List of rogue security software

The following is a partial list of rogue security software, most of which can be grouped into families. These are functionally identical versions of the same program repackaged as successive new products by the same vendor.^[1]^[2]

Advanced Cleaner^[3]
Advanced System Protector
AV Security 2012
AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro^[4]
AlfaCleaner^[5]
Alpha AntiVirus^[6]
ANG Antivirus (knock-off of AVG Anti-virus)^[7]
Antimalware Doctor^[8]
AntiMalware Pro^[9]
AntiMalware GO^[10]
AntiMalware Go^[11]
AntiSpyCheck 2.1^[12]
AntiSpyStorm^[13]
AntiSpyware 2008^[14]
AntiSpyware 2009
Antispyware 2010
Sheed Antivirus
Windows Enterprise Defender
Windows Ultimate Defender
Windows Home Security
Windows Security Center
Windows Security 2012
Win Server Defender
AntiSpyware Bot from 2Squared Software
AntiSpywareExpert
AntiSpyware Shield^[15]
AntiSpyware Soft^[16]
AntiSpywareSuite^[17]
AntiVermins^[18]
Antivir Solution Pro^[19] (not to be confused with Avira AntiVir)
Antivira AV^[20]
Antivirii 2011^[21]
Antivirus Action^[22]
Antivirus Monitor^[23]
Antivirus 7 or Antivirus5^[24]
Antivirus 8^[25]
Antivirus 8^[26]
Antivirus 360^[27]
Antivirus 2008^[28]
Antivirus 2009
Antivirus 2010 (also known as Anti-virus-1)^[29]^,^[30]
Milestone Antivirus
AntiVirus Gold or AntivirusGT^[31]
Antivirus IS
Antivirus Live^[32]^,^[33]
Antivirus Master^[34]
Antivirus .NET^[35]
Antivirus Pro 2009^[36]
Antivirus Pro 2010^[37]
Antivirus Pro 2017^[38]
Antivirus Scan^[39]
Antivirus Smart Protection^[40]
Antivirus Soft^[41]
Antivirus Studio 2010^[42]
Antivirus Suite^[43]
Antivirus Security Pro^[44]
Antivirus System PRO^[45]
Antivirus XP 2008^[46]
Antivirus XP 2010^[47]
AV Antivirus Suite^[48]
AVASoft Professional Antivirus
AVG Antivirus 2011 (fake version)^[49]
AV Security Essentials^[50]
AV Security Suite^[51]
Awola^[52]
BestsellerAntivirus, Browser Defender^[53]
Blue Frog
ByteDefender also known as ByteDefender Security 2010 (Knock-off of the legitimate BitDefender Antivirus software)^[54]
Cleanator
CleanThis^[55]
Cloud Protection^[56]
ContraVirus^[57]
Control Center^[58]
Cyber Security, Core Security^[59]
Data Protection^[60]
Defense Center^[61]
Defru^[62]
Desktop Security 2010^[63]
Digital Security
Disc Antivirus Professional^[64]
Disk Defrag
Disk Doctor^[65]
Doctor Antivirus
Dr Guard^[66]
DriveCleaner^[67]
EasySpywareCleaner, EasyFix Tools^[68]
eco AntiVirus^[69]
Errorsafe, Error Expert^[70]
ErrorSmart, ErrorFix
Essential Cleaner^[71]
Exterminate it!
Fast Windows Antivirus 2011
Fix Clean Repair
Flu Shot 4^[72]^[73] (probably the earliest well-known instance of rogue security software)
Furkó Antivirus (the earliest known rogue AV)
Futurro Antivirus Software
Green Antivirus 2009^[74]
Hard Drive Diagnostic^[75]
HDD Fix^[76]
HDD Plus^[77]
HDD Rescue^[78]^[79]
HDD Scan
Home Security Solutions^[80]
Hitman Pro Kickstart
IEDefender^[81]
InfeStop^[82]
Internet Antivirus, InstallShield(aka Internet Antivirus Pro, distributed by plus4scan.com)^[83]
Internet Antivirus 2011^[84]
Internet Defender 2011^[85]
Internet Security
Internet Security 2010^[86]^,^[87]
Internet Security 2011^[88]
Internet Security 2012^[89]
Internet Security Essentials^[90]
Internet Security Guard^[91]
KVMSecure
Live PC Care^[92]
Live Security Platinum^[93]
Live Security Suite^[94]
Live Security Professional
Mac Defender^[95]
Mac Protector^[96]
MacSweeper^[97]
MalwareAlarm^[98]
MalwareCore^[99]
MalwareCrush^[100]
Malware Defense^[101]
Malware Protection Center^[102]
MaxAntiSpy
Memory Fixer^[103]
MS AntiSpyware 2009 (not to be confused with Microsoft AntiSpyware, now Windows Defender)^[104]
MS Antivirus Microsoft Anti Malware (not to be confused with Microsoft Antivirus or Microsoft Security Essentials)^[105]
MS Removal Tool
MS Removal Tool^[106]
Microsoft Security Essentials (fake version)^[107]
My Security Engine^[108]
My Security Shield^[109]
My Security Wall^[110]
MxOne Antivirus^[111]
MCAFee
Nava Shield
Net Protector AV
Netcom3 Cleaner^[112]
Paladin Antivirus^[113]
PAL Spyware Remover^[114]
PC Antispy^[115]
PC AntiSpyWare 2010
PC Clean Pro^[116]
PC Defender Plus
PC Privacy Cleaner^[117]
PC Cleaner Pro
PCPrivacy Tools^[118]
PCSecureSystem^[119]
PCSpeedUp
PerfectCleaner^[120]
Perfect Defender 2009, Perfect Optimizer^[121]
PersonalAntiSpy Free^[122]
Personal Antivirus^[123]
Personal Internet Security 2011^[124]
Personal Security^[125]
Personal Shield Pro^[126]
PC Antispyware^[127]
PC Defender Antivirus^[128]
PCKeeper^[129]
PC Optimizer Pro (Sometimes PC Utilities Pro)
Privacy Center^[130]
Protection Center^[131]
Pro PC Cleaner
PSGuard^[132]
Quick Defragmenter^[133]
Rapid AntiVirus^[134]
Real AntiVirus, RegAlilve^[135]
RegClean Pro
RegGenie Antivirus
Registry Great
Registry Patrol
Registry Defender
Registry Winner
Reg tool
RegWork^[136]
Safety Alerter 2006^[137]
Safety Center or Security Center^[138]
SafetyKeeper^[139]
SaliarAR^[140]

ScanAngryAgainAntivirus
SecureFighter^[141]
SecurePCCleaner^[142]
SecureVeteran^[143]
Security Master AV^[144]
Security Monitor 2012^[145]
Security Protection^[146]
Security Scan 2009^[147]
Security Sphere 2012
Security Scanner^[148]
Security Shield^[149]
Security Solution 2011^[150]
Security Suite Platinum^[151]
Security Tool^[152]
Security Tool^[153]
Security Toolbar 7.1^[154]
Security Essentials 2010 (not to be confused with Microsoft Security Essentials)^[155]
Security Essentials Ultimate Pack 2011
SiteAdware
SkyVast Anti-Virus 2011
SlimCleaner Plus^[156]
Smart Anti-Malware Protection^[157]
Smart Engine^[158]
Smart HDD^[159]
Smart Protection 2012^[160]
Smart Security III
Smart Guard Protection^[161]
Soft Soldier^[162]
SpeedyPC Pro^[163]
Spy Away^[164]
SpyAxe^[165]
SpyBouncer
SpyCrush^[166]
Spydawn^[167]
SpyEraser^[168] (Video demonstration)
SpyGuarder^[169]
SpyHeal (a.k.a. SpyHeals & VirusHeal)^[170]
Spylocked^[171]
SpyMarshal^[172]
SpyRid^[173]
SpySheriff (a.k.a. PestTrap, BraveSentry, SpyTrooper)^[174]
SpySpotter^[175]
Spy Tool
SpywareBot (Spybot - Search & Destroy knockoff, Now known as SpywareSTOP).^[176]
Spyware Cleaner or Spyware Blaster^[177]
SpywareGuard 2008 (not to be confused with SpywareGuard by Javacool Software)^[178]^[179]
Spywareno
Spyware Protect 2009^[180]
SpywareQuake^[181]
SpywareSheriff (often confused with SpySheriff)^[182]
Spyware Stormer, Spyware X-terminator^[183]
SpywareStrike^[184]
Spyware Striker Pro^[185]
SpyWiper^[186]
Super AV^[187]
SysGuard^[188]
Sysinternals Antivirus^[189]
System Antivirus 2008^[190]
SystemArmor^[191]
System Care Antivirus
System Check (a member of the FakeHDD family)^[192]
System Defender^[193]
System Defragmenter^[194]
SystemDoctor or Spyware Doctor^[195]
System Live Protect^[196]
System Progressive Protection
System Security (Rogue Antivirus)^[197]
System Tool ^[198]
System Tool 2011^[199]
System Tools^[200]
TheSpyBot (Spybot - Search & Destroy knockoff)^[201]
ThinkPoint^[202]
Total Secure 2009^[203]
Total Win 7 Security^[204]
Total Win Vista Security^[205]
Total Win XP Security^[206]
Titan Antivirus 2013
TrustedAntivirus
UltimateCleaner^[207]
Ultra Defragger^[208]
VirusHeat^[209]
VirusIsolator^[210]
Virus Locker^[211]
VirusMelt^[212]
VirusProtectPro (a.k.a. AntiVirGear)^[213]
VirusRanger^[214]
VirusRemover2008^[215]
VirusRemover2009^[216]
Virus Response Lab 2009^[217]
VirusTrigger^[218]
Vista Antimalware 2011^[219]
Vista Antispyware 2010^[220]
Vista Antispyware 2011^[221]
Vista Antispyware 2012^[222]
Vista Antivirus 2008^[223]
Vista Defender 2013
Vista Home Security 2011^[224]
Vista Internet Security 2012^[225]
Vista Security 2011^[226]
Vista Security 2012^[227]
Vista Smart Security 2010^[228]
Volcano Security Suite^[229]
Win7 Antispyware 2011^[230]
Win 7 Antivirus 2010
Win 7 Antivirus 2012
Win Antispyware Center^[231]
Win 7 Home Security 2011^[232]
WinAntiVirus Pro 2006^[233]
Win Defrag^[234]
Windows 7 Recovery^[235]
Windows Anticrashes Utility^[236]
Windows Antidanger Center^[237]
Windows Antivirus Rampart ^[238]
Windows Attention Utility^[239]
Windows Cleaning Tool^[240]
Windows Efficiency Magnifier^[241]
Windows Emergency System^[242]
Windows Expert Console ^[243]
Windows Malware Armor
Windows Passport Utility^[244]
Windows Police Pro^[245]
Windows Power Expansion^[246]
Windows Privacy Agent^[247]
Windows Pro Rescuer^[248]
Windows Processes Organizer^[249]
Windows Protection Suite^[250]
Windows Protection Master^[251]
Windows Recovery^[252]
Windows Remedy^[253]
Windows Repair^[254]
Windows Restore^[255]
Win 7 Security 2012^[256]
Windows Scan^[257]
Windows Shielding Utility^[258]
Windows Stability Center^[259]
Windows Steady Work^[260]
Windows Support System^[261]
Windows Tasks Optimizer^[262]
Windows Threats Removing^[263]
Windows Tool^[264]
Windows Tweaking Utility^[265]
Windows Utility Tool^[266]
Windows Vista Recovery^[267]
Windows Web Shield^[268]
Windows Wise Protection^[269]
Windows XP Recovery^[270]
WinFixer^[271]
Win HDD^[272]
WinHound^[273]
Winwebsec
Winpc Antivirus^[274]
Winpc Defender^[275]
WinSpywareProtect^[276]
WinWeb Security 2008^[277]
Wireshark Antivirus^[278]
WorldAntiSpy^[279]
XP AntiMalware^[280]
XP AntiSpyware 2009^[281]
XP AntiSpyware 2010^[282]
XP AntiSpyware 2012^[283]
XP Antivirus 2010^[284]
XP Antivirus 2012^[285]
XP Antivirus Pro 2010^[286]
XP Defender Pro^[287]
XP Guardian
XP Home Security 2011^[288]
XP Internet Security 2010^[289]
XP Security 2012^[290]
XP Security Tool^[291] (not to be confused with Security Tool.)
XP-Shield^[292]
XJR Antivirus^[293]
Your Protection^[294]
Your PC Protector^[295]
Zinaps AntiSpyware 2008^[296]
Zentom System Guard
Security shield^[297]

References

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