types of spyware

AntiVermins – The Honest Enemy?

It is vital to regularly scan your computer for the growing number of threats that can plague PC’s around the world.

One of the biggest problems is that it can prove difficult to detect what programs hold deadly viruses or dreaded spyware because in some cases, a particular web page or pop-up ad may be offering what appears to be legitimate software.

With a name like AntiVermins, you may be thinking that this is a type of anti-spyware. BUT, it is actually just another spyware program and a clever one at that. The spyware installs a trojan without one’s knowledge and this will work to create security warnings which are actually false in an attempt for the AntiVermins software to be purchased.

Anyone will advise not to purchase such software that is advertised solely via adware (pop-ups) because as with AntiVermins, it most likely won’t be legitimate and apart from parting with hard earned cash, this will only be the start of your problems. Read more >>