Vista Antivirus/Fakesecsen Fake anti-virus programme

This is another fake anti-virus programme.

Debt sale scams online

Some online firms are saying they can sell on your debt to a third person who can write off the whole amount.

A claimed loophole before April 2007 has yet to be tested.

Phishing emails

It may ask for details such as credit card number,security number etc etc

List of genuine anti-virus and anti-malware software etc

Because here are increasing numbers of fake anti-virus software, I will provide a list of what I believe to be genuine anti-virus software.

ad-aware free internet security
Search Amazon.com for ad-aware
agnitum outpost firewall free 2009
Search Amazon.com for agnitum
antivir

avast free antivirus
Search Amazon.com for avast!
AVG
Search Amazon.com for avg antivirus
AVIRA
Search Amazon.com for avira antivirus
cactus spam filter
Search Amazon.com for spam filter
clamav

comodo firewall
Search Amazon.com for comodo
comodo verification engine

emsistoft anti-malware

f-secure blacklight

hijack hunter

KASPERSKY
Search Amazon.com for kaspersky antivirus
mailwash free 6.5

MALWAREBYTES
Search Amazon.com for malwarebytes antivirus
MCAFEE
Search Amazon.com for mcafee antivirus
mcafee siteadvisor
Search Amazon.com for mcafee siteadvisor
microsoft security essentials
Search Amazon.com for microsoft security essentials
NORTON
Search Amazon.com for norton antivirus
novirusthanks
novirusthanks.org

online armor free



pc tools antivirus free edition 7.0
Search Amazon.com for pc tools antivirus
phishtank
Search Amazon.com for phishtank
sophos anti-rootkit
Search Amazon.com for anti-rootkit
spydllremover

spyshelter
can detect keyloggers

superantispyware portable
Search Amazon.com for superantispyware
thestubware 1.7

threatfire free

trend micro rubotted

trend micro titanium
Search Amazon.com for trend micro 2011
vtzilla firefox extension

web of trust

webroot
Search Amazon.com for webroot
zone  alarm
Search Amazon.com for zone alarm

ATM malware

Although not strictly an internet threat, there are malware in windows utilies that can affect atms,unlikely to be caught by virus checkers.

called Isass.exe malware

My computer was infected by malware

My computer went in for repairs on friday because itwas having problems(the person told me the problem was the monitor),he discovered malware on my computer and has installed a programme to remove malware.

Conficker worm

This worm can block the actions software designed to scan for its presence.

believed to have infected 3 million computers.

Every day,it searches for urls it can register, so computers visiting those websites can be infected.

Lately a spam programme called Waledac and a fake antivirus programme called Spyware Protect 2009 has been added on.

Microsoft have offered a £250,000 reward for information about the creators of this worm.

Malware warnings for mac owners

Mac owners should disable Java in Safari and Firefox web browsers, because of a flaw in the Mac operating system which leaves macs vulnerable to attacks when visiting malware infected web pages.

There are increasing levels of mac malware.

WINPC anti-virus

This programme is a rogue anti-virus programme.

Various sites can remove them.