Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Firewall Warning popup as misleading WinPC Antivirus ad and a crafty trap leading to another malware

Lots of users are familiar with behavior of malware, as they have read somewhere something about such sort of programs that may be identified by annoying ads and destructive effect on the targeted computer. However, they do a common mistake seeking the way to remove symptoms of malware, e.g. to remove Firewall Warning popup, instead of rooting out the true malware which is a real source of security risk and fake notifications.
It is a real example of latest trickery of this kind with the fake Firewall Warning popup that reads as follows:
“FIREWALL WARNING. Hidden file transfer to remote host was detected. WinPCAntivirus has detected that somebody is trying to transfer your private data via Internet. We strongly recommend you to block the attack immediately. Details of the attack: remote host transfer IP 97.216.34.74; remote user computer name ‘FORENSICS’”
Hackers offer the solutions through the Internet using all legitimate and illegitimate methods to redirect users’ requests to Google and other popular search engines regarding the removal of above fake Firewall Warning popup to the websites offering the Firewall Warning popup removal solution, which is a malware very similar to the one generating fake firewall popup and needs to be purchased for the price from 30 to 50 dollars.
Remove the root of Firewall Warning popup removing the malware generating it. This malware is normally the malware of WinPC Antivirus. Click here to start free scan in order to get rid of Firewall Warning popup using Spyware Doctor with antivirus.

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