Spyware Protect 2009 - What it is and How to Remove It
Spyware Protect 2009 is a program that looks like antispyware program, but it designed to scare you into buying the bogus software.
It is considered a fake antispyware program because: - installed through trojans and worms - the scanning process - clever imitation, in reality Spyware Protect 2009 will always find trojans, spyware etc.
- the difficulty of removal, that is not possible to remove the software with standard Windows features (Add/Remove programs panel in the Control Panel) - generate nag screens and fake security alerts Spyware Protect 2009 is positioned as a program to remove malware, but in reality it is a malicious program, which must be removed immediately after getting on the computer, because the result of running this program on your PC can be: - theft of your personal information (including banking information) - use your computer to spam mailing - use your computer to hack other computers - inability to work effectively on a computer - slow computer How to remove Spyware Protect 2009 As already mentioned above, this malware is distributed via the trojans and worms that are very difficult to remove.
1.
Trojan TDSSserv - this is a very dangerous trojan-rootkit.
When infected your computer, so it hides itself, that determine its impossible without special tools.
2.
Trojan Vundo - just a dangerous trojan, although it has been created some time ago, but at the moment not all antivirus programs are able to remove it.
The reason for this is that the trojan uses a variety of names for each new case of infection.
3.
Worm Conflicker - also very dangerous.
The worm blocks user access to security websites, deletes all the System Restore points prior to infection, protects itself from deletion by removing all NTFS file permissions, except execute and directory traversal and more.
Therefore, removal of Spyware Protect 2009 is not an easy task, because you should remove the malicious software that described above, which are often more difficult to remove.
It is considered a fake antispyware program because: - installed through trojans and worms - the scanning process - clever imitation, in reality Spyware Protect 2009 will always find trojans, spyware etc.
- the difficulty of removal, that is not possible to remove the software with standard Windows features (Add/Remove programs panel in the Control Panel) - generate nag screens and fake security alerts Spyware Protect 2009 is positioned as a program to remove malware, but in reality it is a malicious program, which must be removed immediately after getting on the computer, because the result of running this program on your PC can be: - theft of your personal information (including banking information) - use your computer to spam mailing - use your computer to hack other computers - inability to work effectively on a computer - slow computer How to remove Spyware Protect 2009 As already mentioned above, this malware is distributed via the trojans and worms that are very difficult to remove.
1.
Trojan TDSSserv - this is a very dangerous trojan-rootkit.
When infected your computer, so it hides itself, that determine its impossible without special tools.
2.
Trojan Vundo - just a dangerous trojan, although it has been created some time ago, but at the moment not all antivirus programs are able to remove it.
The reason for this is that the trojan uses a variety of names for each new case of infection.
3.
Worm Conflicker - also very dangerous.
The worm blocks user access to security websites, deletes all the System Restore points prior to infection, protects itself from deletion by removing all NTFS file permissions, except execute and directory traversal and more.
Therefore, removal of Spyware Protect 2009 is not an easy task, because you should remove the malicious software that described above, which are often more difficult to remove.