I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m uploading the KAV 2009 review. Part one is going up tonight and the rest will be up mid morning on the 23rd.

Tom Fergunsan called me and asked for an appointment ASAP. He said he was being inundated with popups saying that he had no Antivirus (he did, AVG Antivirus 8.0) and that he needed to purchase Vista Antivirus 2008. Obviously, this is Rogue Antivirus (fake Antivirus) designed to coerce users into paying for it and then stealing their identity (names and credit card numbers).

Vista Antivirus 2008 is fake! Do not purchase it. If you did purchase this don’t bother asking for a refund, you’re better off canceling that credit card number.

You can remove Vista Antivirus 2008 with a couple of free applications (via on-demand scans):

1. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware 1.20 manual scan removes Vista Antivirus 2008
2. SuperAntiSpyware manual scan removes Vista Antivirus 2008
3. Spyware Doctor with Antivirus automatically removes Vista Antivirus 2008

McAfee Antivirus Plus 2008 Review: Part 1 - Install and Update

McAfee Antivirus Plus 2008 Review: Part 2 - The Scan

McAfee Antivirus Plus 2008 Review: Part 3 - Scan Results and Conclusion

Check it out people!

Trend Micro 2008 plus AntiSpyware Review Part 1 - Install and Update

Trend Micro 2008 plus AntiSpyware Review Part 2 - Full Scan

Trend Micro 2008 plus AntiSpyware Review Part 3 - Scan Results and Conclusion

Ok, I couldn’t do the Spysweeper with Antivirus review since it is still in beta.  So, one of my YouTube subscribers suggested Trend Micro Antivirus with AntiSpyware.  I’ve already test it on my infected PC and will be uploading the review ASAP.

This week is very busy, I’ve got a lot of appointments (about half malware related) so I’ll try to get it uploaded soon (before sunday).

Thx for the support everyone!

I wasn’t able to find any downloads of KAV2009, so I decided to review WebRoot’s Spysweeper with Antivirus.  I’m pretty psyched about it.  I should have the review uploaded possibly tonight or tomorrow.

Well…that last day sucked…I thought I lost remove-malware.com.  My account got hacked…guess I hit the big time huh.  Anyway, I’m working on the KAV9 review right now.

Ok, it’s been a long time coming but here it is.  The Norton AntiVirus 2008 Review.  I’ll be posting my comments on this one as soon as a few of you guys take a look.

Norton AntiVirus 2008 Review - Part 1 - Installing

Norton AntiVirus 2008 Review - Part 2 - Updating

Norton AntiVirus 2008 Review - Part 3 - Scanning

Norton AntiVirus 2008 Review - Part 4 - Removal and Conclusion

I came across TheSpyBot while working in Webster, MO. It was pretty obvious to me that this was Rogue Anti-Malware, however my client had it confused with Spybot Search and Destroy…no doubt this is what the malware author’s intensions were.

TheSpyBot loads at startup and starts doing its fake scan. After only a few seconds it’s prompting us to purchase the program…not! TheSpyBot is fake anti-malware and should never be purchased. If this was loaded on your computer without your knowledge then you have a virtumonde infection that needs to be treated.

My client opted to remove his AVG install and go with Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. Spyware Doctor with Antivirus removed the malware, and then I used ComboFix to remove some security settings that had been set by the malware (like disabled desktop and task manager).

wow…it’s been a few days since I posted anything!  Well, my wife and I welcomed our second daughter this week, so it’s been a little crazy to say the least.

Anyway…

I started working on the Norton Antivirus video review of it’s malware detection and removal capabilities.  I should have that up by thursday night.