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DainBramaged

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10. I did a huge personal test on this crap a couple of years ago

Reply to freshwest (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 07:49 PM

Jan 2013

it's somewhere in my journal. Built a BRAND NEW PC, told me I had hundreds of errors. After uninstalling I found the trojan.

I had images too, have to look for it.

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Yes, that PC cleanup app you saw on TV at 3am is a waste (as I've stated for years here) [View all] DainBramaged Jan 2013 OP

I saw that on Ars Technica earlier. Good info. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #1

It plants a trojan that keps telling you you need to buy MORE software to protect the PC DainBramaged Jan 2013 #2

That's what I always suspected they were about - 'Buy a virus' would be truth in selling. freshwest Jan 2013 #9

I did a huge personal test on this crap a couple of years ago DainBramaged Jan 2013 #10

As if there aren't enough legitimate services one could provide the public, but there are always Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #3

Get CCleaner and Webroot or BitDefender n/t Pryderi Jan 2013 #4

The Ars Technica article mentions several legitimate programs to use instead of this scamware. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #6

Big fan of CCleaner here. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #12

I downloaded that miserable hunk of shit,several months ago Flashmann Jan 2013 #5

Yeah, I fell for it. madamesilverspurs Jan 2013 #7

Malwarebytes will knock it out DainBramaged Jan 2013 #8

I have seen those ads, but disregarded them because I have a Mac, RebelOne Jan 2013 #11

Hopefully you DO have a antivirus on your Mac! whistler162 Jan 2013 #14

This is known as "Scareware".... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #13

If you really know Windows like I do it's bullshit software. Initech Jan 2013 #15

I like Advanced System Care 6 (freeware at cnet). Snarkoleptic Jan 2013 #16