RogueAntiSpyware.TotalProtect2009

RogueAntiSpyware.TotalProtect2009 is a Rogue Anti-Spyware application which produces many detections that are not malicious in order to persuade the user into buying their product before they can remove these spurious detections.

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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PC Tools Spyware Doctor is an internationally recognized and award-winning anti-spy ware program. It provides protection against spy ware, ad ware, key loggers, root kits, spyware Trojans. Spyware Doctor has the most advanced update feature that continually improves its Spy ware fighting capabilities on a daily basis. As Spyware gets more complex to avoid detection by AntiSpyware programs, Spyware Doctor responds with new technology to stay one step ahead. Spyware Doctor is advanced technology designed especially for people, not just experts. That is one reason why it won the People's Choice Award in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

 

It is automatically configured out of the box to give you optimal protection with limited interaction so all you need to do is install it for immediate and ongoing protection. Spyware Doctor's advanced IntelliGuard technology only alerts users on a true Spyware detection. This is significant because you should not be interrupted by cryptic questions every time you install software, add a site to your favorites or change your PC settings. Such messages can be confusing and lead to undesirable outcomes such as inoperable programs, lost favorites or even Spyware being allowed to install on the system.

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Malicious programmers have released a large number of fake anti-spyware programs, and widely distributed Web banner ads now spuriously warn users that their computers have been infected with spyware, directing them to purchase programs which do not actually remove spyware—or worse, may add more spyware of their own

 

The recent proliferation of fake or spoofed antivirus products has occasioned some concern. Such products often bill themselves as antispyware, antivirus, or registry cleaners, and sometimes feature popups prompting users to install them. They are called rogue software.