Eco AntiVirus: Rogue Antispyware Disguised as Green Security Application

Boca Raton, FL – Blue Penguin Software is excited to announce that its antispyware software SpyZooka is able to remove the fraudulent antispyware program Eco AntiVirus from infected systems. SpyZooka has been removing spyware, keyloggers, adware, Trojan horses and other security threats for more than five years. SpyZooka and its sophisticated algorithms are so effective that it has become the recognized industry leader, winning a number of prestigious awards including Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame.

Eco AntiVirus is the latest in a series of fraudulent antispyware programs, this one marketed as a green security application. Eco AntiVirus claims to conserve energy and thus snares those users committed to the green movement. Unfortunately, Eco AntiVirus, like other rogues, does not deliver on its promises. Instead, it uses deceptive tactics to attach itself to a system without the user’s knowledge or permission. This usually happens when users download a video or audio codec which appears beneficial, but which is actually infected with Eco AntiVirus.

Once attached to a system, Eco AntiVirus will bombard the screen with a series of fake security warnings, deceiving scans and aggressive marketing designed to persuade the user to visit the Eco AntiVirus website to purchase the malicious software. Taking this step will further compromise the systems security.

Computer users who have attempted to manually remove Eco AntiVirus from their infected systems have found the process to be frustrating, time consuming and costly. In extreme cases, users have had to completely wipe their systems clean in order to insure total removal of Eco AntiVirus.

As a result, industry experts recommend that users instead invest in a high quality, reliable antispyware program like SpyZooka to remove Eco AntiVirus from infected systems. Legitimate antispyware programs scan the infected system, identify spyware and remove it. When selecting an antispyware program, look for one like SpyZooka, which backs its promises with a 100% satisfaction guarantee and is recognized by industry leaders as a reliable and effective security application.

SpyZooka has been removing spyware like Eco AntiVirus since 2004. During that time, SpyZooka has established itself as an industry leader and has won a number of awards including the prestigious Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame. To learn more about how SpyZooka can protect computer systems from Eco AntiVirus and other security threats, or to receive a complementary scan go to http://bluepenguinsoftware.com/spyzooka/ today.


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IObit Security 360

I'm always happy to find free, full-featured security software. When IObit contacted me about reviewing its free anti-malware solution, IObit Security 360 (free, iobit.com), I hoped for great things. They said it "detects, removes the deepest infections, and protects users' PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers." Unfortunately, it totally bombed in testing.

IObit Security 360 is free for non-commercial use, and it's fully functional as far as trying to remove and block malware goes. You do have to launch scans and updates manually, but those are the only differences from the $29.95 Pro edition.

The program's attractive user interface includes built-in translation to over 20 languages. If you enable the optional transparency feature it bears a passing resemblance to Norton Internet Security 2010. Clicking the big Scan Now button launches a scan—and that's where the trouble starts.

Scandalous Signatures
During the course of this review I lost contact with IObit—The company's representatives simply stopped answering my e-mails. On investigation I learned that Malwarebytes had accused IObit of stealing malware signatures. Malwarebytes' case seemed airtight to me. Malwarebytes created a unique non-malicious test file in their labs and added a signature for that file to its database. Within days that same signature turned up in IObit's database.

On returning from its media blackout IObit denied this "calumniation" (their word) in an impressive polemic. Malwarebytes fired back a rebuttal. Who's right? I lean toward believing Malwarebytes, but it really doesn't matter. Wherever IObit got its signatures, my test results show that the company didn't put them to good use.

Incomplete Malware Cleanup
IObit's full scan runs more quickly than most. On my standard low-resource test system a full scan finished in 15 minutes, about half the average time. It's a small download and it installs quickly. I had minor problems with two infested test systems, but scanning in Safe Mode solved those. Fortunately, I didn't require support from IObit.

On completing a scan IObit lists every single malware trace it found along with the name of the corresponding threat. The list can be daunting—I prefer the collapsible report style used by Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 and others. When you click the Remove button IObit quickly reports all traces removed. I say "reports" because my analysis showed that some traces were still present and many others simply weren't detected.

It detected one trace or another for about 80 percent of the malware threats on my test systems. That's a poor start; Spyware Doctor, Norton, Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition 1.0, AVG Internet Security 9.0 and BitDefender Total Security 2010 all detected 100 percent of the threats. Worse, it removed only a small portion of the actual file and Registry traces of those it did detect. It left behind executable files for more than half the threats it detected, and more than half of those were actually still running after the alleged cleanup. Overall IObit scored 4.9 on this test. Only FortiClient Endpoint Security Standard Edition 4.1, with 2.9, points scored lower.

In this same test Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.36 scored 6.5. Malwarebytes and IObit detected the same threats, for the most part, but IObit was much less effective at removal.

In a parallel test using commercial keyloggers it only detected 10 percent of the samples and didn't remove those effectively. Its score of 0.5 points matches that of Malwarebytes, just a fraction under FortiClient's 0.7 point.

Both the malware and keylogger collections contain samples that use rootkit technology. Looking specifically at those, IObit detected just over 20 percent and failed to remove what it detected. Scoring 0.9 point it edged out FortiClient for a new low. Malwarebytes detected over 40 percent of the rootkits and scored 3.6 points.

IObit scored well against rogue security software ("scareware"). Its score of 6.7 is almost a full point above the average. However, this was the only category in which its performance was anything but abysmal.


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IObit Security 360 1.01

IObit

IObit Security 360 is an free malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes the deepest infections, and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. With the unique "Dual-Core" engine and the heuristic malware detection, IObit Security 360 detects the most complex and deepest spyware and malware in a very fast and efficient way. IObit Security 360 has a real-time malware protection and frequent automatic updating for prevention of zero-day security threats. IObit Security 360 can work with your Antivirus for a superior PC security.

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BraveSentry: Rogue Antispyware Brazenly Corrupts Systems, Compromises Security

Boca Raton, FL – Blue Penguin Software is excited to announce its antispyware software SpyZooka effectively removes the rogue antispyware program BraveSentry from infected systems. SpyZooka has been removing spyware, adware, Trojan horses, keyloggers and other security threats since 2004. SpyZooka and its sophisticated algorithms are so effective that it has become the recognized industry leader, winning a number of prestigious awards including Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame and Tucows 5 Cows.

BraveSentry is one in a string of rogue antispyware programs disguised as a legitimate security application. As with other rogues before it, BraveSentry employs a number of deceptive tactics to attach itself to a system without permission and often without the user’s knowledge. This typically occurs when an audio or video codec is unknowingly infected with BraveSentry and is downloaded. BraveSentry may also attach itself to a system through shared networks or when the user clicks links contained in emails from a questionable source. Regardless of how BraveSentry became attached to a system, it should be removed immediately.

Once BraveSentry is attached, the system will become sluggish and will be bombarded with a series of false security warning and deceptive scans designed to frighten the user into purchasing the rogue antispyware. Taking this step is a mistake as it will further compromise the security of the infected system.

Some users with systems infected by BraveSentry have attempted to remove the fraudulent antispyware manually; however they have found the process to be a frustrating, time consuming and costly experience. Extreme cases have required the user to wipe their system clean in order to insure complete removal of BraveSentry from their computer.

As a result, industry experts encourage users to instead invest in a reliable, high quality antispyware program like SpyZooka to remove BraveSentry from infected systems. Legitimate antispyware programs will scan an infected system, identify spyware and remove it. There are several antispyware options available, but be sure to look for one like SpyZooka which backs its promises with a 100% satisfaction guarantee and is recognized throughout the industry as an effective and reliable security application.

SpyZooka has been removing spyware like BraveSentry since 2004. During that time SpyZooka has established itself as an industry leader and has won a number of awards including the prestigious Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame. To learn more about how SpyZooka can protect your computer from BraveSentry and other security threats, or to receive a complementary scan go to http://bluepenguinsoftware.com/spyzooka/ today.

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AntiSpywareBot: The Latest Rogue Spyware Disguised as Authentic Security Software

Boca Raton, FL – Blue Penguin Software is excited to announce that its antispyware software SpyZooka effectively removes the fraudulent antispyware program AntiSpywareBot from infected systems. SpyZooka has been removing spyware, keyloggers, adware, Trojan horses and other security threats since 2004. SpyZooka and its sophisticated algorithms are so effective that it has become the recognized industry leader, winning a number of prestigious awards including Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame.

AntiSpywareBot is the latest in a string of fake antispyware programs marketed as a legitimate security application. As with most rogues, AntiSpywareBot uses deceptive tactics to attach itself to a system without the user’s knowledge or permission. Typically this happens when users download a video or audio codec which appears beneficial, but is actually infected with AntiSpywareBot.

Once attached to the system AntiSpywareBot will bombard the screen with a series of false security warnings, deceiving scans and aggressive marketing aimed at persuading the user to go to the AntiSpywareBot website and purchase the dangerous software. Taking this step further compromises the systems security.

Some computer users whose systems have become infected with AntiSpywareBot have attempted to remove the fake antispyware manually, but they have found the process to be difficult, time consuming and costly. In some especially challenging cases users have had to completely wipe their systems clean in order to insure total removal of AntiSpywareBot.

For this reason, most experts recommend that users instead invest in a high quality, reliable antispyware program like SpyZooka to remove AntiSpywareBot from their infected systems. Legitimate antispyware programs will scan the infected system, identify spyware and remove it. There are a number of antispyware programs on the market today. Choose one like SpyZooka which backs its promises with a 100% satisfaction guarantee and is recognized by industry leaders as a reliable and effective security application.

SpyZooka has been removing spyware like AntiSpywareBot since 2004. During that time SpyZooka has established itself as an industry leader and has won a number of awards including the prestigious Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet’s Shareware Hall of Fame. To learn more about how SpyZooka can protect your computer from AntiSpywareBot and other security threats, or to receive a complementary scan go to http://bluepenguinsoftware.com/spyzooka/ today.

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Kaspersky Internet Security

Kaspersky Internet Security (often referred to as KIS) is an Internet security suite developed by Kaspersky Lab and designed for computers running Microsoft Windows. It supports the detection and removal of malware (which includes viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware, keyloggers, dialers, rootkits and ransomware), as well as protection against spam, hackers, phishing attacks and data leaks.

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