MALWARE/HACK Alert: DO NOT download "Security-Tool"
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MALWARE/HACK Alert: DO NOT download "Security-Tool"
"Security-Tool" is a trojan program that may appear in a pop-up window on your desktop at affected sites. It will call itself a free security or anti-virus scan that can be downloaded for free
DON'T DO IT!
The program is a virus-like hackerware. It will infest your registry, and when run it will do a pseudo-scan of your PC, calling out hundreds of false viruses, and preventing anything from running.
I heard of it from some people I know who keep track of these things. It will tell you that the only way to restore your PC is to pay for and download the "FULL VERSION" - which does not resolve the issues.
Here is an artical with more info from Wikipedia:
Security Tool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here also is an artical on it from "PC1 NEWS":
Will Security Tool Protect or Destroy Your PC?
This is a maliscious ware, that originated in 2009 under different names, and now masquerades under a likely sounding name that may easily be mistaken as a valid update on some systems.
DON'T buy into it, from what I was told: "It won't even allow SOLITAIRE to run..." That comment came from the voice of experience, and one I don't want to have!
DON'T DO IT!
The program is a virus-like hackerware. It will infest your registry, and when run it will do a pseudo-scan of your PC, calling out hundreds of false viruses, and preventing anything from running.
I heard of it from some people I know who keep track of these things. It will tell you that the only way to restore your PC is to pay for and download the "FULL VERSION" - which does not resolve the issues.
Here is an artical with more info from Wikipedia:
Security Tool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here also is an artical on it from "PC1 NEWS":
Will Security Tool Protect or Destroy Your PC?
This is a maliscious ware, that originated in 2009 under different names, and now masquerades under a likely sounding name that may easily be mistaken as a valid update on some systems.
DON'T buy into it, from what I was told: "It won't even allow SOLITAIRE to run..." That comment came from the voice of experience, and one I don't want to have!
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