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Windows 7: Fake Antispyware
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24 Nov 2008
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Fake Antispyware
Fake Antispyware
F-Secure posted a blog entry about a fake antispyware called Search-and-Destroy.
The entry includes a lot of screen shots about the software and the site where users could download it. In their tests, they found out that it found 159 problems in their system. However, the software could not fix the problems in the trial version.
Under the “malicious threats” section, there were invalid shortcuts and the author of the entry acknowledges that it is correct but they are not threats that users should worry about.
Source: F-Secure | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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24 Nov 2008
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
whoa i thought you f-secure was labeling search and destroy (spybot's...lol) as spyware...lol
but i see know now...
i never tried using any registry cleaner because last time i tried one broke most of my icons | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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24 Nov 2008
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Hi darkassasin,
The reason I posted this was I and many others on this and the Vista Forums recommend Spybot S&D
I wanted to make sure that people were aware of this. I for one would not like my advice to lead a user to download this C*@p  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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24 Nov 2008
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Hi Nigel,
I'm just going to call it Spybot - and drop the search & destroy bit, to avoid confusion - hopefully.
SIW2 | | My System Specs | | OS Vista x64 / 7 X64
CPU E8400
Motherboard ASRock 1333 GLAN R2.0
Memory 2x1 gb 800mhz
Graphics Card 9500gt 1gb
Case Coolermaster
Cooling Winpower 500w
Hard Drives Maxtor 160gb-2mb cache
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24 Nov 2008
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Hi SIW2
I tend to use Spybot S&D but as they say ...
The  is in the detail  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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24 Nov 2008
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#6 | |
Windows 7 (7000) public beta Western Australia |
I know Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy (The genuine one) are the 'glamour' kids on the block, but I urge you to try - then uninstall if you no likie..
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
&
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition
in the free versions.
Do a Google to find each home page.
Malwarebytes' cleaned up a nastie 'drive-by' I got that refused to let me update or contact anti-virus sites.. no kidding. It would not let me search with Google either! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built myself
OS Windows 7 (7000) public beta
CPU E2180 2 GHz over clocked to 3 Ghz
Motherboard Asus P5KPL-CM (crash free BIOS) (Stable over clocker)
Memory 4 GB Hynix 2Gb 800MHz DDR2
Graphics Card Asus EAH3450-HTP-512 RADEON
Sound Card Onboard VY 1708B, 8-CH High-Definition Audio Codex
Monitor(s) Displays AOC 22" panel 1680x1050 (Certified for Windows Vista :-)
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech black deluxe 250 DT PS2 (US layout - Vista)
Mouse Gigabyte GM-M6800 optical mouse (No game,like comfort grip)
PSU 450 watt in case standard
Case MCG Deluxe Miditower Case - 450W Black (2 front side USB)
Cooling Stock box Intel heat sink & fan - & CPU paste
Hard Drives Samsung 160Gb 7200RPM 8Mb Cache SATA2
Internet Speed Vodafone Wireless B/Band Australia - official 1500 up & down
Other Info USB ReadyBoost 4 GB SanDisk (I don't know if these help or not - all quiet as to if it's used in Windows 7.)
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24 Nov 2008
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64 Newport, South Wales, UK |
Thanks Graham,
I Agree totally
I personally have both Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware & SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition on my machines here and run scans with both and Spybot S&D on a regular basis that is of course in addition to my resident Avast 8.4
the combination is an excellent suite of malware protection 
And they're all on my toolkit disk for clients machines | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Real World Computing (Me + a little help from Acer)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + x86 + Windows 8 x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6 GHz
Motherboard Aspire M3400
Memory 4Gb PC10600 DDR3 1333 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
Sound Card OnBoard - Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" HDTV, (HDMI) + 26" TV (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1360 x 768 @60Hz
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 800 or Stock Acer, (depends where I sit)
PSU Stock (400W)
Case Acer M3400
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives 500 GB Seagate ST3500418AS SATA II
1 TB Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA382 SATAII
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103SI SATA II (external)
Plus various other (client ) HDDs as needed
Internet Speed Temporaray 3G Dongle
Antivirus Avast
Browser Chrome
Other Info USB Capture + Webcam(s) Bamboo Digitizer tablet
Also run Acer AspireOne 530h Netbook, Dual Core Atom + 1GB (Win7 Ult x86) Plus various test systems for new projects
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