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You remember what a worm borne by an e-mail message proclaiming "I LOVE YOU" did in 2000? The love bug jammed and crashed e-mail systems and destroyed data on hundreds of thousands of computers all over the globe. It was actually rogue software program! Rogue software programs are the software programs that use malware (malicious software) or malicious tools to advertise or install them or to force you (computer users) to pay for removal of nonexistent spyware programs.

Often, rogue software install trojan horse programs to download trial versions or do several other unwanted things. The main aim of the rogue software programmers is to sell their products. Often fake Windows dialog boxes appear before you; oftentimes you get messages, such as displaying "Warning” – Your computer is infected with spyware! Buy (their product) to remove it," and when you click the dialog box's OK button, you are directed to the software's website. Sometimes, you click the upper right hand (X) button to close the dialog box, but it activates the software's installation (Pressing Alt+F4 can circumvent that trick).

Some software, like SpyAxe automatically downloads the trial version without any of your action (drive-by installation).Hence, rogue software programs are fake software programs that can cause many danger situations and security problems in your computer systems. Some of the known rogue software programs include SpyAxe, WinFixer, DriveCleaner, SpySheriff, AntiVirusGold, PestTrap, Spyware Quake, VirusProtectPro, SpySpotter, Spydawn, Spylocked, System Live Protect, and WinAntivirus2006 and variants.

However, your antispyware software helps detecting rogue software programs, if they are installed on the scanned computer. Reputed programs such as Ad-Aware SE, AVG Anti-Virus, Counterspy, RogueRemover, Spybot - Search & Destroy, Spy Sweeper, Spyware Doctor, SUPERAntiSpyware, prevX, and Windows Defender help detecting rogue software programs. However, you may require programs such as HijackThis combined with manual removal processes to remove new and aggressive rogue software programs, but the use of HijackThis without specialist support/ advice/ help can cripple your computer.

Hence you should seek professional support and work under specialist advice to prevent security problems due to any of fake software programs. Ask to one of our engineers, they can really help you in planning your computer maintenance and strengthening your computer security.