SpyLocked, the latest rogue!

March 20th, 2007 by AndyAtHull

Which looks alot like VirusBurst(ers) and recent rogue, SpyDawn. Only they styled it the same blue as this rocking site! Ok enough of me boasting. Serious stuff here.

I never really tell you how these get installed or where they come from whilst surfing the internet. Mainly because we have all seen it before and generally know. But for the new readers applications like this get installed on a system by the Trojan.Zlob from fake codecs to view video files.

Then once you view these files with the codecs you will be asked to install these rogues then once installed it’s found x, y and z on your system. Only to lure you in to pay for the program which in affect is a scam.



This rogue, like many others generally look the same. The licence agreement or known as EULA contain the most mistakes as they sometimes show previous rogues mentioned rather than the rogue it is installing. And the web-sites for these also generate many mistakes.

This rogue is associated with the infamous Inhoster as the whois shows:

Registration Service Provided By: ERDOMAIN.COM
Contact: +49.1797458539
Website: http://www.erdomain.com

Domain Name: SPYLOCKED.COM

Registrant:
Privacyprotect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
PO Box 83-000
Johnsonville
Wellington
null,6440
NZ
Tel. +45.36946676

Creation Date: 19-Feb-2007
Expiration Date: 19-Feb-2008

Domain servers in listed order:
ns3.wildgadgets.biz
ns2.wildgadgets.biz
ns1.wildgadgets.biz

If you come across this rogue, avoid installing it. If you have became affected by fake codecs and installed this one then visit our SpyLocked Removal Guide or get step by step assistance from a qualified helper here. Discuss it in more here.

Posted in Security Related, Rogue Programs | 1 Comment »
VistaRewired Bookmarked
March 20th, 2007 by Corrine

I was catching up the postings at Windows Vista Magazine which led me to a nice tutorial on how to Disable unnecessary services the quick and easy way at VistaRewired.

There is a lot more at VistaRewired, which is why the site has been bookmarked in Reviews and Collections. The individual tutorials are linked below. Perhaps when time allows (!), I will break those links down further into suitable bookmark pages. In the meantime, there is a lot of information at VistaRewired:
Improve productivity with a 3D virtual desktop
Ten must-read tips and tutorials for Vista
Prepare a System Health Report
How to log in to your PC when you have forgotten your password
Get windows to automatically log you in each time you reboot
Know when to defragment your drive
Perform a Clean Install with a Vista Upgrade Disc
Run XP in Vista and vice-versa
Run your non-Vista software o1n Vista
Disable unnecessary services the quick and easy way
How to resize a partition in Windows Vista
Disabling User Account Control

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

If you come across this rogue, avoid installing it. If you have became affected by fake codecs and installed this one then visit or get step by step assistance from a qualified helper here: . Discuss it in more here: .