False Positive: Ikarus and Comodo detecting TDSSKiller as a Trojan horse

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This awkward moment when you realize that your favorite rootkit removal utility is detected as malware. I probably wouldn't even have noticed, but I got an email from my reader Matt who apparently has been been having some problems with malicious software lately. He said, that TDSSKiller (the tool I...

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Remove Price Peep (Uninstall Guide)

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Price Peep is a web browser add-on which injects ads into the web pages you visit. Sometimes ads are highly targeted and sometimes they are rather random. It shouldn't be hard to guess that they collect and analyze information about your browsing activity. For example, if you recently searched for laptops,...

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Remove Solid Savings (Uninstall Guide)

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You know how annoying it is when you're used to using Google Chrome as your chosen browser, you're happy with your choice of home page when you log on to your PC or laptop and you're more than happy with the way your toolbar functions and then suddenly – boom – seemingly out of nowhere you have a whole...

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Identity Theft Protection – How to Stop Your Life Being Hacked

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As anyone who is unfortunate enough to have been a victim of identity theft can tell you, it is one of the most upsetting and extremely annoying non-violent crimes to deal with. Both the invasion of personal privacy, the feeling of ‘why me?!’ and the aftermath of having to sort out and untangle the ensuing mess can be horrific. Unfortunately, too, identity theft is becoming increasingly common and shows no signs of abating, with experts saying that...

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Remove PC Fix Speed and 24x7 Help (Uninstall Guide)

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PC Fix Speed is a system optimizer, mainly Windows registry fixer/cleaner. The only reason I'm writing about it is because I recently got lots of questions from my readers asking if PC Fix Speed is a virus or not? The short answer is: No. But is it truly legit and useful? Security experts and technology...

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This website has been blocked for you! removal instructions

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This website has been blocked for you! - if your web browser is driving your crazy with this fake warning then your computer is certainly infected with a Windows Hosts file hijacker. After installing a few Trojan horses on my test machine I noticed this fake notification of possible spam bot activity....

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Remove Why do I see this page? virus - Attention Required survey scam

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Why do I see this page? - Attention Required warning is a clear indicator that your computer is infected with malware which hijacks Windows Hosts file. Most of the time, this virus modifies Hosts files and denies or restricts access to the following websites:FacebookeBayMySpaceTumblrTwitterGoogleYoutubeIMDBand...

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AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert removal guide

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AVASoft Professional Antivirus Firewall Alert has blocked a program from accessing the internet – this and many other fake security alerts will be displayed on your computer if you install a rogue antivirus application called AVASoft Professional Antivirus. It's a fairly new scam to be aware of but...

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Remove Ukash virus

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It's pretty scary when your computer displays fake Metropolitan Police or Police Central e-crime Unit warnings instead of your favorite desktop theme. These scams are still heavily distributed via infected websites and spam. There are even more ransowmare scams and they all have one thing in common...

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