Rogues - don't be fooled by them!

WHAT IS A ROGUE?

Rogue security software is a form of computer malware that deceives or misleads users into paying for the fake or simulated removal of malware. Rogue security software, in recent years, has become a growing and serious security threat in desktop computing.


PREVENTING INFECTION

Rogues are some of the easiest of malwares to prevent as they are fairly obvious. Knowing the definition of one is usually enough to prevent them. If you happen to find a website "scanning" you computer and reporting multiple infections, you have most likely run into a rogue's website. The installer that these websites demand you to download is the rogue. Sometimes the website will prevent you from closing the browser window. If you find yourself in one of these situations:

1. Right click on your taskbar and select "task manager".
2. Click the processes tab and find the process relating to the browser you encountered the rogue in. The process is usually the same name as the browser, i.e. iexplore.exe, firefox.exe, chrome.exe, opera.exe.
3. Click on the process and then click the end process button. If you did this right, the browser window should close.

Another extremely important means of preventing rogues and all other malware is using an antivirus. Although antiviruses do not detect all malware and you still have to be careful, antiviruses will help prevent most infections including rogues. If you don't have an antivirus, download and install one of these excellent free ones.

• Avira
• Avast
• Microsoft Security Essentials

You can only run one antivirus on your computer at a time because two can and will cause problems. In this case more is not better!
One other highly recommened program is sandboxie. This free program is probably the easiest and most effective malware and rogue prevention out there.

• Sandboxie

To understand what Sandboxie does and how to use it watch this video:

If a rogue shows up on your computer when you didn't download it, you most likely have other malware and need to remove it. I recommend following the steps in the removal section and then posting in the Infection Help section of the forum to make sure you are clean.

REMOVING INFECTION

The best way of removing rogues is using these two great free scanners. They will not only remove rogues but many other types of malware. They may not remove all rogues or malware but they are a great start before getting help in the forums.

 Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from Here.

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.

• Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
• If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
• Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Full Scan", then click Scan.
• The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
• When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
• Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
• When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.(See Extra Note)
• The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.

Extra Note:

If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediatly.

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Please download SuperantiSpyware from Here.

Double Click superantispyware.exe to install the application.

• An Icon will be created on the desktop, double click that icon to start the program.
• If asked to update the program definitions, click "Yes". If not, update the definitions before scanning by selecting "Check for Updates". (If you encounter any problems while downloading the updates, manually download and unzip them from here.)
• Under "Configuration and Preferences", click the Preferences button.
• Click the Scanning Control tab.
• Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked)
• Close browsers before scanning.
• Scan for tracking cookies.
• Terminate memory threats before quarantining.
• Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen.
• Back on the main screen, under "Scan for Harmful Software" click Scan your computer.
• On the left, make sure you check C:\ Fixed Drive.
• On the right, under "Complete Scan", choose Perform Complete Scan.
• Click "Next" to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer.
• After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click "OK".
• Make sure everything has a checkmark next to it and click "Next".
• A notification will appear that "Quarantine and Removal is Complete". Click "OK" and then click the "Finish" button to return to the main menu.
• If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes". To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.
• Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
• Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.
• If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.

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