When you encounter Micro Antivirus 009, you need to run the other way.  With the Internet being such an essential part of everyone’s lives these days, Internet scams are everywhere.  These new programs such as Micro Antivirus 2009 are rogue anti-spyware programs that act as scanners and removers of malicious software (malware), but only serve a purpose of downloading their own malware onto your hard drive for their own profit.  With Micro Antivirus 009, this program will actually download its Trojan horses through video codecs that are needed to watch certain movies online.  When you download the video codecs, you are also downloading the Trojan horses that will install Micro Antivirus 2009.  Once you are on your computer after this download has occurred, you will begin to be overwhelmed with fake security warnings from this program.  The program will try to convince you that you have malware on your computer that is going to do some serious damage.  Once you are convinced of this, then they will get you to purchase their full version which promises to remove the malware for you.  However, the program cannot and will not remove or find any actual malware.  It is all a ploy to make money off of you.The scam does not end here, unfortunately.  The program has the potential to record your key strokes, lifting your credit card information or any other potentially profitable information that they can steal from you.  The malware is not put on your computer just to mess up your hard drive.The recognizable signs of having malware on your computer are easy to detect.  Your computer will begin to slow down dramatically.  We all know how slow or fast our computer is normally; when you notice a sudden slow down of your computer, it is most likely because of all of the pop up ads that Micro Antivirus 009 is throwing at you.  Also, your homepage may change without your consent.  These are all signs that you can take notice of in order to protect your computer and your information from being sabotaged.Once you notice these signs, immediately contact an expert to get rid of this malware.  This is so important.  You do not want your computer to have a problem, and more importantly, you do not want your personal and confidential information to be mistreated by strangers.  You cannot just hit “uninstall” on your computer.  These malware programs hide in temporary files that name themselves to look like important parts of your computer’s operating system, so deleting the files one by one yourself may not even work.  Malware was not invented to merely slow down your computer.  It was invented to scam innocent computer users into making the mistake of downloading software and giving up access to their personal information for someone else’s profit.  So, fight back, find an expert to get rid of that malware for good!  And please, click responsibly.

Don’t be fooled–Real Antivirus s a scam. How it starts is you get flooded with intrusive, deceptive pop-ups telling you that your computer is infected and the only hope is to click the pop-up. You are scared that your computer may be harmed, so you click the pop-ups and go to the Real Antivirus (also called RealAV) website where a fake scan runs and tells you that you are infected. Yes, I said fake scan. The files it lists as infecting your computer are not on your computer. If you do a search you will find they don’t exist, but most people are so alarmed at this point that they just want to get the infection off their computer without even checking if its real or not.After the scan you are pressured to pay $89.95 on a credit card for a full version of Real Antivirus. Many cave in at this point, falling for the scare tactics, and give their credit card information to get the infection off their computer. The problem is you are not giving your credit card information to a legitimate company–you are giving your credit card information to scammers. There is no telling how they will use your credit card information.Now that you have given your money to Real Antivirus, you get the “program.” The program is really a bundle of spyware, malware and adware. You still get pop-ups, your computer is being monitored for personal confidential information that will get sent to the original programmers of Real Antivirus, and your computer could be being used in denial-of-service attacks or for spamming others. Your computer will completely slow down because of all the background processes running on your computer, thanks to Real Antivirus. Real Antivirus s also known to hijack your web browser. We’ve also seen this program before as a different name; Real Antivirus is a clone of Antivirus 008.How did you get this infection in the first place? Maybe you opened up some spam and got it, or maybe you thought you were going to watch a video and got it since it likes to disguise itself as a ActiveX codec. Aside from spam, the most common place to find it is on porn sites, but that doesn’t mean that is the only place to find it. Creators of programs like Real Antivirus are always looking for more ways and places to spread their programs.So how do you remove Real Antivirus? I hate to tell you, but it is not easy. You have to do some research. As you learned with Real Antivirus, not all programs that say they get rid of infections on your computer do so. Some, as you have learned, are infections themselves. That is why you have to do some research. The best place to start is to look for a program with awards. Some examples of legitimate awards are Tucows 5 Star Rating, Soft14.com’s 5 Stars, 5StarShare.com Editor’s Pick, Topshareware.com 5 Stars, and WUGNET’s Hall of Fame. If a program has any of these awards you can be assured you’re getting a legitimate program that has proven itself to work well. I mean, if you are going to spend money on something, don’t you want to be sure it not only works, but works well?

Just like such programs as XP Defender, Vista Antivirus, and AntiSpyCheck, Antivirus 2008 is anything but what it claims to be.

These programs are all a kind of malware called fraudware. They masquerade as Anti-virus or anti- spyware rograms in an attempt to trick the honest user into spending money on an “upgraded” version.

Often these programs will display a screen asking if you want to download the product. It poses as a free or trial version of the “real thing” that you can try out. But sometimes these programs will load themselves through holes in your browser security, without your knowledge. Seeing a program on your computer that you didn’t even download is the first sign that it shouldn’t be there.

No matter how it gets onto your computer, it will soon start displaying alert windows. It will claim that you have an infection on your computer. It ever-so-helpfully provides a link to help take care of your problem. But once you click it, then your system becomes fully infected!

Antivirus 2008 will often do things like changing your background and screensaver. Even worse, it may lock your homepage, display many pop-up ads, overwrite your admin privileges, and disable basic functions or programs like Display Properties and Task Manager.

It does all of this in an attempt to con you into buying the “upgraded” version of this product.

But what’s worse is that this can act as a gateway to secretly downloading unwanted files, stealing your passwords and even your credit card information!

Even if it doesn’t steal your personal information, the Antivirus 2008 Trojan and its variations can effectively lock you out of most essential computer functions. It can then run several rogue anti- spyware rograms in a loop, in order to get you to pay for fake protection.

Buying the “solution” will fix the infection for a short period of time. Unfortunately, Antivirus 2008 won’t leave your computer. Instead, it will hide inside your hard drive and continue to release new files into your system.

A few days after buying the “full” version of Antivirus 008, your computer will again be infected! This is the fraudware’s creators’ way of conning you into buying one piece of fake anti-virus software after another!

What can you do about this? Unfortunately, it is extremely hard to get rid of this malicious software by hand. Good anti-spyware or anti-virus programs might possibly do the trick. But sadly, Antivirus 2008 and its related programs often fly under the radar of many of the most popular anti-virus solutions.

One of the best things to do is find a good security program that can scan your whole system and report its findings to a “home base” on the web. This “home base” can in turn analyze the data sent and let you know if you’ve got a problem, where other programs often don’t.

No matter what you do, the important thing is to get Antivirus 2008 taken care of quickly–and not by buying its “paid” version!

When surfing the Internet, please avoid Andromeda Antivirus.  This program is a rogue anti- spyware spyware rogram.  These programs present themselves as helpful programs, when in actuality they are very dangerous.  For starters, Andromeda Antivirus ill pop up on your computer while you are online, warning you that it detects malicious software, or malware, and offer you a free scan of your computer.  The scam is simple.  The program gets you to click “Ok” on their free scan offer.  Once you click on it, your computer has given access to the program to download itself to your computer.  You will not understand that this is happening because the program will only show you the free scan that they claim in occurring.  Even worse, Andromeda Antivirus cannot even perform the scan!  The program is only in existence to download malware onto your computer.  The scan is just to scare you into giving the company money.After the free scan, you will be presented with the opportunity to buy the full version of their program which will claim to remove the dangerous software that they have found.  There are a couple of problems with this situation.  The dangerous software that Andromeda Antivirus will find is similar for every computer user—it’s either made up, or a listing of your temporary files.  Either way, if the programs are on your computer, they’re not dangerous to your operating system.  The result of the free scan is just to scare you into purchasing their full version.  Even if you purchase the full version, Andromeda Antivirus cannot remove the software, even though it claims to.  The most dangerous result of Andromeda Antivirus is the potential that the program has to lift your personal information from your computer.  Even if you do not have your credit card information stored on your computer, these programs can record your key strokes and get your personal information from you typing your information into any kind of online forms or emails.  This can result in the loss of your hard-earned money, and potentially the loss of lots of your time if your identity is stolen and you have to report these things to your financial institutions.  Don’t forget about your computer slowing down.  Andromeda Antivirus will give you so many security warnings that will keep your computer bogged down and running slowly.  You will be constantly pushed to buy their full version program.  So, be cautious about what you click on while on the Internet.  We believe that unless we click “download” we are safe, but even getting a free scan can get you infected.  In fact, once you have pop up warnings from Andromeda Antivirus, you probably have this malware.  You can try to remove the software by individually deleting the files (if you can find them), but most likely, these files are temporary and hidden with false file names.  You really need to reach some experts that know where and how these programs hide.  It is worth it for your computer operating system to function well again, and most importantly, to keep your financial information secure.