Ransomware - When Anti-Spyware Goes Bad

With over 100 anti-spyware products to choose from, how do you know you are making the right choice? This article discusses Ransomware, the latest technique used by rogue anti-spyware products, definitely ones not to choose!

In a nutshell, Ransomware are rogue anti-spyware products that are peddled by trojans and worms. The process is as follows:

1. A trojan infects your computer
2. The trojan then displays messages stating that your computer is infected
3. 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:

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. You can download SpyNoMore here.