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Form of malicious software
Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer and aims
Rogue_security_software
Malware designed to elicit fear, shock, or anxiety
buying unwanted software (or other products). Scareware is part of a class of malicious software that includes rogue security software, ransomware and
Scareware
Malware that collects and transmits user information without their knowledge
endangering their device's security, or other means. This behavior may be present in other malware and in legitimate software. Websites may engage in spyware
Spyware
Rogue security software
website for KiVVi Software shortly after. MacSweeper could be downloaded through KiVVi software's (the company that makes the "rogue") website, as a drive-by
MacSweeper
Computer operating system diagnostic mode
software. Safe mode is intended to help fix most, if not all, problems within an operating system. It is also widely used for removing rogue security
Safe_mode
Anti-spyware program
cases would be dismissed. In October 2016, Enigma Software filed a lawsuit against popular security software vendor, Malwarebytes, for anti-competitive behavior
SpyHunter_(security_software)
Form of unwanted software
common tactics that browser hijackers use.[citation needed] Some rogue security software will also hijack the start page, generally displaying a message
Browser_hijacking
Rogue antivirus software malware
Spyware Protect 2009 and Antivirus XP 2008/Antivirus2009/SecurityTool/etc) is a scareware rogue anti-virus which purports to remove virus infections found
MS_Antivirus_(malware)
2006. Retrieved September 4, 2008. Nicole Perlroth (August 30, 2012). "Software Meant to Fight Crime Is Used to Spy on Dissidents". The New York Times
List_of_spyware_programs
Pretend anti-spyware malware
program. Like other rogue antiviruses, after producing a list of false threats, it prompted the user to pay to remove them. The software was particularly
SpySheriff
Malware
sometimes pornographic. The virus installs rogue security software such as Desktop Defender 2010 and Security Center with a .wav file telling the user that
Vundo
Anti-malware software
flash-memory scanner. Malwarebytes scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. Malwarebytes scans in batch mode
Malwarebytes_(software)
Malware for Windows
file that redirects a user's Google searches, and then installs rogue security software. Also known as Troj/JSRedir-R this botnet first appeared in 2009
Gumblar
Topics referred to by the same term
Rogue Valley Rogue planet, a planet-sized object not orbiting a parent star Rogue security software, malicious software that generates false security
Rogue
Anti-spyware software
SUPERAntiSpyware is an antispyware software application that detects and removes spyware, adware, trojans, rogue security software, computer worms, rootkits,
SUPERAntiSpyware
Aspect of computer security
personal information in a phishing scam, or have it be acquired by rogue security software or a keylogger. In a 2012 study, McAfee found that 1 in 6 computers
Internet_fraud_prevention
Rogue security software
Mac Security, Mac Guard, Mac Shield, and FakeMacDef) is an internet rogue security program that targets computers running macOS. The Mac security firm
Mac_Defender
Russian ISP openly engaged in criminal activities
the paid version. In addition to MalwareAlarm, numerous instances of rogue software are linked to and hosted by the RBN. According to a since closed Spamhaus
Russian_Business_Network
Rogue security software
WinFixer was a family of scareware rogue security programs developed by Winsoftware which claimed to repair computer system problems on Microsoft Windows
WinFixer
Rogue security software
rogue anti-virus software created by a company named Innovagest (sometimes referred to as "Innovagest 2000"), and is related to other rogue software.
Personal_Antivirus
Windows NT operating system component
infection, and convince the user being scammed into purchasing their rogue security software to remove it. List of Microsoft Windows components "The Windows
Client/Server Runtime Subsystem
Client/Server_Runtime_Subsystem
Malware program
Steve (2004-08-12). "A hated man: A story of spam, spyware, and second chances". Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved 2006-12-14. Rogue software v t e
Spy_Wiper
Third-party utility to clean up the Windows Registry
sum, before it will perform any of the promised "repairs". The rogue security software "WinFixer", which included a registry cleaner, has been ranked
Registry_cleaner
DHCP server running on an outside network
violating network security policies as well as user privacy (see man in the middle). VMware or virtual machine software can also act as a rogue DHCP server
Rogue_DHCP
Computer malware
2014-01-09. "Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software". ZDNet. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010
Asprox_botnet
Use of online advertising to spread malware
systems were infected and trying to trick them into installing rogue security software on their computers. According to spokeswoman Diane McNulty, "The
Malvertising
Discontinued antivirus product for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a discontinued antivirus software (AV) product that provides protection against different types of malicious software, such
Microsoft_Security_Essentials
(computing) Virus hoax Pegasus Rogue security software MS Antivirus (malware) Spysheriff SpywareBot TheSpyBot Security Essentials 2010 Email spam Phishing
List of cybersecurity information technologies
List_of_cybersecurity_information_technologies
Anti-virus software
potentially confusing when users were deceived in downloading rogue security software. Much of this information is placed on the back of the main window;
Norton_AntiVirus
Claims about secret problems to be fixed for money
Popoff Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium Quackery Rogue security software Romance scam Rose Mackenberg (historic psychic medium investigator)
Fortune_telling_fraud
Computer malware
that spreads scareware encouraging users to install needless and rogue "anti-virus software". Although it does not use new infection techniques, it was initially
LizaMoon
install rogue security software, malware disguised as antivirus software, by following the messages which appear on their screen. The software then pretends
List_of_scams
Computer malware
programs, instructing the user to visit the 3wPlayer website and download the software to view the video. The 3wPlayer is infected with Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated
3wPlayer
Type of fraud and confidence trick
(such as the Event Viewer), install third-party utilities (such as rogue security software) and perform other tasks in an effort to convince the victim that
Technical_support_scam
Malicious software
viruses, worms, Trojan horses, logic bombs, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, wipers and keyloggers).[citation needed] Malware poses serious threats
Malware
Malicious software
Malicious software
Daxin_(spyware)
Department of Defense suite of software applications
Security System (HBSS) is the official name given to the United States Department of Defense (DOD) commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) suite of software applications
Host_Based_Security_System
Trojan horse software
Listing of 113 fake codec domains Flash's Security Blog, a blog listing fake codecs and rogue security software. S!Ri.URZ, SmitfraudFix. Zlob/VideoAccess/Trojan
Zlob_trojan
Microprocessor security vulnerability
Power microprocessors, and some ARM-based microprocessors. It allows a rogue process to read all memory, even when it is not authorized to do so. Meltdown
Meltdown (security vulnerability)
Meltdown_(security_vulnerability)
American software company
Perfecto. In January 2019, Perforce announced the acquisition of Rogue Wave Software, a software company with a focus on development tools for high-performance
Perforce
Science fiction strip by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons
Rogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures
Rogue_Trooper
2007 computer rootkit and trojan
download and install Trojan software. Alureon is known to have been bundled with rogue security software such as Security Essentials 2010. When the dropper
Alureon
Computer protection software
potentially confusing when users were deceived in downloading rogue security software. With a compatible graphics card Flip Screen allowed the main display
Norton_Internet_Security
American businessman (born 1981)
became chief security officer at Rapid7, and later chief research officer, while remaining chief architect of Metasploit. WarVOX is a software suite for
H._D._Moore
American software security company
Checkmarx is an information security company specializing in software application security testing and risk management for software supply chains. It is headquartered
Checkmarx
Science fiction book series by Martha Wells
to test. Wells noted in 2017 that All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy "have an overarching story, with the fourth
The_Murderbot_Diaries
Common Computing Security Standards Forum (CCSS Forum) is a voluntary organization of vendors and providers of security software, operating systems, and
Common Computing Security Standards Forum
Common_Computing_Security_Standards_Forum
Cybersecurity regulation in the European Union
requires incident reports and automatic security updates. Digital elements are, mainly, hardware and software whose "intended and foreseeable use includes
Cyber_Resilience_Act
Internet security company
ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc., a security research and development company founded by Pedro Bustamante, which protects software applications from "known and
Malwarebytes
Static code analysis software
peer code reviews, and extends the life of complex software. Klocwork is used to identify security, safety and reliability issues in C, C++, C#, Java
Klocwork
Network detector, packet sniffer, and intrusion detection system
of peer reviewed studies such as "Detecting Rogue Access Points using Kismet". Free and open-source software portal KisMAC (for Mac OS X) BackTrack Kali
Kismet_(software)
Application of internet security to web browsers
Browser security is the application of Internet security to web browsers in order to protect networked data and computer systems from breaches of privacy
Browser_security
Reliance on design or implementation secrecy for security
to concerns that exposing security flaws in the design of locks could make them more vulnerable to criminals, he said: "Rogues are very keen in their profession
Security_through_obscurity
Hardware bug
data to be read by a rogue process when such reading is not authorized. Such vulnerabilities are considered "catastrophic" by security analysts. Starting
Hardware_security_bug
Cloud environment, and rogue data-call entailing the security and integrity of software Grades or scores of the structural and software quality aligned with
Software_intelligence
Authorized cyberattack for testing purposes
variety of security assessment tools are available to assist with penetration testing, including free-of-charge, free software, and commercial software. Flaw
Penetration_test
Spyware removal software
other security vulnerabilities, was issued by Microsoft in 2009. There are several malicious programs designed to look like this anti-malware software, with
Spybot_–_Search_&_Destroy
Software to protect against malicious software
Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is software intended to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was
Antivirus_software
American hacker collective
NT, a POCSAG decoder, and CD software collections. In 1997, on August 8–10, Mudge, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Stefan, Weld Pond, and John Tan
L0pht
Benchmark Capital, Stata Ventures and Juniper Networks. Acquisition by McAfee Rogue DBAs and the Insider Threat, by Ericka Chickowski, Channel Insider, July
Sentrigo
Loss-of-control incident at OpenAI
hacking Red team Sandbox (computer security) AI safety Claude Mythos Stokel-Walker, Chris (22 July 2026). "What OpenAI's rogue agent really did in the Hugging
2026 OpenAI agent cyberattacks
2026_OpenAI_agent_cyberattacks
called "Multigrain" was discovered on April 17, 2016 by the FireEye Inc. security company. In the family of NewposThings Malware, this malware is similar
Multigrain_(malware)
Software development standard for the C programming language
of software development guidelines for the C programming language developed by The MISRA Consortium. Its aims are to facilitate code safety, security, portability
MISRA_C
Subculture of individuals
discover and fix security holes, as well as those more "evil" crackers ("black hat hackers"), who use the same skills to author harmful software (such as viruses
Hacker_culture
Political scandal
Ericsson's software development for AXE had been done by an Athens-based company named Intracom Telecom, so the skills needed to write the rogue software were
Greek wiretapping case 2004–05
Greek_wiretapping_case_2004–05
Company based in Estonia
tools software company founded by Jevgeni Kabanov and Toomas Römer in 2007. It was acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2017. In January 2019, Rogue Wave
ZeroTurnaround
Aspect of wireless networks
Wireless security is another aspect of computer security. Organizations may be particularly vulnerable to security breaches caused by rogue access points
Wireless_security
Cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network, such as the Internet. The
Transport_Layer_Security
Type of Internet hosting
different software for security protection. Providers often bill for dedicated servers on a fixed monthly price to include specific software packages.
Dedicated_hosting_service
Brand of graphics hardware and software
Imagination Technologies (formerly VideoLogic) that develops hardware and software for 2D and 3D rendering, and for video encoding, decoding, associated image
PowerVR
Computer security vulnerability utilizing branch prediction
SWAPGS, also known as Spectre variant 1, is a computer security vulnerability that utilizes the branch prediction used in modern microprocessors. Most
SWAPGS (security vulnerability)
SWAPGS_(security_vulnerability)
Security software
uses cryptographic checksums of files to detect modifications, can find rogue SUID executables anywhere on a disk, and Centralized monitoring native support
Samhain_(software)
Techniques to secure DHCP service
clients on a LAN. DHCP snooping can be configured on LAN switches to exclude rogue DHCP servers and remove malicious or malformed DHCP traffic. In addition
DHCP_snooping
Security risk and prevention for mobile devices
the previous year. Security countermeasures are being developed and applied to smartphones, from security best practices in software to the dissemination
Mobile_security
Family of malware worms that spreads through instant messaging
Department of Homeland Security advised the following action to remediate Dorkbot infections: Use and maintain anti-virus software Change your passwords
Dorkbot_(malware)
Software suite
Aircrack-ng is a network software suite consisting of a detector, packet sniffer, WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK cracker and analysis tool for 802.11 wireless LANs
Aircrack-ng
Free and open-source anonymity network based on onion routing
enabling anonymous communication. It is built on free and open-source software run by over seven thousand volunteer-operated relays worldwide, as well
Tor_(network)
Ability of people to physically gain access to a computer system
avenues for hacking. Michael Meyers notes that "the best network software security measures can be rendered useless if you fail to physically protect
Physical_access
Computer vulnerability using speculative execution
Atom) have been subject to two security flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. The impact on performance resulting from software patches is "workload-dependent"
Transient execution CPU vulnerability
Transient_execution_CPU_vulnerability
Application programming interface for capturing network traffic
password auditing and recovery application. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, Rogue System Detection feature ngrep, aka "network grep", isolate strings in packets
Pcap
Autonomous artificial intelligence agent
hacking, algorithmic bias, compounding software errors, lack of explainability of agents' decisions, security vulnerabilities, stifling competition, problems
AI_agent
Computer security services company
An Oral History of the L0pht, Part 1". Decipher. Duo Security. Retrieved 17 June 2018. "Space Rogue". Forbes. US. 7 Feb 2000. Retrieved 18 Dec 2017. Franceschi-Bicchierai
@stake
Polish-American programmer and businessman
giving away their credit card information through fake anti-virus software. RogueRemover proved instrumental in developing Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Marcin_Kleczynski
Spanish-born American software engineer
is a Spanish-born American software engineer and author who serves as CTO of Microsoft Azure. He was a cofounder of software producers Winternals before
Mark_Russinovich
Computer security suite
was replaced by Norton Security. In 2019, the Norton 360 brand was revived as the successor to Norton Security, and the software continues to be sold today
Norton_360
Monitors for the presence of unauthorized access points
organizations with many employees are particularly vulnerable to security breaches caused by rogue access points. If an employee (trusted entity) in a location
Wireless intrusion prevention system
Wireless_intrusion_prevention_system
Digital forensics software
Exposing the Rogue Offshore Finance Industry". Retrieved 4 April 2016. Kaye, Byron (6 April 2016). "Panama Papers: Australian software firm helps join
Nuix
Type of denial-of-service attack
of software toolsets that can mount a Wi‑Fi deauthentication attack, including: Aircrack-ng suite, MDK3, Void11, Scapy, and Zulu. A Pineapple rogue access
Wi-Fi_deauthentication_attack
Israeli computer scientist (born 1976)
2018, he announced his intention of leaving Zend Technologies as Rogue Wave Software, which acquired Zend Technologies in 2015, decided to change the
Zeev_Suraski
the rogue software Unigray Antivirus. MonaRonaDona was also identified as the TROJ_MONAGRAY.A trojan infection. Malware Spyware Adware Rogue software Wikipedia's
MonaRonaDona
Computer security vulnerability
Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) security subsystem is also affected by this bug. The Downfall vulnerability was discovered by the security researcher
Downfall (security vulnerability)
Downfall_(security_vulnerability)
Japanese anime television series
force capable of responding proactively to emerging technological and security threats. At the same time, Daisuke Aramaki of the Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ghost in the Shell (2026 TV series)
The_Ghost_in_the_Shell_(2026_TV_series)
American business executive (born 1976)
novel inspired by his career in the securities industry, Rogue Alpha, a book on day-trading methodology and The Rogue Code. "BrokerCheck - Find a broker
Guy_Gentile
Strategies for managing commercial vehicles
manager to recover stolen or rogue vehicles while reducing the chance of lost or stolen cargo. The additional of Fleet Security and Control to a fleet management
Fleet_management
Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
Andrew, Griffin (July 23, 2026). "OpenAI says a version of ChatGPT went rogue and attacked another AI company". The Independent. Retrieved July 23, 2026
ChatGPT
Computer worm first discovered in 2010
responsible, or at least is responsible for its development. However, software security expert Bruce Schneier initially condemned the 2010 news coverage of
Stuxnet
Proprietary email client
Objective Toolkit and was developed by Stingray Software (which was acquired on March 3, 1998 by Rogue Wave). As of 2024, it is produced by Perforce. The
Eudora_(email_client)
Processor security vulnerability
first two Spectre-NG class side-channel vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-3640 (Rogue System Register Read, Variant 3a) and CVE-2018-3639 (Speculative Store Bypass
Spectre (security vulnerability)
Spectre_(security_vulnerability)
WindowsNetworking.com, "One way to prevent rogue admins from using this tool on your servers is to implement a Software Restriction Policy using Group Policy
Winzapper
P2P filesharing client
denounced MLDonkey as a "rogue client", allegedly for incorrect behavior on the network. Versions before 3.0 have a known security vulnerability that allows
MLDonkey
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