In a nutshell, Ransomware are rogue anti-spyware
products that are peddled by trojans and worms. The process is as follows:
- A trojan infects your computer
- The trojan then displays
messages stating that your computer is infected
- The trojan proposes a rogue
anti-spyware product the clean your computer, hence the ransom to be paid!
Below is a list of these rogue anti-spyware programs and their affiliated
trojans:
| Anti-Spy Product |
Trojan That Sells It |
| WinFixer2005 |
Vundo / Virtumondo / Virtumonde |
| WinAntiVirus |
Vundo / Virtumondo / Virtumonde |
| WinAntiSpy |
Vundo / Virtumondo / Virtumonde |
| SpyTrooper |
ZLOB Trojan |
| SpyAxe |
ZLOB Trojan |
| The SpyGuard |
ZLOB Trojan |
| RazeSpyware |
Unknown Trojan |
| SpySherrif |
Unknown Trojan |
| SpyHeal |
ZLOB Trojan |
| System Doctor |
ZLOB Trojan |
| Spy Dawn |
ZLOB Trojan |
What should you do if you start receiving error
messages or pop-up advertisements pointing to one of these products? It is
definitely NOT to buy any of these bad products; the answer is to get rid of the
trojan that causes the pop-ups.
We have receive many reports from users that
have tried to remove these trojans using their anti-virus programs (Norton
Anti-Virus, McAfee and others), and although these programs do detect the
trojans, they are unable to remove them. That's why we have invested a lot of
time and effort and came up with a solution which we have incorporated into our
Anti-Spyware program called SpyNoMore. We actually had to infect several
computers with these trojans in order to analyze their sneaky techniques and
derive a solid solution. Among the techniques used to evade removal, these
trojans use randomly named files, random md5's (file signatures) and mutating
files.
SpyNoMore, unlike other (good) anti-spyware
products, does not solely rely on database detection, a process which has proven
highly ineffective against these randomizing trojans. Instead, SpyNoMore
incorporates additional features that enable it to run smart scans that are not
database-dependent. SpyNoMore analyzes and removes suspicious files based on the
activity that the trojans exhibit.
SpyNoMore comes loaded with other features such
as:
- Huge Anti-Spyware Database
guarantees removal of existing infections
- Active Protection blocks
new spyware BEFORE they infect your PC
- Host Blocking ensures that
known spyware-spawning websites are always blocked
- Vaccination feature
inoculates your system against inbound threats
- Ticket-Based HelpDesk
ensures a timely and professional response
- Custom Fix™ (patent
pending) is a very powerful system which removes any persistent infection.
Say for instance your PC is infected with a very stubborn spyware program
and nothing that you have tried has helped remove this infection.
SpyNoMore's Custom Fix™ (patent pending) feature scans your PC and allows
you to upload the scan report to our server for manual analysis by our
Technical Staff. Your report will be reviewed and a customized Fix will be
sent back to you via SpyNoMore, thereby guaranteeing full and permanent
removal. No other anti-spyware software offers such feature!
Best of all, SpyNoMore offers a free scan and
if you decide to remove the detected items the cost is $39.95. That covers up to
3 PC's for 1 year. Click Here
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