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Malware Bell - The latest rogue application

April 14th, 2008 by AndyAtHull

It wasn’t going to take long before I would bring you yet another rogue application. Certainly nothing new when I include that the following is a clone of IE Defender and File Secure.

What it also tries to do is make sure several aspects of it’s website looks and feels like Microsoft. Their favicon is the same as Microsoft and the way they try and present the product in a similar case image is similar. Not at all surprising, but could become confusing and unknown for regular internet users.

Let’s take a look;-

Malware Bell

(Click for the original size - Please upload to your server if used)

Web site;-

www(dot)malwarebell(dot)com

And Estdomains Inc is it’s ICANN Registrar. Like we didn’t know! So, what are we doing about this? To put it simple, offering you help for free as these organisations try to take your money. We already have a free removal guide set up for this rogue and will, as always, be offering free assistance with our experts in the correct forum.

Get help of you have has the unfortunate chance to be infected with this. And if in doubt, ask in our forum.

Links;-

How to remove Malware Bell (removal instructions)

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