Rogue Software

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing an “Windows Activation Pro” notification asking you to call a support number to fix it, then your machine is infected with a piece of malware known as Rogue.Tech-Support. This Rogue.Tech-Support malicious program displays a “Windows Activation Pro” lock screen when you start Windows that attempts to […]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing an “Windows Update can not continue as your Software copy is Expired/Corrupt” notification asking you to call a support number to fix it, then your machine is infected with a piece of malware known as Rogue.Tech-Support. This Rogue.Tech-Support malicious program displays a “Windows Update can not […]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing an “Error code: 0x00AEM001489” notification asking you to call a support number to fix it, then your machine is infected with a piece of malware known as Rogue.Tech-Support. This Rogue.Tech-Support malicious program displays a “Error code: 0x00AEM001489” lock screen when you start Windows that attempts to […]

If you are seeing random pop-up ads with the “Please call certified Microsoft technicians at [phone number]” alert, then your computer is infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program. The “Call certified Microsoft technicians” is a deceptive pop-up that displays fake security alerts, which are designed to scare people into calling a remote tech […]

Malware Protection Live is a potentially unwanted program that is commonly bundled with other free programs that you download off of the Internet. Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed Malware Protection Live without your knowledge. The Malware Protection […]

Security Defender is a computer virus, which masquerades as genuine security software, while actually reporting non-existent malware threats in order to scare the user into purchasing “Defender PRO 2015”. What is Security Defender? Security Defender is classified as a rogue because it pretends to be an anti-virus program, but will instead displays bogus scan results, […]

Antivirus Pro 2017 “designed to protect” is a computer virus, which masquerades as genuine security software, while actually reporting non-existent malware threats in order to scare the user into purchasing “Antivirus Pro 2017”. What is Antivirus Pro 2017? Antivirus Pro 2017 is classified as a rogue because it pretends to be an anti-virus program, but […]

Antivirus PRO 2015 is a computer virus, which masquerades as genuine security software, while actually reporting non-existent malware threats in order to scare the user into purchasing “Antivirus PRO 2015”. What is Antivirus PRO 2015? Antivirus PRO 2015 is classified as a rogue because it pretends to be an anti-virus program, but will instead displays […]

Defender Pro 2015 is a computer virus, which masquerades as genuine security software, while actually reporting non-existent malware threats in order to scare the user into purchasing “Defender Pro 2015”. What is Defender Pro 2015? Defender Pro 2015 is classified as a rogue because it pretends to be an anti-virus program, but will instead displays […]

Malware Defender 2015 is a computer virus, which masquerades as genuine security software, while actually reporting non-existent malware threats in order to scare the user into purchasing “Malware Defender 2015”. What is Malware Defender 2015? Malware Defender 2015 is classified as a rogue because it pretends to be an anti-virus program, but will instead displays […]