SpywareNo & Spy Sheriff [warnings]

DavidGP · Jun 1, 2005

Just a heads up as this seems to be poping up reciently,

These two bogus spyware applications SpywareNo & Spy Sheriff, install spyware on your PC then ask you to pay for them to be removed, DO NOT PAY these are false positives, use the guides in the Majorgeeks on how to remove spyware & post a thread for free help on removal.

First there was SpywareNo! and now we have SpySheriff. SpySheriff is the latest addition to the Rogue/Suspect Anti-spyware Programs page and has these notes:

aggressive advertising, reported stealth-installs (1); false positives work as goad to purchase; inadequate scan reporting; same app as SpywareNo [A: 6-1-05 / U: 6-1-05]

Lavasoft added SpywareNo! and SpySheriff to their detections today.

http://www.lavasoftresearch.com/spywareno.shtml

These applications, though using different names, are essentially the same application being distributed through dubious methods through the Win32.TrojanDownloader.Small.awa dropper application (included in this update). Both applications function in the same way through attempting to deceive the user into purchasing the paid versions to remove content that does not exist on the user’s system.
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http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/05/31/spywareno-has-a-twin/

The AntiSpyware programs listed on Majorgeeks have been tested and are ok, but if you are about to install on thats not on the MG list then please check this list of Bogus/Rogue Spyware Software

Chaps if you need to move this then please do, just thought spyware forum would get most exposure.

Icelander · Jun 1, 2005

Thanks for the heads upp !

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SpywareNo & Spy Sheriff [warnings]

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