Dr. Antispy is a high-risk rogue software program that shows false error messages, misleading scan results, and uses aggressive advertising to persuade the user to purchase it. Rogue security software is Software that uses Malware (malicious software or malicious tools to advertise or install itself or to force computer users to pay for It is known to be installed through Trojan exploits in certain browsers and will not remove anything unless the user purchases the program. Dr. Antispy also occasionally advertises other such "virus-eliminating software" (or, in certain cases, programs that delete pornographic material), which may not even exist.
NB: This section quotes a biased account, aspects of which are widely agreed to be untrue.
Dr. Antispy's creator describes Dr. Antispy as follows:
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