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    Unhappy Spyware Cease: False Positive

    Operating System:Windows XP
    Browser and Version: Firefox 3.0
    Version of Spybot S&D: Spybot Search & Destry 1.6.2.46
    Where did ther false positive occur: Scan result

    Spyware Cease was detected and blocked as malware by Spybot S&D. When I update your database, I find that Spybot S&D detected Spyware Cease as malware. I think this is false positive, because I have intalled Spyware Cease on my PC for 3 monthes, and it works well for my PC.

    Click here for more information about Spyware Cease
    http://www.spywarecease.com/index.php


    Please help
    1. Why it has been listed within your virus database
    2. How to get it off your program

    If there is anybody i could contact directly, that would be great.
    Last edited by tashi; 2009-02-09 at 16:45. Reason: Revealed url and disabled it

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    Hello,

    This is not a false positive.
    The reasons why Spybot - Search & Destroy detects this software are several ones:
    There are anti-spyware tools like:

    1stAntivirus, 100PercentAntiSpyware, AdArmor, AdDestination, Ad-Protect, Ad-PurgeSpywarerAndAdwareRemoverPro, AdsAlert, ADS-Remover, AdvancedCleaner, AdvancedXPFixer, AdwareAlert, AdwareBazooka, AdwareBot, AdwareDelete, AdwareDeluxe, Adware-Patrol, AdWare Pro, AdwarePunisher, Adware Remover, Adware Remover2007, AdwareSheriff, AdwareSpy, AdwareStriker, AdwareX Eliminator, AgentSpyware, AlfaCleaner, AlphaWipe2008, AntiSpamBastion, AntiSpyCheck, AntiSpyKit, AntiSpySpider, AntiSpyStorm, AntispywareBot, AntiSpywareDeluxe, AntiSpywareMaster, AntiSpywareProXP, AntiSpywareShield, Antispywaresoldier, AntiSpyWare2007, AntiSpyZone, AntiVermeans, AntiVerminser, AntiVerMinsPro, AntiVirGear, AntiVirProtect, Antivirus Gold, AntiVirusPro, AstrumAntivirusPro, Awola.Anti-Spyware, BPS Ad Butcher, BPS AddwareRemover, BPS Addwere, BPS AdEradicator, BPS AdFlusher, BPS AdScrub, BPS AdStriker, BPS Adware Butcher, BPS Adware Cops, BPS AdwareBlaster, BPS AdwareBlocker, BPS AdwareCatch, BPS AdwareCatcher, BPS AdwareCheck, BPS AdwareChecker, BPS AdwareCleaner, BPS AdwareCrusher, BPS AdwareDestroyer, BPS AdwareDetect, BPS AdwareEradicator, BPS AdwareEraser, BPS AdwareFlush, BPS AdwareFlusher, BPS AdwareGuard, BPS AdwareGuardian, BPS AdwareInspector, BPS AdwarePolice, BPS AdwareSanitizer, BPS AdwareScanner, BPS AdwareScrub, BPS AdwareScrubber, BPS AdwareShield, BPS AdwareShredder, BPS AdwareSquash, BPS AdwareSquasher, BPS AdwareStopper, BPS AdwareStriker, BPS AdwareSweep, BPS AdwareSweeper, BPS AdwareTerminator, BPS AdwareWasher, BPS AdwareWatch, BPS AdwareWipe, BPS AdwareZapper, BPS AdwareAdwash, BPS Antithiefware, BPS.Gen, BPS IHateAdware, BPS Security Console, BPS SpyButcher, BPS.SpyEliminator, BPS SpySanitizer, BPS SpywareButcher, BPS SpywareCatch, BPS SpywareCops, BPS SpywareFlusher, BPS SpywarePolice, BPS Spyware Remover, BPS SpywareScrub, BPS SpywareSeeker, BPS SpywareShield, BPS SpywareSquash, BPS SpywareSterilizer, BPS SpywareStriker, BPS.SpywareZapper, BPS Squash, BreakSpyware, 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    They state to be an anti-spyware tool but employ questionable advertising methods: In the form of a PopUp they offer a scan of your system. They refer you to an infection of viruses and spyware on your system which is actually not true, because the listed items are not really on your pc. After downloading the software you can only scan for the threats. If the threats (pseudo-infections) are detected you have to register first and pay (up to $30) in order to remove them. Some of these dubious anti-spyware tools do also create a toolbar in IE and create recurring PopUps.

    More dubious anti-spyware tools you will find here:
    http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

    http://www.symantec.com/business/sec...plications.jsp

    Best regards
    Sandra
    Team Spybot
    Last edited by MisterW; 2009-09-09 at 09:44.

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    Hello,
    Thank you for your response. But something seem vague and we want you to provide more details. If there is any item that is actually not true after fully testing, the Spyware Cease technical staff will remove the false positive as soon as possible.
    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra

    They state to be an anti-spyware tool but employ questionable advertising methods: In the form of a PopUp they offer a scan of your system.
    Spyware Cease does not play any questionable advertising methods in the form of a popup.

    Please note that Spyware Cease by default turns on the real-time Shield function. This toolkit can be used to manage the modification of system registry. Once apply this function, Spyware Cease will inform you by displaying a popup at the bottom right of the screen, whenever any program attempts to modify system registry. User can select either Allow or Block to list the program which attempts to modify registry within Whitelist or Blacklist. Thus to protect system registry from being modifying by malicious or unknown programs.

    Please also see Shield, Blacklist and Whitelist on Spyware Cease main interface for more reference.

    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra

    They refer you to an infection of viruses and spyware on your system which is actually not true, because the listed items are not really on your pc.
    Would you please show up the scanning result which is not true in details?
    Spyware Cease technical staff will remove those items after fully testing.

    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra

    After downloading the software you can only scan for the threats. If the threats (pseudo-infections) are detected you have to register first and pay (up to $30) in order to remove them.
    Please note that there is a sentence under the download button on Spyware Cease website: "*Trial Limitations: The trial offers time unlimited scan and real-time protection (free spyware blocking), but does not remove threats detected during on-demand scans."

    All user will be informed before downloading Spyware Cease. If you have any problem, please tell me.

    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra

    Some of these dubious anti-spyware tools do also create a toolbar in IE and create recurring PopUps.
    Spyware Cease does not create any toolbar in IE or any kinds of Internet bowsers. As for the popups, just like we talked above, is the real-time shield toolkit of Spyware Cease. Please also see Shield, Blacklist and Whitelist on Spyware Cease main interface for more reference.

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    Since you are obviously working for Spywarecease which claims to be a legit security software, I suggest that you have proper training and knowledge so I do not have to comment the screen shots.
    But maybe you can explain why one of your misleading distribution sites
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    remove-spybot.com
    is not active anymore.













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    Hello,

    But I do not understand your quote about remove-spybot.com and I fail to view your images attached. Would you please show up in details?

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    Hello,

    This is ridiculous.
    Quote Originally Posted by networking00 View Post
    I do not understand your quote about remove-spybot.com
    So you say now that you do not know the site remove-spybot.com where your software was primary distributed?
    Not to mention that this site misleads lots of Spybot users....

    Quote Originally Posted by networking00 View Post
    and I fail to view your images attached.
    What do you mean by you fail to view the images attached?
    They are readable without mistakes, you just need to click on them.

    Quote Originally Posted by networking00 View Post
    Would you please show up in details?
    We showed up in details.

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    Well this program was also discussed in our turkish security forum. I have analyzed the program and I think it should be listed as rogue. Why?
    Because it reported that it found 5 malwares and the scan was not completed if it would complete it would even find more malware. But of course the malwares found was not real malwares. The program frightens the user and makes the user buy the software. Also the program is not being uninstalled correctly. It's services are still running at the background. Spybot is definetly right to list this program as rogue.
    Last edited by dj.turkmaster; 2009-02-10 at 18:54.
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    So you say now that you do not know the site remove-spybot.com where your software was primary distributed?
    Please note that the site was distributed by one of the Spyware Cease affiliate, and it had been removed immediately since found. This problem has been solved several monthes ago. We apologize for the mistake, but we never mean to mislead any Spybot users. That is just the incorrect promotion of our affiliate.

    Why? Because it reported that it found 5 malwares and the scan was not completed if it would complete it would even find more malware.
    Spyware Cease is an anti-spyware program that can be used to detect, remove and block spyware threats on PC system. All the scanning results are the actual items on uers' system.

    But of course the malwares found was not real malwares. The program frightens the user and makes the user buy the software.
    Please show up the your scanning results since your told they were not real malware. As we all know, all anti-virus/anti-spyware programs have false positive, even your spybot has false positive. So does Spyware Cease. However, we will try our best to minimize the false positive and remove them once found. If you find there is any false positive on Spyware Cease, please tell us, we will have a test and remove it immediately.

    As networking00 has been mentioned above, all users will be informed this sentence before downloading Spyware Cease: *Trial Limitations: The trial offers time unlimited scan and real-time protection (free spyware blocking), but does not remove threats detected during on-demand scans.

    This sentence is right under the download button on Spyware Cease website. So we never frighten our users and trick our users into purchasing our program.

    Also the program is not being uninstalled correctly. It's services are still running at the background
    If you can use the "Add /Remove Program" in the Control Pannel, you can uninstall Spyware Cease. You can also uninstall Spyware Cease from the Startup manager: Startup->All Programs->Spyware Cease-> Uninstall Spyware Cease. By this two methods, you can have Spyware Cease uninstalled easily.

    In a word, Spyware Cease is simplely an anti-spyware program. We detect and remove spyware threats in PC system. As I mentioned above, all program have promotion mistakes or false positives, so does Spyware Cease. We are trying our best to correct the mistake and false positve. If you have any program about Spyware Cease, you can also email us or tell us here. All the problems would be removed once found.

    Thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra View Post
    This is ridiculous.
    So you say now that you do not know the site remove-spybot.com where your software was primary distributed?
    Not to mention that this site misleads lots of Spybot users....
    I am sorry but the problem you are telling has been solved monthes ago. The mistake has been corrected. I think Spyware Cease will also correct any problem or false positive that you found.

    Quote Originally Posted by spybotsandra View Post
    They are readable without mistakes, you just need to click on them.
    Please browse the site with firefox. I just found nothing on your post, not to mention to click on them

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    Spyware Cease is an anti-spyware program that can be used to detect, remove and block spyware threats on PC system. All the scanning results are the actual items on uers' system.
    Yes, actual items but not actually anything to deems malicious or even close.

    I don't know what's wrong with your browser, but Yodama has taken to time to upload and link the screenshots and it clear as mud glass in my browser.
    http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...48&postcount=4
    As I mentioned above, all program have promotion mistakes or false positives, so does Spyware Cease.
    I really don't think there is any point of arguing with the evidence is there. Removing something that is legitimate could be removing something crucial.
    The program frightens the user and makes the user buy the software.
    Because... it promotes a sense that scares the user. The person will think there's spyware on their machine when in reality they're not.

    I'm running Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 (Platform does not matter) and the screenshots are right on my screen:

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