PC Doc Pro – Fake Site Exposed
Posted by cotojo on August 18, 2008
Many of you will be aware of sites such as Antivirus 2008 and it’s many variations, PC Doc Pro and many other rogue software sites. A lot have also clicked the links to scan their computer only to find that their machine has hundreds of errors and then to repair them the user has to pay anything between $29.95 and in some cases as much as $90 for the program, only to find that it doesn’t actually do anything.
One such program is PC Doc Pro, which was installed on a clean installation of Windows Vista Ultimate. The system was scanned with PC Doc Pro and found no less than 572 problems, of which 31 were classed as ’severe’.
This product, along with many others like it, claims that it will repair these problems, frequently allowing users to clean around 50 and then being prompted to purchase the full version to fix the rest. In this instance, PC Doc Pro will cost you $29.99 for a 30 day license!
Proof? Click Here and watch the video created by Web of Trust, and do NOT fall victim to these rogue programs, they will only cause you more problems and you will not get a refund either. (New video coming soon – updated September 22)
Many users have traditional antivirus, antispyware and firewalls installed, but this type of rogueware cannot be detected as a threat, although there are tools available to remove this fake software and the malware embedded into it.
You can however, protect yourself by using the simple browser add-on for Internet Explorer and Firefox. To date it has approximately 900,000 downloads and provides safety ratings on 20 million websites.
Web of Trust rates sites on standards of trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and child safety. Once installed as a small BHO, it will place a safety rating on search engine searches and also checks links in emails. This takes it further up the ladder aimed at improving online safety for all users.
It’s information is gained from a variety of anti-phishing groups, anti-spammers groups and also driven by community members who can rate a site based upon their own experiences.
You can read more about how this works and how to participate, or just download the add-on by clicking here.
Edit: PC Doc Pro has now been ‘rebranded’ as a Registry Cleaner costing $30 for the Pro version with 30 days ‘Live’ support and $61 for the Platinum version with 365 days ‘Live’ support.
Now, why pay for this when you can get an equivalent program for absolutely free? The Registry is a fragile place and best left to those who know what they are doing, but the Registry is also littered with files that no longer serve any purpose. You can remove them easily and at no cost quite safely with a click of your mouse. For your safety a backup is made BEFORE any changes are made so you can reinstall the backup if necessary.
Click here to learn more
Related article:
Free Registry Defragger
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cotojo said
Freestar153 – Thanks for the info, I have just been browsing through Neurosoft’s website and I guess that they are attempting to make themselves look credible by using external links to trustworthy sites.
This is what they also tried to do with their forum, using feeds from Y!Q&A with answers from established antimalware experts…fortunately this was soon stopped.
I shall browse deeper into this rogue site and its links over the next few days, but it smells of a rat yet again.
Have a great weekend,
Colin
Freestar153 said
It also links to a free scan from Trend Micro.
Freestar153 said
The video appears to be removed although I have seen it before. The forums from Yahoo! Answers is removed too. However, I was recently browsing Neurosoft’s website (creator of PC Doc Pro) and this is what I found:
Neurosoft Corp’s website (creator of this software) has a download page. The downloads for its Virus Defnitions and Virus Removal Tool go to Symantec Response Center. If the company produces real software, why are they linking users to other site’s virus definition downloads?
cotojo said
Amber – I emailed instructions to you as to how to remove this and with other suggestions.
Any problems jsut get back to me.
Colin
Amber said
so i have it installed and have paid for 2 months. im almost computer illiterate. what do i do now?
cotojo said
Esoteric Pirate – Get one thing straight in your tiny little mind….I do NOT believe anything I am told and have also run this rogue program on a clean machine prior to posting this article.
If you are happy to purchase fake software that causes more problems than it cures then you are a fool, but that is also your choice.
You want the truth as to how many problems my Registry has? None, I run a clean machine and research many things and unfortunately for the buffoons such as yourself, I DO know what I am talking about.
Your literacy skills must be quite low as there is an embedded link to the video contained within the article, but for your benefit here it is again: Click Here for Video Proof
This article is based upon fact, not your fantasies, and just so that YOU know, I do NOT sell anything, I offer free help and advice and quite successfully.
Carry on dreaming, one day you might just open your eyes to reality, if you can cope with it.
Have a good weekend,
Colin
Esoteric Pirate said
Look! Someone who blindly believes in anything he is told as long as there is audio with visual features involved. Don’t worry they have made EVERYONE believe PC DOC PRO is fraudulent, or that it doesn’t “do anything”.
(Comments in brackets posted by Admin)
But you can’t say that you have proof. You don’t even have a video. (Read article fool, video link embedded)
Tell me the truth… how many problems do you figure you’ve got in you registry atm? (None, far less that you)
Do you think 522 “problems on a windows vista clean installed and fully patched, is much? (Yes)
I’m sorry to tell you, that it is your site that is fake. Well this part of it. (Idiot, when you have proof that states otherwise maybe you would be kind enough to provide it)
Don’t be mad… It’s not that I dislike you. It’s not a matter of oppinion. It is the truth.
This post is lying! (This post is accurate and factual)
So just so we all know, that whatever YOU’RE selling can’t be too good – security ways. (I DONT sell anything)
bye bye