SpyFalcon :: Spyware That Poses as Anti Spyware

I have recently fallen victim to this hidious program that is quite difficult to remove. SpyFalcon is a spyware program that installs it's self into your machine when you visit certain websites. The thing about SpyFalcon is that it installs, and then proceeds to issue fake warning pop-ups telling you that you have spyware on your computer. They then tell you that you need to purchase the SpyFalcon software to remove these security breaches. SpyFalcon IS the security breach. The software it's self MAY work, but the way it is distributed, by installing scripts on machines with out permission is wrong, and the company deserves to be sent to the wall, or sued for more than they are worth.

In the meantime, there is a good way to remove SpyFalcon from your machine, so you will not get these pop-ups any more. The full procedure to remove SpyFalcon is listed here.

For a bit more info about SpyFalcon and the deceptive way it works:

"SpyFalcon is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses a Trojan horse to infect computers. It produces a task bar balloon pop-up warning about a spyware threat that in most cases does not exist, unless you count its own Trojan. The pop-up is actually a deceptive advertisement designed to prompt the user into downloading SpyFalcon." As quoted from this site.

For those who are more academically inclined, Wikipedia also have an entry dedicated to SpyFalcon, which explains this security threat and some of the earlier malicious spyware programs that it originated from, such as SpyAxe and SpyWareStrike, which, although I have never come across, seem to have worked in the same or similar way. Here is the WikiPedia article on SpyFalcon.

The clowns who wrote SpyFalcon need to be shut down and prosecuted. For the integrity of the internet, they need to be tracked down, fined for 50% more than the net value of all their assets, and then locked up for a good 5-10 years. I call on the governement to make an example of these kind of people. Unfortunately, they are probably operating from a 3rd world country where decent laws do not apply. As the internet develops, they will be dealt with eventually, I'm sure.

Here is some more great information on SpyFalcon.