Beware Of Fake anti-spyware software programs

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Beware Of Fake anti-spyware software programs

Malicious programmers have released a large number of fake anti-spyware programs, and widely distributed Web banner ads now spuriously warn users that their computers have been infected with spyware, directing them to purchase programs which do not actually remove spyware - or worse, may add more spyware of their own.

The recent proliferation of fake or spoofed antivirus products has occasioned some concern. Such products often bill themselves as antispyware, antivirus, or registry cleaners, and sometimes feature popups prompting users to install them. They are called rogue software.

Known offenders include:

errorsafe

Pest Trap

SpyAxe

·	AntiVirus Gold

·	SpywareStrike

·	Spyware Quake

·	WorldAntiSpy Spy Sheriff

Spy Wiper

·	PAL Spyware Remover

PSGuard

Malware

·	WinAntiVirus Pro 2006

WinFixer

On 2006-01-26, Microsoft and the Washington state attorney general filed suit against Secure Computer for its Spyware Cleaner product.[42] On 2006-12-04, the Washington attorney general announced that Secure Computer had paid $1 million to settle with the state. As of that date, Microsoft's case against Secure Computer remained pending.

Notable programs distributed with spyware

BearShare

·	Bonzi Buddy

Dope Wars

·	ErrorGuard

Grokster

Kazaa

Morpheus

RadLight

·	WeatherBug

·	EDonkey2000

·	Sony's Extended Copy Protection involved the installation of spyware from audio compact discs through autorun. This practice sparked considerable controversy when it was discovered.

·	WildTangent The antispyware program CounterSpy used to say that it's okay to keep WildTangent, but it now says that the spyware Winpipe is "possibly distributed with the adware bundler WildTangent or from a threat included in that bundler".