When surfing the Internet, please avoid Andromeda Antivirus. This program is a rogue anti-spyware program. These programs present themselves as helpful programs, when in actuality they are very dangerous. For starters, Andromeda Antivirus will pop up on your computer while you are online, warning you that it detects malicious software, or malware, and offer you a free scan of your computer.
The scam is simple. The program gets you to click “Ok” on their free scan offer. Once you click on it, your computer has given access to the program to download itself to your computer. You will not understand that this is happening because the program will only show you the free scan that they claim in occurring. Even worse, Andromeda Antivirus cannot even perform the scan! The program is only in existence to download malware onto your computer. The scan is just to scare you into giving the company money.
After the free scan, you will be presented with the opportunity to buy the full version of their program which will claim to remove the dangerous software that they have found. There are a couple of problems with this situation. The dangerous software that Andromeda Antivirus will find is similar for every computer user—it’s either made up, or a listing of your temporary files. Either way, if the programs are on your computer, they’re not dangerous to your operating system. The result of the free scan is just to scare you into purchasing their full version. Even if you purchase the full version, Andromeda Antivirus cannot remove the software, even though it claims to.
The most dangerous result of Andromeda Antivirus is the potential that the program has to lift your personal information from your computer. Even if you do not have your credit card information stored on your computer, these programs can record your key strokes and get your personal information from you typing your information into any kind of online forms or emails. This can result in the loss of your hard-earned money, and potentially the loss of lots of your time if your identity is stolen and you have to report these things to your financial institutions.
Don't forget about your computer slowing down. Andromeda Antivirus will give you so many security warnings that will keep your computer bogged down and running slowly. You will be constantly pushed to buy their full version program.
So, be cautious about what you click on while on the Internet. We believe that unless we click “download” we are safe, but even getting a free scan can get you infected. In fact, once you have pop up warnings from Andromeda Antivirus, you probably have this malware.
You can try to remove the software by individually deleting the files (if you can find them), but most likely, these files are temporary and hidden with false file names. You really need to reach some experts that know where and how these programs hide. It is worth it for your computer operating system to function well again, and most importantly, to keep your financial information secure.
Carl runs a site devoted to helping you rid your computer from all sorts of spyware and malware at http://www.spyzooka.com/
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