ShieldSafeness is the latest fake antispyware from the crew who gave us SoftStronghold, SoftCop, SoftSoldier, and about 30 others, all exactly the same. This new release continues this malware’s recent trend of increasingly awkward names. Seriously, “ShieldSafeness” is the best they can come up with? Must be getting desperate.

Shield Safeness sneaks into your hard drive through fake codec updates and runs every time you start your computer. It uses ShieldSafeness pop-ups with phony system scans to scare you into thinking your computer is infected. Then, once it’s convinced you the danger is real, it starts asking for money for full protection.

Not interested in shelling out cash to crooks for imaginary software? I’ll show you how to remove ShieldSafeness from your computer, for free.

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