SoftVeteran is the latest in rogue antispyware applications. Hailing from the same rogueware family as the following: SaveArmor, SaveDefender, TrustWarrior, QuickHealCleaner, SoftSafeness, BlockDefense, SafetyKeeper, WiniFighter and SystemCop; SoftVeteran should be removed from any system it has infiltrated, as it will only cause damage to the infected system.

SoftVeteran also known as Soft Veteran is Scareware that poses as a legitimate anti-virus tool. SoftVeteran is considered a rogue anti-spyware application for a number of reasons, a few being that SoftVeteran tends to display the following tactics:

• False positives/fake alerts:
As a rogue anti-spyware, SoftVeteran may produce a large number of false positives or use fake alerts, noting that your computer is infected with spyware parasites or other threats that do not really exist.
• Copycat looks:
Rogue anti-spyware may copy the look and feel of other legitimate or rogue anti-spyware applications. Often, rogue anti-spyware applications may appear as close clones of other rogue anti-spyware software. (in this case, SoftVeteran is a replica of SaveArmor, SaveDefender, TrustWarrior, QuickHealCleaner, SoftSafeness, BlockDefense, SafetyKeeper, WiniFighter and SystemCop.
• High pressure marketing:
Rogue anti-spyware may use scare tactics or other aggressive advertising and marketing tactics to try to trick you into buying the rogue anti-spyware application. Often, rogue anti-spyware may produce false positives and fake alerts about your computer being infected.
• Poor detection/scan reporting:
Rogue anti-spyware may produce poor reports when it scans your PC. For example, rogue anti-spyware may say your computer is infected 11 parasites, but not specify which spyware parasites or what type of parasites. Rogue anti-spyware may also report that your PC is infected with SafeAndClean, but not tell you which related files; DLLS, etc. were found on your computer.
• Weak scanning/detection:
Rogue anti-spyware may not only poorly report on computer infection, but rogue antispyware may also poorly scan your PC. Rogue anti-spyware may skip over important folders and files of your computer that should be scanned to detect spyware.

SoftVeteran is sneaky, and may hide itself within registry files on an infected system, therefore there are a few sure ways to tell whether your system may be in jeopardy of infection.

Should you be using any of the following mediums to communicate, you may be placing your system at risk of infiltration:
• Freeware or shareware:
Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like SoftVeteran. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
• Peer-to-peer software:
Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like SoftVeteran.
• Questionable websites:
Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like SoftVeteran. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.
• Fake Codec’s:
When an individual with access to the computer system, accesses or visits Free Adult or MP3 websites. These web pages are usually affiliated with nefarious applications, and may force you as the unsuspecting user to install a codec in order to view or listen to the free video or audio content.

One will need to remove SoftVeteran from the infected computer system, as soon as it has been detected. The thing about SoftVeteran, and many rogue anti-virus applications, is that fact that it is extremely difficult to delete from an infected system.

All in all though, I would recommend that one should make use of a reliable and legitimate, fully functional, up-to-date anti-spyware application, to remove SoftVeteran and all its components from the infected computer system.