Kelsoe Services » Computer Security http://kelsoe.com Computer Consulting, Software Development, and IT Services Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:33:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Antivirus XP now Antivirus Plus http://kelsoe.com/antivirus-xp-now-antivirus-plus/ http://kelsoe.com/antivirus-xp-now-antivirus-plus/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:01:52 +0000 charles http://kelsoe.com/antivirus-xp-now-antivirus-plus

Like a big catfish going after a dough ball, folks are snapping up malware like it’s a $20 bill blowing across a parking lot. Specifically, we’re talking about the old “Antivirus XP”, which is now making the rounds re-branded as “Antivirus Plus”.

Behold…

System Tray

Antivirus Plus system tray message

Desktop Icon

If you're smart, you won't run this program

Fake Infection Alert

The only 'malicious software' that needs to be removed in this picture is Antivirus Plus itself!

And I’d be willing to bet there are entries in the Quick Launch bar and start menu as well.

ATTENTION PLANET EARTH!

** Antivirus XP 2008, 2009 and Antivirus Plus are SPYWARE! **

They are not helpful programs, and you certainly shouldn’t give these folks your credit card number, OK??

Scroll down for removal instructions. Thank you! :-)

Props to Kevin Royalty [SBS-MVP] for snapping these pics on his camera phone.

REMOVAL
According to Kevin, our old pal Malwarebytes still gets rid of this nasty. Thanks for the heads-up Kev!

Antivirus XP now Antivirus Plus
nogeekleftbehind@mac.com (Tim Barrett)
Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:30:30 GMT

]]> http://kelsoe.com/antivirus-xp-now-antivirus-plus/feed/ 0 ESET (NOD32) unveils online scanner http://kelsoe.com/eset-nod32-unveils-online-scanner/ http://kelsoe.com/eset-nod32-unveils-online-scanner/#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 01:57:20 +0000 charles http://blog.kelsoe.com/2007/05/24/eset-nod32-unveils-online-scanner/ Powered by award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus software, ESET Online Scanner is a free Web-based service that enables computer users to perform a comprehensive system scan to check for and clean viruses, spyware, and other malware—without uninstalling their existing antivirus solution. With Online Scanner, non-ESET users can get a “second opinion” on the health status of their computers and determine if their existing malware solution is really performing up to snuff.

See the following Business Wire press release for more details.

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Most business people communicate through e-mail these days, making their computers extremely valuable tools. However, one false click can render a computer useless (until you run a virus scan).
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Source: Keep office virus-free
Originally published on Thu, 10 May 2007 16:01:32 GMT by stjohn@nod32usa.com (StJohn (singin) Murray)

]]> http://kelsoe.com/keep-office-virus-free/feed/ 0 Microsoft Malware Protection Portal http://kelsoe.com/microsoft-malware-protection-portal/ http://kelsoe.com/microsoft-malware-protection-portal/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:10:14 +0000 charles http://kelsoe.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/microsoft-malware-protection-portal/ Microsoft has released a new beta website for internet security. Their site, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center features information on viruses, spyware, and other computer threats.

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