Spyware Blockers

If you ever wonder why someone would create spyware, you need only look toward Washington, DC for the answer: money. The number of spyware programs that promise free “bailout” money is growing. The routes of infection are typical: email, infected ads, hijack sites… the list goes on.

Get an email, follow a link, get a spyware infection. The email or popup ad may ask for personal information with the promise of bailout money to follow. What follows instead is a host of nasty spyware programs that steal user information like account names and passwords, private financial data, or spy on browsing habits and then deliver a load of unwanted pop-up advertisements.

Spyware Doctor Is Protection You Can Trust

Spyware is more than a nuisance. It can be dangerous and expensive. That’s why so many people trust Spyware Doctor to protect their computers from infections like these. Unlike other anti-spyware programs, Spyware Doctor not only removes spyware infections, it can prevent new infections in real-time, meaning that you have continuous protection from emerging threats and innocent-looking files that have been corrupted with spyware.

PC World called Spyware Doctor “…a clear winner, outperforming the competition at detecting and removing our test set of adware and spyware samples.” By itself, that’s a ringing endorsement of Spyware Doctor. PC Word also gave Spyware Doctor its Best Buy seal. PC Magazine also gave Spyware Doctor its Editors’ Choice designation. Spyware Doctor also earned a People’s Choice Award from CNET, and a Gold designation from PC Advisor.

Spyware Doctor is so popular because it’s accurate, convenient to load and configure, and it starts working right away. You don’t have to be a computer expert to load Spyware Doctor, and once loaded, you can bet that your protection will be much more thorough than what you get from other spyware removers.

Spyware Doctor Finds What Other Removers Miss

Spyware Doctor gets the spyware infections that other programs leave behind. That’s why Spyware Doctor has won so many awards and has been downloaded millions of times by computer users all over the world. Spyware Doctor uses a combination of resources to find and eliminate spyware, Trojans, keyloggers, pop-up generators, adware and other nasty malware designed to infect your computer, steal your personal information, waste your time, slow down your computer and make your life hard.

Downloading Spyware Doctor takes just a few moments, and you’ll soon find out why PC World, PC Magazine, PC Advisor and CNET think so highly of our program.

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John Schiefer was sentenced this week to four years in a federal penitentiary for hacking, fraud and wiretapping. Schiefer was convicted of infecting as many as 250,000 computers with spyware that gave Schiefer access to private information. The FBI arrested Schiefer in 2007 as part of a wide-ranging undercover investigation it called Operation Bot Roast II. The investigation was aimed at hackers and other Internet criminals.

Mahalo, a startup search engine company, employed Schiefer. Mahalo executives denied knowing that Schiefer was involved in criminal activities, despite Schiefer’s previous convictions. Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis says that he hopes to rehire Schiefer once he is released from prison.

Schiefer reportedly developed his botnet when he was employed by 3G Communications of Los Angeles. The malicious software allowed Schiefer to see private financial transactions and empty victims’ PayPal and bank accounts.

Schiefer also collected funds from Internet marketing companies to install adware on unsuspecting victims, and used his network of compromised computers to launch denial-of-service attacks on Web sites. As part of his sentence, Schiefer must make restitution of nearly $20,000 to PayPal and other victims of his illegal activities. His sentence is relatively light; Schiefer had faced up to 60 years in prison and fines of up to $1.75 million dollars.

Spyware Doctor Can Help Prevent Infections

The hundreds of thousands of computers Schiefer used in his botnet weren’t protected with Spyware Doctor. If they had been, they wouldn’t have been infected with some of the most dangerous spyware around. They also wouldn’t have been infected with the adware that Schiefer deposited on many of the compromised computers.

Spyware Doctor is the number one choice of millions of computer users around the world. Spyware Doctor is highly effective at finding, disabling and removing dangerous and annoying spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers and other malicious software that can turn your computer into a zombie in someone else’s botnet army.

Spyware Doctor offers extensive protection against even the latest malware and spyware threats. It is recommended by some of the industry’s top publications, and offers free customer support.

Best of all, Spyware Doctor is easy to use. It loads easily, works fast, and is very thorough. Spyware Doctor offers real-time protection, which means that our software prevents spyware from being downloaded to your computer in the first place. Spyware Doctor finds the spyware that other products leave behind, offering you the best protection you can find against today’s malware threats.

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Spyware is making headlines once again, this time in connection with the attempted theft of more than $300 million dollars. That’s right. Two men were convicted in a British court of trying to steal more than £229 million (USD$323 million) from Sumitomo Mitsui bank. Most bank robbers use a mask or gun when they do their work, but for these gentlemen, their weapon of choice was spyware.

The court heard testimony about a complex plot hatched by “Lord” Hugh Rodley and Durrington businessman David Nash, to steal hundreds of millions of pounds from the Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsu bank in London. An unidentified insider provided the men with late-night access to the corporate offices of the bank.

While they were in the bank, the would-be thieves loaded spyware onto office computers. The spyware – actually a keylogger – captured user names, passwords and other vital information the thieves planned to use to order the transfer of funds in £12.5 million increments (USD$17.6 million) to other accounts around the world.

The spyware provided the thieves with access to accounts belonging to Toshiba, Nomura, and Sumitomo Chemical, some of Japan’s largest corporations. The money transfers were foiled only due to idiosyncrasies in the process of international money transfers. These “field logging errors” prevented the theft and eventually led back to the thieves themselves.

$300 Million Is A Lot To Lose

In this case, the thieves were caught and convicted, but the majority of spyware is never discovered … or at least not discovered in time to prevent serious damage from being done. How could spyware be loaded onto the bank’s computers and operate without detection? Simple. The bank didn’t have Spyware Doctor installed on its computer system.

Spyware Doctor is one of the world’s most trusted names in spyware detection and removal. Millions of users have downloaded Spyware Doctor and trust it to locate and disable spyware, and prevent new infections before they can do any damage.

Your personal computer isn’t likely to be the key to $300 million, but your money is yours, and it should stay that way. Spwyare Doctor protects your computer from even the nastiest spyware infections. It’s database is updated constantly, so you’re protected from even the latest spyware threats.

Spyware Doctor is the most popular, cost-effective spyware protection you can buy today. A single license of Spyware Doctor will protect up to three computers at once. If you want to protect your computer, choose the best! Choose Spyware Doctor!

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Spyware Protection Plus is making the rounds. It’s not really spyware protection; it’s another rogue anti-spyware program that makes its bones by tricking infected users into buying useless anti-spyware software.

Once installed, Spyware Protection Plus will run a “spyware scan” each time the user starts the infected computer. The scan will trigger countless pop-up windows that warn of “infections” or security problems discovered on the infected computer. Of course, aside from the Spyware Protection Plus infection, there may be nothing wrong with the computer.

Some users have reported that the Spyware Protection Plus infection is also accompanied by other Trojans and fake anti-malware software. The purpose of the software is to trick an unsuspecting user into buying the “full” version of the software, which is as useless as the freebie version is.

How Can You Tell Fake Anti-Spyware From Real Anti-Spyware?

Spyware Protection Plus isn’t the first rogue spyware program. There are loads of them. But how can you tell the difference between real, effective spyware and their scamware cousins? Here are some things to keep in mind.

There are legitimate software products that provide free spyware scans but don’t remove the offending product. That, by itself, is no indication that the anti-spyware tool you have is fake. A really good indication that you’re dealing with fake spyware is that it begins to run on your computer without you having knowingly installed it. Anything that loads itself is suspect.

“Reports” may not provide much useful information. For example, the “spyware remover” may tell you that it found a specific number of malware programs, but doesn’t tell you which ones. Or it may find “infected files” on your computer, but a check of the directory shows that the suspect files have zero-byte file sizes. It may also identify .exe files that are “malware” but doesn’t identify any corresponding .dll files.

The warning windows may or may not look convincing. They’re often patterned after real anti-spyware products. Look for spelling errors, rough grammar or warnings that “Windows” has detected spyware and will download a spyware removal tool for you. The alert window may not give a “cancel” option, or the cancel option does exactly the same thing as the “OK” option. Your Internet connection may slow to an agonizing pace, or your computer hard drive may be active when it shouldn’t be.

Do Your Research

If you receive security warnings that you suspect are fake, do a little research before you agree to purchase anything. Warnings are often high-pressure sales tactics and urge you to purchase a remedy immediately. Note the wording on the warnings and see if you can find a match among the many known rogue anti-spyware programs. You can also use the Task Manager to disable the rogue program temporarily. While you’re doing research, take a look at XoftSpy SE from Spywareblockers.org.

XoftSpy SE can locate and disable spyware. It removes the offending programs from your computer and makes sure that you don’t get infected again. Don’t take chances with unknown spyware removers, or risk being infected with multiple malware programs. Get XoftSpy SE from Spywareblockers.org for real protection against spyware.

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Spyware is among the most serious threats that computer users face today. In most cases, spyware is more than an annoyance or a nuisance. It is a pathway to more dangerous kinds of malware infections, including root kits, keystroke loggers, and “silent observers” that report your browsing habits, site visits and account information to a third party.

Spyware Protect 2009 Is Anything But

A current spyware threat is Spyware Protect 2009. This unfortunate piece of rogue anti-spyware malware masquerades as spyware protection. Instead, it’s the exact opposite and opens doors to a number of malware infections that will slow your computer down and make your browsing and Internet usage unsafe.

What exactly do you risk with a Spyware Protect 2009 infection? The purpose of the product is to scare you into purchasing useless spyware removal software. The program loads nearly three dozen executable files, fake executables and zero-byte files onto your computer. The program then “detects” these files and issues security warnings designed to scare you into purchasing the product. The alerts indicate that your computer is being attacked remotely, or that Windows has detected a malware infection. Spyware Protect 2009 won’t “remove” these files until you’ve paid for the product download.

In reality, the fake malware files are just that – fake. They will cause no harm to your computer, but simply deleting the files won’t get rid of the infection. These files will be recreated each time the computer is turned on, and you’ll be inundated with fake alert messages. You need competent spyware removal software to eliminate this nuisance, its associated files and repair the registry for your computer.

XoftSpy SE Offers Real Spyware Protection

XoftSpy SE is an excellent tool to identify malware and spyware threats on your computer, remove them and clean up the mess they leave behind. These programs often leave registry entries that change the way your computer behaves, and slows the performance of your computer noticeably.

XoftSpy SE can eliminate thousands of spyware threats and put the protection in place you need to browse the Internet safely. XoftSpy SE uses a database of literally hundreds of thousands of known spyware, adware and malware programs and their variants.

XoftSpy SE can do this and more. With real spyware protection, you can free yourself of these threats and scams. XoftSpy SE detects and removes even the worst malware: adware, pop-up generators, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers and hijackers that redirect your browser to infected sites. You control the frequency with which XoftSpy SE scans your computer for new infections, and the XoftSpy SE database, one of the largest available, is updated constantly. That means your protection is also updated constantly.

Don’t take chances with your spyware protection. Get real protection you can trust. Get XoftSpy SE from Sywareblockers.org.

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