These are usually anti-spyware or security software applications that use various forms of deception and/or unethical means or show a history of negligent false positives to goad the end user to make a purchase.
In some cases these applications maybe downloaded with some form of unwanted software at which point the rogue application is offered to the customer as a way to remove the unwanted software.
Comment:
AntispySpider reports false errors and security threats on computers.
Screenshots:
Main window showing all the threat found on a non infected computer.
Window displaying information about the program.
Information
URL:
http://www.antispyspider.us/
Manual
removal:
If the FraudTool-AntiSpySpider is installed with AntiSpySpider,
Follow these directions for removal.
Disable System Restore.
Clean with X-Cleaner.
Do not restart the computer when X-Cleaner prompts.
Steps to re-enable the Task Manager and registry editor:
Go to Start->Run-> type mmc and hit enter.
The Console window will open.
Click on File and choose ->Add/Remove snap-in-
Then click on Add and you get a list of snap-in.
Select "Group Policy Object Editor" and click Add then click finish, close and last click OK
Under Console Root, expand the Local Computer Policy
Then expand the User Configuration container.
Click on Administrative Templates then click on System.
In the right pane find "Prevent access to registry editing tools" double click on it and dot Disabled. Click OK
Locate the Ctrl+Alt+Del Options folder. Click on it.
In the right pane, find "Remove Task Manager" double click on it and DOT disabled. Click OK
Close the Console window and reboot.
After reboot, remove the following files:
c:\WINDOWS\homepage.html
c:\WINDOWS\index.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo1.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo2.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo3.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo4.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo5.html
c:\WINDOWS\promo6.html
c:\WINDOWS\promogif1.gif
c:\WINDOWS\promogif2.gif
c:\WINDOWS\promogif3.gif
c:\WINDOWS\system32\adult.txt
c:\WINDOWS\system32\finance.txt
c:\WINDOWS\system32\lt.res
c:\WINDOWS\system32\other.txt
c:\WINDOWS\system32\pharma.txt
c:\WINDOWS\system32\sft.res
c:\WINDOWS\system32\sn.txt
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