AntiVermins

AntiVermins is a rogue security program dating from about 2007 that claims to be a commercial spyware-removal utility, when in fact it is, itself, adware-advertised.[1] The software installs itself, without consent, in the user's computer and registry. It then sends messages such as "system error, buy this software to fix" or "your system is infected with spyware, buy AntiVermins to clean it", redirecting the user to the software's homepage where he or she is prompted to buy it for about $50. As for the homepage itself, the English version seems like a professional page, but the versions of the page in other languages appear to have been translated using machine translation software.

Characteristics and behavior
  • Poor scan reporting
  • False positives
  • Deceptive advertising within the application
  • Fake critical infection alerts
gollark: Maybe the original code somehow relies on it being floats rather than u16s but I don't see how it would be.
gollark: As opposed to deliberate apioform generation.
gollark: I managed to eke out a few performance improvements and remove a significant amount of dependencies, and yet I can't work out why it's apioforming unwantedly.
gollark: Oh bee oh apiaristic form (class σ).
gollark: It's not meant to look like that and I have no idea why it does.

References
  1. Landesman, Mary. "AntiVermins". About.com. About, Inc. (IAC). Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
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