Xpertantivirus is Only an Expert at Online Theft
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Rogue antispyware is a unique threat to Internet users. It is its own sort of malware that makes use of adware technology in a specific way to create a thoroughly malicious threat to not only your computer’s stability, but also to your pocketbook. Programs such as xpertantivirus do this all under the pretense of being antispyware software. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Rogue antispyware lies in wait typically in pornographic websites and mock up antispyware sites. You can also get it from downloading pirated software and from peer to peer (P2P) file sharing. It’s becoming more specific to the latter two forms of attack, but it’s still prevalent on websites despite advances in website rating technology. They still have to get caught first.
There’s almost a perverse sense of justice in the predation of porno sites, P2P file sharing and the pirated software downloading. The game seems to be to exploit the exploiters. However, this still has the vigilante mentality, and it still doesn’t justify what actually happens during the course of a rogue antivirus infection. To steal from a thief is still stealing. Chances are, as well, the same rogues are trying to steal from users with more innocent browsing habits, such as shopping for new antispyware software. So really, there is no justification at all for the presence of rogue antispyware.
In either case, once you click on the infected item, whether it’s a pornographic video, an ill-gotten software or media download, or the so-called “online scan” on the fake antispyware page, the first thing that happens is that a “warning screen” pops up. It begins counting “infected files” on your computer, which are really just your temporary files. Then, it tells you that if you buy the full version, it will clean these “infected files” off of your computer. Even though it shows that you have the option of taking this software or not, it won’t go away if you click on the “No” button. If you say “Yes,” as it pushes for you to do, you go to a buying page where you will be asked for your credit card information.
Sadly, there’s no real way of knowing for certain that it’s a bogus program until you’re infected. If you’re on a pornographic site, you may notice that the URL doesn’t match the title of the page, but there’s no certainty there. Often, the fake antispyware pages are convincing enough that there’s no certainty. Although all these pages have the “free online scan” or the “free trial version,” so do many legitimate antispyware pages. About the only way to honestly know beforehand in the latter case is if you’ve read every article about rogue antispyware out there, however not all of them may have been covered.
Though it may seem there’s no way out of the warning screen without buying, you can always turn your computer off. After that, it’s time to get a real antivirus program.
Carl Atkinson
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