Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Malware updates

Wepromise to continue bringing you the latest updates on malware infections. Here is an update:

Enterprise Suite is a rogue anti-spyware program that is promoted through the use of fake online scanner sites and misleading advertisements. When this program is installed it will be configured to start automatically. The installer will also create numerous files on your computer that will then be detected as malware by Enterprise Suite when it scans your computer.



SecureKeeper is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Wini family. This rogue is promoted through the use of Trojans that pretend to be video codecs or flash updates that are required to watch an online video. When a user runs the Trojan it will download and install SafeKeeper onto your computer and configure it to start automatically. The same Trojan will also create numerous files in the C:\Windows and C:\Windows\System32 folder that are then detected as malware when SafeKeeper scans your computer. The program, though, will then state it will not remove them until you first purchase it. This is obviously a scam as the programs creates the same files it will detect to try and trick you into thinking there is actual malware on your computer. The reality is that these files are harmless and do not pose any risk to your computer. Thus this programs scan results should be ignored.



Personal Protector is a rogue anti-spyware program that is promoted through fake online scanners and aggressive advertising. When installed, Personal Protector will be configured to start automatically. Once started it will scan your computer and state that there are a variety of infections on your computer, but will not remove them until you first purchase the program. In reality, these scan results are all fake or are legitimate programs being classified as infections. Therefore, please do not act upon any of the scan results that this program shows you as you may delete legitimate Windows files.




Control Center is a rogue computer optimization suite from the same family as Privacy Center. This program is promoted through the use of misleading web sites and fake online anti-malware scanners that state your computer has a problem. These sites will then prompt you to download and install Control Center to fix the problem on your computer. When the program is installed it will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts. Once running it will scan your computer and state that there are numerous problems with various components of Windows. If you try and see what these problems are, though, it will state that you need to purchase the program to see the results. In reality, the program is not finding any problems at all, but is just saying that they exist in order to trick you into purchasing the program.



****thanks BleepingComputer.com!****

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