Internet Security Pro

Posted: May 31, 2013

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	48

First Seen:	May 31, 2013
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

A rogue anti-malware scanner with little to separate Internet Security Pro from dozens of its kin, Internet Security Pro is incapable of protecting your computer, even though Internet Security Pro displays a sizable barrage of system warnings and will pretend to scan your computer for PC threats of various degrees of danger. Attacks by Internet Security Pro also may include attempts to block you from being able to access other programs, especially those that are related to maintaining the safety of your computer, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts caution that purchasing Internet Security Pro never should be considered as an option. By using the techniques in this article to prevent Internet Security Pro from launching, you can then use a real anti-malware scanner of your choice to delete Internet Security Pro and any other malware that came with Internet Security Pro.

Internet Security Pro: the Professional PC Security Fraud

Current analyses are indicative of Internet Security Pro being a new variant of FakeRean, an ever-growing family of fraudulent anti-malware programs with many different branches, brand names and aesthetic templates. While the FakeRean family includes many visual differences between members, the raw functions usually are the same for Internet Security Pro as they are for other members, and include:

Attempts to mislead victims by creating fake pop-up alerts. These alerts indicate fictitious attacks or the presence of malicious software on your machine, and, in many instances, are formatted to resemble the alerts of various legitimate Windows programs (such as the Windows Firewall).
Internet Security Pro also uses just-as-inaccurate imitations of system scans, which will return lists of 'infected' files even when your computer's only infection is Internet Security Pro. Internet Security Pro doesn't possess any actual ability to find or delete legitimate PC threats from your computer, nor does Internet Security Pro even attempt to do so.
However, the most meaningful threat posed by Internet Security Pro is its ability to block other applications, which Internet Security Pro may use to confuse you into believing these applications have been infected or damaged. In actuality, Internet Security Pro blocks these programs to disallow you from accessing real security tools that could help your computer and remove Internet Security Pro.

Yanking Your Computer Away from Internet Security Pro's Ungentle Ministrations

Internet Security Pro doesn't need to be purchased to be disabled or removed, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts encourage disputing any Internet Security Pro-related charges with your bank or credit card company as is appropriate. Similar forms of scamware that should be treated as just as toxic as Internet Security Pro include all members of the FakeRean family in general such as Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, PC Clean Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Rogue.Vista Antivirus 2008, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, XP Security 2012, XP Home Security 2012 and AntiVirus PRO 2015.

You can use anti-malware applications as they're needed for deleting Internet Security Pro easily, but if Internet Security Pro does block these programs, there are several methods of blocking Internet Security Pro, in turn. You can manage this tit-for-tat strategy against Internet Security Pro by booting in Safe Mode or through any USB device, which will evade Internet Security Pro's Registry startup exploit.

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:

%AppData%\indefender.exe

File name: %AppData%\indefender.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%Desktop%\Internet security Pro.lnk

File name: %Desktop%\Internet security Pro.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Internet Security Pro