Get Rid of Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Fake Trojan Installing Red Cross, Peak Protection 2010, Pest Detector, Major Defense Kit
September 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Get Rid of Microsoft Security Essentials Alert a Fake Trojan Installing Fake Antivirus programs like Red Cross Antivirus, Peak Protection 2010, Pest Detector 4.1, Major Defense Kit and AntiSpy Safeguard
The imitation “Microsoft Security Essentials Alert” is actually a Trojan that looks very similar to real signal from legitimate Microsoft Security Essentials.
This trojan will try to trick you into thinking that your personal is infected. It will show the warning below
“Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Potential threat details
Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your privacy or alteration your computer. Your access to these items might be suspended until you take an action. Click ‘Show details’ to learn more
Unknown Win32/Trojan Severe”
When you click ‘Show details’ It will then prompt you to clean your personal using the program in order to remove it. When you click on the ‘Clean Computer’ or ‘Apply actions’ button, it will say that it was unable to remove it and then prompt you to scan online.
“Unable to remove threat. Click “Scan online” to remove this threat”
If you click on the Scan Online button it will list 35 different anti-virus programs, 30 of which are legitimate anti-virus programs and 5 that are rogues that the Trojan is distributing.
These five rogue programs are:
•Red Cross Antivirus
•Peak Protection 2010
•Pest Detector 4.1
•Major Defense Kit
•AntiSpySafeguard or AntiSpy Safeguard
So that you will then ‘Free Install’ and buy one of 5 rogue anti-virus programs that this Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan is distributing.
During this imitation online scan only the 5 imitation anti-virus programs listed above will say that this supposed Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan as an infection like ‘Unknown Trojan, Trojan Horse or Rootkit’.
It does this to scare you into clicking the Free Install button next to them that will install the rogue program onto your personal and then reboot your computer. It should be noted that Red Cross Antivirus, Peak Protection 2010, Pest Detector 4.1, Major Defense Kit, AntiSpySafeguard or AntiSpy Safeguard theTrojan is distributing are exactly the same. They just have different obloquy and different (GUI) graphical individual interfaces. You can see images of apiece of the above rogues below.
After your personal is rebooted, the rogue that was selected will automatically begin and perform a imitation scan on your computer. When it has completed it will say that it was healthy to clean numerous files, but was not healthy to clean some files, such as iexplore.exe, until the program is purchased. While running, this program will also terminate many programs when you attempt to run them and display a message stating that they are infected. This message is:
The application taskmgr.exe was launched successfully but it was forced to shut down due to security reasons.
This happened because the application was infected by a malicious program which might pose a threat for the OS.
It is highly suggested to install the necessary heuristic module and perform a full scan of your personal to exterminate malicious programs from it.
Furthermore, these rogues will also display security alerts from your Windows taskbar that display messages such as:
Warning! Database updated failed!
Database update failed!
Outdated viruses database are not effective can’t guarantee sufficient endorsement and security for your PC! Click here to get the full version of the product and update the database!
Warning! Running trial version!
The security of your personal has been compromised! Now running trial version of the software! Click here to buy the full version of the software and get full endorsement for your PC!
Of course, all of above warnings and alerts nothing more but a scam and like false scan results should be ignored!
As you can see Microsoft Security Essentials Fake Alert, is a scam that is designed with one purpose to trick you into purchasing the so-called full version of the programs Red Cross Antivirus, Peak Protection 2010, Pest Detector 4.1, Major Defense Kit, AntiSpySafeguard, or AntiSpy Safeguard. Do not begin for these virus creators bait into buying the Rogueware and if you already have, you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charges.
And now coming back on How to Get Rid of Microsoft Security Essentials Fake Alert, you need a solid program to fix the damages, the rogue has caused. It alters files, folders,permissions and registry keys.
So you need something as good as Reimage, to fix all the restitution that was left behind, to delete all the traces completely….to revive your personal from malicious trojans that might still reside and make your personal slow and to stop from getting re-infected.
When you try to fix this rogue, by running legitimate antivirus you encounter that app can't be executed warning, task manager disabled, registry editing disabled etc..
So, in order to get rid of Microsoft Security Essentials Fake Alert completely, begin your personal in innocuous mode with networking, If you can`t run the IE, then you should repair the agent settings of World wide web Explorer.
Steps for successful Microsoft Security Essentials Fake Alert Removal. Run World wide web Explorer, Click Tools –>Internet Options as as shown in the screen below.
Internet Explorer – Tools menu
You will see window similar to the one below.
Internet Explorer – World wide web options
Select Connections Tab and click to Lan Settings button. You will see an image similar as shown below.
Internet Explorer – Lan settings
Click Advanced button to open Proxy settings. Copy and paste the following text into “Do not use agent server for addresses beginning with:” go.trendmicro.com;pcfixeasy.blogspot.com;reimagepcrepair.com;
When you finished, you will see a screen similar below:
Internet Explorer – Proxy settings
Click OK to save Proxy settings, then Click OK to close Lan Settings and Click OK to close World wide web Explorer settings.
Go to http://reimagepcrepair.com/and run scan to fix Microsoft Security Essentials Fake Alert
Reimage works by comparing apiece and each OS system files with the correct files from a web repository of 25 million Windows components. (since Reimage works by comparing with correct file, it can easily find the hiding rootkit, infact this is what a rootkit remover do……dumps a list of files from your hard disk drive and compares it with the list from the recovery console in order to find a hiding virus) This is the sole reason you can get a personal as good as new once you run Reimage, all other antivirus and antimalware programs just delete the virus….but they don’t correct the damage…which results in re-infection and slow performing PC.
Reimage first scans your personal thoroughly; all the files, folders, registry keys and values, drivers, softwares, stacks and then either repair or remove those stuffs that should be there. But it’s not just that it does. They have an enormous web repository of application, drivers, system objects, etc. from where they compare your PC’s files and if corrupted replace it with the healthy ones.
Get Rid of Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Fake Trojan Installing Red Cross, Peak Protection 2010, Pest Detector, Major Defense Kit