SecretService

SecretService is just a fake antivirus program that wants to take a bullet for you scam you out of your money.

All SecretService does is give you false alarms as it ties to scare you with fake security alerts for threats that aren’t even on your computer to trick you into buying the full version. The only “Secret Service” you will find running on your computer is the Trojan that put it on there in the first place.

There are no detailed removal instructions for SecretService yet so in the mean time, just follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items”, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups and make following give the SecretService manual removal instructions easier. Also see if there is a folder in your “Program Files” called “SecretService “. If it is there, delete it.

Antivirus Protection

Antivirus Protection is just another fake antivirus program that wants to scam you out of your money.

I think the name Antivirus Protection it is very accurate. Once Antivirus Protection gets onto your computer, it will be very difficult to install a legit Antivirus program to try and remove so it really is “Antivirus Protection”

All Antivirus Protection does is give you false alarms as it ties to scare you with fake security alerts for threats that aren’t even on your computer to trick you into buying the full version.

Here are the removal instructions for Antivirus Protection but before you follow that, follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items”, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups and make following give the Antivirus Protection removal instructions easier. Also see if there is a folder in your “Program Files” called “Antivirus Protection”. If it is there, delete it.

Malware Destructor 2009

Malware Destructor 2009 is just another fake antivirus program that wants to scam you out of your money in the middle of the recession

All Malware Destructor 2009 does is give false alarms as it ties to scare you with fake security alerts for threats that aren’t even on your computer to trick you into buying the full version. Taking a sledgehammer to your computer will protect your computer better than Malware Destructor 2009 which can’t even pick up the Trojan that would have put it on your computer in the first place.

There are no detailed instructions to remove Malware Destructor 2009 yet so in the mean time, just follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items”, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups and make following give the Malware Destructor 2009 manual removal instructions easier. Also see if there is a folder in your “Program Files” called “Malware Destructor 2009″. If it is there, delete it.

Terminator 2009

Terminator 2009 is a “I’m going to be sued out of existence by Hollywood” fake antivirus wanting to scam you out of your money.

Terminator 2009 was probably created by the same genius who decided that that Terminators are USB compatible in the latest movie.

From the moment it gets on your computer courtesy of a Trojan, Terminator 2009 will hit you with fake alerts for threats that aren’t even on your computer to try and trick you into buying the “full” version of Secure Antivirus Pro.

There aren’t any instructions yet to remove Terminator 2009 so in mean time, follow these instructions before Terminator 2009 becomes self aware:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK

Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop the Terminator 2009 annoying popups. Also see if there is a folder in your “Program Files” called “Terminator 2009 “. If it is there, delete it.

Wind Optimizer

Wind Optimizer is a fake windows optimization program that wants to con you out of your money.

It is called Wind Optimizer because for all I know, it probably does optimize the wind. What ever it does, Wind Optimizer doesn’t do jack to your computer expect bombard you with popups for errors that aren’t on your computer to trick you into buying the full version.

Luckily you can blow away Wind Optimizer with the Wind Optimizer removal instructions.

Before you do that, Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups. Now click Start, Search, All File and Folders, and see if there is a folder called Wind Optimizer. If it is there, delete it.

Barracuda Antivirus

Barracuda Antivirus is another fake antivirus program that wants to scam you out of your money.

Barracuda Antivirus is trying to get you to confuse it with the legitimate Barracuda Networks antivirus hardware which is designed for servers.

Barracuda Antivirus will run a fancy looking security scan on your computer and tell you about all the nasty infections you have on there. Barracuda Antivirus doesn’t really scan your hard drive, you are just looking at an animation. This means that all those infections Barracuda Antivirus “found” are fake

There are no removal instructions yet for Barracuda Antivirus so in the mean time, follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups. Now click Start, Search, All File and Folders, and see if there is a folder called Barracuda Antivirus. If it is there, delete it.

RegistryCleanerPro

RegistryCleanerPro is a fake registry cleaner that wants to part you from your from your money. It was most likely put on your computer by a Trojan which came with what you thought was a legitimate program.

The “registry errors” these RegistryCleanerPro says it has found in it’s constant pop ups are fake and is trying to trick you into wasting your money on the the “full” version.

RegistryCleanerPro is known to generate the following popups:

Spyware Alert! Vulnerabilities found. Your computer is infected by spyware - 34 serious threats have been found while scanning your files and registry. It is strongly recommended that you disinfect your computer and activate Realtime secure protection against future intrusions.

Antivirus System Pro alert. INFILTRATION ALERT: Your computer is being attacked by an internet virus. It could be a password-stealing attack, a trojan-dropper or similar. DETAILS: Attack from 235.157.169.3, port 40771; Attacked port 22363; Threat Win32/Nuqel.E. Do you want to block this attack?

There are no removal instructions for RegistryCleanerPro yet so in the mean time, follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups.

Now click Start > Search, in “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.” Do a search for RegistryCleanerPro and delete any folder using this name.

XP Deluxe Protector

XP Deluxe Protector is another fake antivirus program that sounds like it belongs on a McDonalds menu.

Windows 7 is being released this year, when are scammers going to give up using the XP brand on their programs.

XP Deluxe Protector will run a fancy looking security scan on your computer and tell you about all the nasty infections you have on there. XP Deluxe Protector doesn’t really scan your hard drive, you are just looking at an animation. This means that all those infections XP Deluxe Protector “found” are fake.

There are no manual removal instructions yet for XP Deluxe Protector so in the mean time, follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups. Now click Start, Search, All File and Folders, and see if there is a folder called XP Deluxe Protector. If it is there, delete it.

Unvirex

Unvirex is another odd named fake antivirus wanting to scam you out of your money.

Unvirex tricks it’s way onto your computer by pretending to be a video codec. Once on, this “video codec” “scans” your computer and then bombards you with fake alerts for threats that aren’t even on your computer to try and trick you into buying the “full” version of Unvirex .

Fortunately there are instructions to help you manually remove Unvirex . Before you follow these instructions:

Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK

Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop the Unvirex popups. Also see if there is a folder in your “Program Files” called “Unvirex “. If it is there, delete it.

Registry Doktor 2009

Antivirus Doktor 2009 Registry Doktor 2009 is another fake antivirus registry cleaner that wants to con you out of your money.

Why am I recyclying the old Antivirus Doktor 2009 post? Because they are both the same program, just with different names.

Antivirus Doktor 2009 Registry Doktor 2009 will “run” a security registry scan on your computer and tell you about all the nasty infections you have on there. Antivirus Doktor 2009 Registry Doktor 2009 doesn’t really scan your hard drive registry, you are just looking at an animation. This means that all those infections Antivirus Doktor 2009 Registry Doktor 2009 “found” are completely bogus.

Fortunately, there are detailed manual removal instructions for Registry Doktor 2009 that you can follow.

Before you do that, Click Start > Run: Type MSCONFIG, Click OK, Uncheck “Load Startup Items“, click OK and restart your computer when prompted. This should stop those annoying popups. Now click Start, Search, All File and Folders, and see if there is a folder called Registry Doktor 2009. If it is there, delete it.

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