Computer Repair & Virus Removal Blog;

A new fake rogues malware attempting to confuse PC users has been released. It goes by the name “Microsoft Thinkpoint anti-virus”. This software is in no way affiliated with Microsoft and is a fake anti-virus. Our Friendly staff will be glad to help remove it from your computer.

A growing threat on the internet today is that of the rogue anti-virus infection, also known as “scareware”. This classification is used for any program that pretends to be an anti-virus utility, but is actually just a very noisy adware infection. It is often also accompanied by one or more Trojan infections, widely known for opening computer security holes and allowing all sorts of other undesirables in. XP Antivirus 2010 (shown below) is one such fraud.

Windows Police Virus is classified as malware. This malware installs on your system without approval and begins to run fake virus scans, behaving as though it is an anti-virus program, and then notifies you that you are infected. This scanner is not a valid anti-virus program. It is a malware virus and can be harmful to your system if not removed promptly!