Beware of Antivirus 2009
By kiinin
@kiinin (335)
November 5, 2008 1:39am CST
Hi all,
Beware of any program that calls itself Antivirus 2009. This rogue anti-virus program, once installed, will flood your computer with fake infections... Panicking you, then told you to purchase software that will "clean up" your computer by using your credit card.
In the end.. you're another victim in identity-theft scams. So please NEVER install such software... don't fall into the trap... Happy myLotting.
CHEERS!!
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9 responses
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
12 Nov 08
Whoever is responsible sends legitimate looking emails. In the past month I have received more than three emails exhorting me to download Antivirus 2009 after informing how my PC is at risk. All the emails were deleted.
I believe the same person or group is also responsible behind other similar tactics since I also received emails about the need to download a new firewall, new PDF reader, and new activation code. All of them look and sound similar to me.
@ashvini_urs (415)
• India
12 Nov 08
hi kiinin
ya the program scans the computer and gives the fake result panicking the user
its really dangerous to use this
good that you have started this topic, so that others will know about this antivirus2009, don't install this
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
7 Nov 08
I think virus is created and spreaded by anti virus software companies in order to sell their product.It is better not to install any new or unknown anti virus program in to your computer.Thanks a lot for awaring the mylot members about this.
@jason1308 (1586)
• France
6 Nov 08
Thanks for the info, although I am normally very careful what I down load, and I am currently running Avasy anti virus software which seems to keep me well covered, and free from viruses.
@bangman27 (35)
• India
8 Nov 08
The removal process for this virus is available in the website www.2-spyware.com. From this site go for removal-antivirus-2009.html. In that pages they have explained the procees to be killed, the registry entry to deleted and the folders to be deleted. Hope it will work
@Denise_Tung (647)
• China
5 Nov 08
Hi kiinin. Sounds really horrible and shameful virus. I think we all have antivirus sofeware and that can prevent it, I suppose? But sometime there are virus that are so powerful and they can destroy the computer system. How terrible. We got more and more heckers nowdays...Those guys are very smart and foxy and good at the tricks and gain joy from destroying the whole network.
I will keep an eye on this Antivirus 2009, thanks for sharing.
@kiinin (335)
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5 Nov 08
Hi Denise,
Relying on just antivirus software is not enough, as cyber criminals are getting more and more innovative... We need to protect ourselves against all possible threats, educate ourselves and always run a good security suite that includes antivirus, antispyware and worm protection.
Lets all be more alert !!
@mrniceguysac (26)
• United States
5 Nov 08
yep I had that happen to me the other day. I knew something was wrongs when
My computer wanted to keep on telling me had all these viruses on my computer it made me think because it ask me sometime that I had a virus
