Latest Internet Threats
Antivirus Smart Protection
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Antivirus Smart Protection is another member of malicious Virus Doctor family which is also responsible for Malware Protection Center and other threats. This tricky cyber threat is created by scammers who let such rogue anti-spywares into the wild in order to gain some money. Also classified as rogue anti-spyware, Antivirus Smart Protection reports invented viruses and then starts asking from its victim to purchase the licensed version in order to remove them. However, it must be understood that Antivirus Smart Protection is useless in detecting and removing viruses because it has an empty virus database. As soon as you find it, remember that you must remove Antivirus Smart Protection from your computer without any delay, so we recommend you running updated Spyware Doctor, Spyhunter or other reputable anti-spyware.
To begin with, Antivirus Smart Protection is closely related to trojans when it comes an infiltration moment. They get inside the system through security vulnerabilities found and additionally make some unwanted modifications to computer's registry. Because of these changes, malware immediately gets ability to start once the PC is rebooted and displays its annoying system scanners and alerts without any pause. Most of these notifications from Antivirus Smart Protection report:
Internet Security 2010
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Internet Security 2010 (also known as IS2010) is a rogue antivirus program. Please read the removal instructions and get rid of this fake program from your computer as soon as possible. InternetSecurity2010 is a clone of Advanced Virus Remover malware. If you take a closer look, you will see that both programs use the same graphical user interface. This rogue application is promoted through the user of Trojans. Most of the time, Trojans have to be manually installed and may come from various misleading websites, for example fake online anti-malware scanners. When running such media player processes as QuickTimePlayer.exe, AdvancedDVDPlayer.exe, tvp.exe, realplay.exe, windvd.exe, winamp.exe, setup_wm.exe, LA.exe, PowerDVD.exe, mplayerc.exe, wmplayer.exe, Internet Security 2010 additionally displays many fake error messages, such as:
Windows can`t play the folowing media formats: AVI;WMV;AVS;FLV;MKV;MOV;3GP;MP4;MPG;MPEG;MP3;AAC;WAV;WMA;CDA;FLAC;M4A;MID. Update your video and sound codec to resolve this issue!
Internet Security 2010 imitates a system scan and reports many false system security threats. Then it will redirect its victims to vs-codec-pro.net where it is asked to pay for a full version of the program to remove those security issues or infections. However, do not buy it - this is a scam. 
Security Defender
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Security Defender is a rogue anti-spyware program that is closely connected to win32/defmid trojan that usually comes undetected. In addition, after being installed it uses fake scan results and false security alerts as a method to make you think you are infected with viruses. It impersonates Windows Defender which is a legitimate anti-spyware program. The rogue simulates a system scan and reports fake infections. It then prompts to pay for a full version of the program to remove the threats. Actually, it just tries scams you out of your money. If you have paid for the this program already then I suggest you contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. Security Defender is configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. It detects non-existent or harmless files as malware but does not allow you to remove them until you purchase the full version of the program.
While Security Defender is running you will also see many f fake security alerts and warnings on your computer. These warnings will state that your computer is infected or that someone is trying to hack your computer and then suggest you purchase Security Defender to protect yourself. Some of the fake alerts: