Internet Protector

Internet Protector Description

Internet Protector is a recent example of one of the many offshoots from the FakeRean category of rogue anti-malware programs, and may also be found in variants that change its name to match your operating system – for example, as Win 7 Internet Protector, Vista Internet Protector or XP Internet Protector. Despite Internet Protector’s appearance as an effective and full-featured anti-malware program, Internet Protector isn’t able to detect or delete any type of PC threat, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn against taking any of Internet Protector’s fake warnings or scanner results seriously. Internet Protector may also disable some Windows security features, negatively alter the Windows Registry or hijack your web browser, and, due to these side effects, should be considered a threat to safe computer usage. However, competent anti-malware products are capable of detecting and removing Internet Protector, since Internet Protector is based on previously identified PC threats and shows few differences from them.

Internet Protector – a Humble Imposter of Windows Security

Internet Protector makes every attempt to appear to be normal software, and may even include a visible installation routine as well as a link to a removal utility. However, unlike legitimate anti-malware scanners, Internet Protector uses its pretense of security to hand out fraudulent alerts about PC threats (such as keyloggers and banking Trojans) that don’t exist on your computer. Along with these alerts, Internet Protector will also launch scans that automatically display results that are full of an unrealistically high amount of infections and will avoid any efforts on your part to disable Internet Protector, delete Internet Protector or simply turn Internet Protector off. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also advise against trying to remove Internet Protector with any included uninstall link or tool; in most cases, complete removal of Internet Protector and its changes to your PC should be accomplished by a dedicated anti-malware scanner.

Internet Protector and similar rogue anti-malware applications are also noted for their ability to swap out the Windows Security Center with a fake equivalent. Internet Protector’s own version of the Security Center will look almost identical to the real one, but doesn’t have any functions except to link you to Internet Protector’s website – wherein, of course, you’ll be persuaded to waste your money on more Internet Protector software. Buying Internet Protector should never be considered, even as a last resort to grease the chute of Internet Protector’s removal, since any financial information that you give to Internet Protector’s criminal partners may be exploited for other types of fraudulent charges in the future.

Identifying the False Guardianship of Internet Protector to Do Away with It

Warning messages from Internet Protector may take many formats, most of which are designed to mimic legitimate security alerts in some way or other. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that their contents are typically overblown and will never be backed up by corresponding results from legitimate security programs.
Some of these alerts may also be included in browser redirect attacks. Internet Protector may either redirect you to its own website or block computer security sites that could provide software or advice for Internet Protector’s own removal. All of these errors, regardless of where they appear, should be considered as fake as the rest of Internet Protector’s security functions, and will cease to appear once you remove Internet Protector with a suitable anti-malware product.

Close relatives of Internet Protector that may also be installed by related PC threats include AntivirusXP 2008, Win 7 AntiVirus 2012, XP Total Security 2013, Win 8 Home Security 2013, Windows 7 Antispyware 2012, XPdefender, Win 8 Antivirus 2013, Windows Vista Security 2012, Win 8 Antispyware 2013, Vista Antivirus 2013, Antivirus2008Pro, Vista Home Security 2013, Win 7/Vista/XP Smart Defender, Vista Security 2012, Win Server Defender, Vista Antivirus 2012, Win 7 Home Security Pro 2013, PCclean Pro, XP Antivirus 2013, Win 7 Antivirus 2013, Windows Vista Internet Security 2012, Vista Antivirus 2008, Win 7 Internet Security 2011, Windows Essentials Pro 2013, XP Anti-Virus 2011, Win 7 Antispyware 2013, Win 7 Internet Security Pro 2013, Internet Security, XP Antispyware 2013, Win 7 Internet Security 2013, Win 8 Defender 2013, Win 8 Security Suite 2013, XP Security 2013, Windows Vista Antivirus 2012, CleanThis, XP Internet Security 2013, ThinkPoint, Win 7/Win 8/XP Defender 2013, Vista Security Cleaner Pro, XP Internet Security 2012, Internet Security 2012, AntiSpy Safeguard, Palladium Pro, XP Home Security 2013, Win 7 Defender, Win 8 Security System, XP Security Cleaner Pro, Win 7 Internet Security 2012, XP Security Plus 2013, Vista Internet Security 2012, Win 7 Home Security 2013, Spyware Protection 2010, Windows XP Internet Security 2012, Vista Security 2013, Win 7 Security 2013, PC Defender Plus, Win 7 Security Plus 2013, Antivirus Pro 2009, Windows 7 Internet Security 2012, Vista Defender, Vista Antivirus 2008, Internet Security 2013, Windows Antivirus 2008, XP Security 2012, Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro, Vista Security Plus 2013, XP Smart Defender Pro, XP Home Security 2012, XP Internet Security Pro 2013, Win 7/XP/Vista Protection 2013, Privacy Protection, Win 7 Security 2012, Vista Antispyware 2013, Win 7 Smart Defender Pro, Antivirus2008, Antispyware Pro 2012 and Vista Smart Defender Pro. Various other brands mostly (if not entirely) bear the names of the operating systems that they intend to infiltrate.

Internet Protector Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

• The following newly produced Registry Values are:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "[RANDOM DIGITS]".exe

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