antivirus program is trying to infect your computer. If anything called 'Alpha Antivirus' tries to install itself on your computer, stop it immediately! If it's already installed on your computer, remove it as soon as possible.


Alpha Antivirus shows you Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, et cetera that are not on your computer. It's just a hoax to get your money.


An amazing program called SuperAntiSpyware is available for free at superantispyware.com and it will remove this program (among many other Trojans, Spyware, Adware, et cetera that you may have on your computer). Do not leave it on your computer as it will take personal information, open holes in your firewall, and destroy your computer. Here is a screenshot of the scam that is on the rise. Avoid it.


There are a lot of malware programs that are disguised as anti-virus programs, generally because people without anti-virus are the ones likely to pay attention. Horrible combination, and it fools millions.

If you think your computer has problems with malware or viruses or whatever, get Avast! Home Edition or Microsoft Security Essentials. Also, MalwareBytes is also useful. If you know specifically what the malware is called, Google a specific tool for it, it'll be much more effective than any particular anti-virus (many tools are made by AV manufacturers).

As for Superantispyware, it is an average-at-best application that pales in comparison to better software. Also, horrible name; sounds like a scam, even though it isn't. You can read more about it on its Wikipedia page. MSE, Avast!, and MalwareBytes are much more effective.
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Raaji

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That's a good thing to point out, and along with that superantispyware (which I've never heard of...) there are some others as well that are actually really good. I've used avast! before, after my TrendMicro subscription ran out, and it worked pretty well. There's also AVG that I have heard of, and I've heard good things from it.
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Twocows does computer tech support for a living. Or something along those lines. All of the programs he suggests are very useful for home use.

Also, Avira, despite the daily ad to get you to update to their paid version, has a quality free antivirus as well.
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I see, so he can't be wrong, gotcha.
He was probably basing that off of the PCMag review page of it, which gives it an average review for the paid version.
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Raaji

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Oh, and it seems now a days that everyone uses Facebook or Myspace or social networking things like that. There's a virus my mom's computer got awhile back, and I've researched a little on it before that (hey, I was bored in computer class) and it is called KoobFace. It uses your friend's infected profile on the site to send out messages to everyone on that person's friend's list, so it looks like a legit message, with a fake youtube link that leads to a download for what looks like adobe flash player, which is actually the virus. It uses a copy of the Adobe site to make that look real also, which I think is what got my mom.

That's what I kinda remember how it works, and to my knowledge most anti-virus programs can get it, but some can't, because my mom had two AV programs and while one of them picked it up, it didn't really get rid of it.

Just posting this as a kinda heads up btw.
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Zet

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Having two antivirus programs can conflict with each other, it's just best to use one, like Avira Free, Avast Home Edition, Microsoft Security Essentials. etc (anything but the crap known as AVG)

also lol @ config.sys being a trojan

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Having two antivirus programs can conflict with each other, it's just best to use one, like Avira Free, Avast Home Edition, Microsoft Security Essentials. etc (anything but the crap known as AVG)

also lol @ config.sys being a trojan
However, several free ones will not conflict. Just going off of personal experience.

And, inorite?
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I used SuperAntiSpyware and it really is not an average anti-spyware. It found many spywares and adwares (among other things) that I didn't think was on my computer.

I don't think you've ever used SuperAntiSpyware as you don't seem to know about it. .
I have used it; I wouldn't be very good at my job if I didn't test out potentially better software. A bunch of false positives does not a good anti-malware make. I can make a program right now that "finds" hundreds of problems on your computer when all it really does is show stuff from a pre-determined list full of nonsense.
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Malware Bytes is really good right now. AVG is not good.
MalwareBytes can also be used for free for a few times before buying, but Avast is something you have to pay for, if I remember correctly.
Avast Pro Edition is the one you have to pay for, but it only comes with a few extra features iirc

twocows

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Hmm. I got an OK/Cancel/X-in-corner option pop-up of this while on IE6.
Does it somehow automatically install or do you have to accept it? I just closed IE if you're wondering.
Run a scan before your next startup. If you run into a malware popup again while surfing, the proper procedure is to disconnect from the internet, close your browser, restart the browser, and then reconnect. This usually prevents any malicious behavior from executing, provided the malware isn't already installed.
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You're machine is probably already infected with something else by now :P
Reports of AVG's ineffectiveness are highly overblown. Just because Avast! is better doesn't mean you're going to get a billion viruses just by using AVG. :/
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Run a scan before your next startup. If you run into a malware popup again while surfing, the proper procedure is to disconnect from the internet, close your browser, restart the browser, and then reconnect. This usually prevents any malicious behavior from executing, provided the malware isn't already installed.
I'd already restarted before reading this, ehe; :4 and don't run any AV software anyway. I looked at the processes and nothing special was going on; I usually just close the popups and continue on my merry way but how this got itself a thread at PC made me a little more... interested.

I was never sure what to do at such things though so thanks for this procedure.

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Reports of AVG's ineffectiveness are highly overblown. Just because Avast! is better doesn't mean you're going to get a billion viruses just by using AVG. :/
I go by how it scores on av tests, not what Avast says

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I go by how it scores on av tests, not what Avast says
It scored about one or two points less than most of the others on the last AV test I saw, and 93 isn't horribly worse than 95 (it was out of 100).
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