Don’t just install any program into your computer. Even legitimate-looking programs nowadays can become sources of trouble if you’re not careful. Windows Stability Center may sound like its been made to protect your system but you’ll be more likely to have problems with it. This is because it’s a rogue piece of software that has just one goal: to get you to buy its full version. It will try its best to frighten you out of your money and that’s a scary thing.
Windows Stability Center first enters your computer via Trojan programs or fake online scanners. Once it manages to worm its way into your system, it will always start automatically when Windows starts. It will then execute a “scan” of your computer. This so-called “scan” will always have the same result: that your computer is heavily infected and compromised by malware and spyware.
Of course, you’ll want to get your system clean. However, if you try to clean these infections up manually, this app won’t let you. Additionally, it will occasionally send out security alerts about your computer being under attack or a new infection has been found. Scareware like Windows Stability Center prey on your fear to scam you out of your money. The best way to solve your problem is to remove it from your PC. To find out how to do this, read on.
- Pothi
- April 5, 2011
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Defragmenting your hard drive should be a regular occurrence. This is because a fragmented hard drive is slower and less-efficient when it comes to getting the data you want. It also compiles errors the longer it stays that way. You can use a regular disk defragmenter when doing this, however, third-party programs are usually a better option: they’re faster and usually more thorough in their work. Unfortunately, some of these programs aren’t legitimate – some were made by hackers after your hard-earned cash. One of these programs is WindowsRepair.
WindowsRepair looks like an ordinary disk utility program – it even looks a bit official. But don’t be fooled, it isn’t made to help you – it’s there to steal from you. You don’t even have to install it; it installs itself via Trojans, infected websites and fake online scanners. Once it sneaks into your computer, it will initiate a “scan” on its own. The result of this can would make any user’s blood turn cold: it will say that your hard drive has several critical issues and you risk losing data.
Afterwards, it will offer you a solution: pay for a full version of WindowsRepair to take all the problems away. This will often entail giving your credit card info to people who can’t be trusted with it, which is a bad idea. You don’t even need to do it – these “critical errors” aren’t even real; they’re made up by WindowsRepair to make you buy it. That’s why WindowsRepair and other programs like it are called scareware. Solve all these problems by removing it from your system. To find out the process on doing this, read on.
- Pothi
- April 5, 2011
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Be always wary of programs that present themselves as protecting your system. You may think your PC is all-secure, but then you’ll suddenly find out your computer has been badly compromised. A good example of the type of program that you should be wary of is Windows Passport Utility.
You don’t even have to actively install it – this particular program is spread via fake online scanners and infected websites. It’ll just suddenly pop-up and do its thing, and “its thing” is to fool you into buying its full version. This is because Windows Passport Utility is a rogue anti-spyware application and it is bad news for you and your computer.
What Windows Passport Utility does is pretty simple: after it installs itself into your system it will start automatically when Windows begins. It will then start “scanning” your system for malware and various security problems. This may seem to be a good thing, however all of this app’s results are the same: that your computer is infected and highly compromised by malware. It recommends that you buy its full version, usually at an exorbitant price, to fully remove this infection. It will not allow you to remove these supposed “infections” until you pay.
This is a scam and should be ignored. The best solution for you is to remove Windows Passport Utility from your system because it is the source of your problems. To learn the procedure on removal, read on.
- Pothi
- April 5, 2011
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Spyware and malware are what people worry about nowadays when it comes to computer security. This is because with the rise of the Internet, the spread of such rogue programs has exploded. Of course, the spread of the Internet has also assured the increase of computer-savvy people – however, these programs are getting trickier. Some of them actually pretend to be legitimate anti-spyware programs so that they can enter your system and do harm to it. An example of this phenomenon is Windows Power Expansion.
Promoted through the use of Trojans, fake online scanners and infected websites, Windows Power Expansion aims to do one thing: to trick you into buying its full version. How it does this is very simple – it scares you into doing it. Once it has installed itself, it starts a “scan”.
The result of this scan will always be the same: that your computer is completely infected by malware and you need to act fast. The problem is it won’t actually let you remove any of these “infections”. It will first ask you to buy the “full version” of the program – usually at an exorbitant price. If you leave it alone, Windows Power Expansion will also start blocking programs, claiming they are infected. These are all lies and are not to be believed. Windows Power Expansion itself it malware and needs to removed as quickly as possible. To learn how to do so, read on.
- Pothi
- April 3, 2011
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Keeping your computer safe can be a demanding thing. Often we decide to take the easy way out and just have a program that we either bought or downloaded handle the details of keeping our system clean from spyware and malware. The problem is, sometimes, we trust in the wrong program. MS Removal Tool is one of those wrong programs.
MS Removal Tool is a rogue anti-spyware program, a piece of rogue software that pretends that it is a legitimate product. It enters your system via Trojan programs, fake online scanners and the occasional infected website. When it manages to install itself into your system, it will start a “scan”. This “scan” isn’t real – it’s actually fake and will always have one result: that your computer is full of malware and that you need some heavy-duty help to get it clean.
Then, it will “kindly” suggest that you buy the “full version” of it to solve all of your problems. If you don’t take it up in its suggestion, expect MS Removal Tool to start blocking programs left and right, saying that they have been infected by malware. It will also keep pestering you to buy its full version with warning messages. Don’t believe ay of it – the only malware infection in your system is MS Removal Tool itself and you need to get it off your system ASAP! Here’s how to do it.
- Pothi
- April 3, 2011
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