WinCoDecPRO

WinCoDecPRO is yet another fake antivir….. wait we have got something different here, a fake media player.

According to 2-spyware.com, WinCoDecPRO generates the following popups:

Fatal Error: The media system on your computer is corrupt. Update your video codec immediately to resolve this issue.

Warning, media codec on your computer has been destroyed. Risk of loosing your audio video files high. To resolve this issue, update your media codec immediately.

Warning! Fatal Error: all Media systems on your computer have been crashed.

Attention! Media components on your computer have been corrupted due to a fatal error. Your system can’t play audio video files and use media applications!

To resolve this issue and restore your system, update your media codec immediately!.

These warnings are fake and you can still play your media files. Ignore whatever “Program of the XXI Century” says. Seriously, that’s how WinCoDecPRO’s website describes it.

Unfortunately their aren’t any instructions to manually remove WinCoDecPRO yet. Your best bet is to find and delete any folder named “WinCoDecPRO” however that wont completely remove the infection. For now, only running a program like Spyware Doctor will completely remove WinCoDecPRO and the Trojan that put it on your computer from your computer.

If you have a dead Mac user on your floor, with a good lawyer you should just get done for manslaughter.

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System Tuner

System Tuner is wonderful new fake system optimization program that I am really fond of.

Unlike those other system optimization that actually optimize your computer, System Tuner does absolutely nothing besides report fake security alerts for threats that aren’t even on the computer to trick you into buying the full version.

I believe System Tuner is a great role model for children. It teaches them that to get through life, you just have to lie, not do anything and constantly nag until you get your way. The fact that System Tuner wont leave your computer even when you tell it to encourages kids to never leave home and to live with Mom and Dad forever.

System Tuner also encourages the the age old tradition of breaking and entering as it most likely got into your computer through a Trojan.

If you are one those “moral fanatics” and don’t like having System Tuner on your computer, you can manually remove System Tuner with these instructions though I don’t know how you will live with yourself. If you feel to guilty removing System Tuner yourself, you can have Spyware Doctor remove System Tuner for you.

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419ERS TAKE CANADIAN FOR $150,000

Textbook scam

A Canadian man who fell for a 419 scam was taken for $150,000 by advance fee fraudsters who conducted a textbook operation to fleece their victim.

John Rempel of Leamington, Ontario, got an email back in 2007 from “someone claiming to be a lawyer with a client named David Rempel who died in a 2005 bomb attack in London”, the Windsor Star reports. The email claimed the “deceased” had left $12.8m, and since he had no family “wanted to leave the money to a Rempel”.

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HMRC WARNS OVER TAX EMAIL SCAMS

Death and taxes and crime

The Treasury has taken the unusual step of warning UK taxpayers of a phishing scam doing the rounds, which looks to ensnare frantic last-minute tax return filers.

Bogus email warnings designed to trick citizens into handing over sensitive personal details are circulating in the run-up to the 31 January Self Assessment tax deadline. The scam messages claim that recipients are entitled to a tax refund and ask for bank or credit card details so that the fictitious refund can be paid out. The emails come from spoofed email addresses so that they might appear to come from tax authorities.

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Internet Antivirus Pro: The Most Expensive Fake Antivirus in the World

$59.95 for a one year subscription and that’s with 64% knocked off the original $166 price tag?

How’s this for a deal then? Pay $29.95 for 12 month subscription to Spyware Doctor which actually removes infections, unlike a certain overpriced Internet Antivirus Pro. You could also take the long road and try to manually remove Internet Antivirus Pro yourself. Whatever you do, don’t give Internet Antivirus Pro your money.

Internet Antivirus Pro uses browser hijacker websites that display the following messages.

Windows is scanning your system for threats. The scanning is provided by our official partner Internet Antivirus Pro. Please refrain from closing the window until the scanning is finished. We highly recommend you to install the full version of Internet Antivirus Pro scanner to monitor your PC for threats and on-time security system updates.”

“Please note that Spyware is highly malicious for your PC information privacy.
If you want to install the full version, please click “Ok”, wait for the page to load, start the installation process and follow the instructions. If you want to wait for scanning results to appear, please click “Cancel”. After Internet Antivirus Pro is installed, you can close the scanning window and remove Spyware from your computer.”

“Your computer remains infected by viruses! It can cause data loss and file damages and need to be cured as soon as possible.

Websites known to show this message are Scan6New.com and Pro4Scan.com

Do not download anything from any website displaying these messages and just exit your browser to remove the popups.

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How to Avoid Phishing Scams

With the economy like it is, you’re likely to get more email scams: some dude in Nigeria wants to give you a billion bucks, and a credit card account you never knew you had is about to be closed.

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Here’s a boring but informative video about how to avoid phishing scams.

Phishing Email Demo

If you want to get an apple from the teacher, watch this video, too. I fell asleep during the middle of it, though.

How Phishing Scams Work

(Or, “How to Fall Asleep in Three Minutes and 40 Seconds”)

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Phishing Emails on eBay – How to Get Rid of Them

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