System Security
System Security Description
System Security is a rogue PC security application. System Security is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan, through browser security holes, or via other unconventional and unethical mechanisms. Once installed, System Security will display notifications of imaginary security and privacy risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version and may generate system slowdown and instability. This program can be extremely difficult to manually remove. System Security is a clone of Winweb Security, alarge family of rogue security programs with members such as Live Security Platinum.
Aliases
Trojan.Win32.Winwebsec.Gen (v) [Sunbelt]Packer.Win32.Agent.bb [Rising]RogueAntiSpyware.SecurityTool [PCTools]a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BPY [NOD32]Heuristic.LooksLike.Worm.Koobface.H [McAfee-GW-Edition]FakeAlert-KW [McAfee]Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.ajqk [Kaspersky]Rogue:W32/FakeAlert.gen!AD [F-Secure]Win32/Fraud!packed [eTrust-Vet]ApplicUnsaf.Win32.FraudTool.ST.~CRS [Comodo]
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System Security Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)
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What happens if System Security does not let you open SpyHunter or blocks the Internet?
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read
the tutorials on how to find malware,
kill unwanted processes,
remove malicious DLLs and
delete other harmful files. Always be
sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name Detection Count 1 %AllUsersProfile%\[9 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 321 2 %AllUsersProfile%\[10 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 300 3 %AllUsersProfile%\[8 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 293 4 System Security 2009 Support.lnk 241 5 SystemSecurity.exe 234 6 %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[9 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 145 7 13930784.exe 103 8 10153594.exe 96 9 %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[8 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 73 10 %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[10 RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[NUMBERS].exe 44
More files
Registry Modifications
Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on
how to remove malicious registry entries.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}SystemSecurity2009HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}359F5809-00B8-4455-A73A-9EA62A51101B
Posted: December 24, 2008 | By SpywareRemove
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Detection Count: 222
MY DAUGHTERS LAPTOP, “NOTEBOOK” NO DVD DRIVE.., IN WHICH I USE ALSO, SHE SOMEHOW DELETED HER SECURITY, CAN I SAY “MCAFFEE” HERE? ANYWAYS I KNOW I SPELLED IT WRONG, HERE. HER NOTEBOOK HAS THE , SECURITY WARNING, IT READS… MICROSOFT MALEWARE PROTECTION COMMAND LINE UTILITY HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE, SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. AND THIS WONT LET ME ONLINE LONG ENOUGH TO TYPE ON IE OR ANYWHERE? HOW DO I GET THIS SECURITY POP UP, FROM POPPING UP, SO I CAN BUY YOUR SECURITY? ALSO I HAVE TRIED TO RESTORE TO AN EARLIER POINT AND IT WILL ONLY LET ME RESTORE TO WHERE/WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTED? PLEASE HELP, 3 DAYS OF BATTLE WITH THIS AND WE ARE ALL GOING CRAZY, THANKS HOWARD D.
Does anyone know, have the changed the file name that they are hiding in, ive followed all these directions but still cant find the offending file?
thxx
PLEASE HELP CAN NOT GET INTO CONTROL PANEL TO CHANGE DATE SETTING
please help me to remove security tool
not alowing me to get into my progams
What a superb software.. really appreciated.. it is 100% working with me.. thanks bro.
Has any one found the filth that made this hack? Has this individual/group been shut down yet?
I have a friend whose PC is infected with System Security. It would not allow any of the tools mentioned to open: e.g. Task Manager, System Restore, DOS emulator (command prompt window), the existing security software (which had been disabled-I’m not sure if it was done by the malware or by another user), msconfig, and even Spyhunter’s Malware Scanner. In fact, it prevented almost every program from opening up (including backup) that I tried, except IE. I performed a system recovery, which seemed to fix the problem, but the next morning, it came back when one of the users accessed the internet using the AOL browser. I was assured that the security software had been reinstalled and that all updates had been done before this happened. I haven’t been back to check it yet, and have no further information on the status or severity of the problem at this point. The OS is Windows XP Home. AOL is v9.0 or 9.1, I’m not sure which. The security software is the Verizon Internet Security Suite.
The version of System Security that I am running in to here is much harder to deal with than the one described on this page, because of the chokehold it has on applications. If anyone can provide me with any info or suggestions, I would be grateful.
Thank you.
Want to use your program but System Security will not allow me do anything on my computer. Do you have any suggestions for me. I certainly want to my computer of this nasty program.
I’ve been trying to get the System Security off my laptop and so far, nothing is working. It denies the Spyware, and won’t run it, calling it “infected”. I can’t find ANY files on it and it’s driving me up the WALL! What “files” do I need to really search for in order for this to work? It denies everything that I try to fix. Please, help me!
The fastest and easiest way to get rid of this mess is to use your PC’s system recovery discs and go back to a day or two before the virus hit. My infection was so bad I could not open the Task Manager, Control Panel, Internet Explorer, or any other program or file that would give me the ability to remove this thing. None of the instructions on any of the sites I found worked because of this. Good luck!
It won’t let me go into task manager,
what should I do?
system security has really mucked up a lot. My desktop programs such as Ad-Aware, spybot, and malwarebytes do not work at all,nor my antivirus which is uptodate: neither does regedit. Nor Firefox. IE still works but this program is messing me up. I cannot even pretype a text document or a rich text document as it [REMOVED WORD]s up access to it after it is first created on the desktop. I cannot see your security image at all(I think I have an idea about that but that would mean I would have to dump XP and go back to Win 98 as I have an XP upgrade disc in the drive at the moment and certain filles are being refused…I was planning on reloading XP to get past this thing, but that is a no go. This is crud.
Thank you now all I need to do is get rid of Security Systems……..
I have this new unwated program calles system security..I already have Mcfee
so there for I want to delete this program.
Please show me the easy way to delete this program!!!
Not a happy camper,
Peter
I have System Security on my home computer. I as inquiring about it’s removal from my office computer. I have tried the Add/Remove Programs, but to no avail. I have AVG Virus protector on my computer, but it didn’t pickup or remove the System Security. I wanted to know ahead of time the cost of downloading SpyHunter Malware. What is the monthly or yearly expense.
Thanks,
Philip Russell
I encountered the Systemsecurity virus on a computer with Windows Vista while
downloading freeware.
I wil try the manual instructions, if that does not work I will purchase the recommeneded software.
Thank you
thanks for your help-I\’ll be down loading your software soon jaxs