Live Security Platinum 3.6.1

Posted: August 16, 2012

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:	10/10
Infected PCs:	279

First Seen:	June 1, 2012
Last Seen:	March 2, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is a rogue anti-malware scanner that uses fake alerts for Trojans, worms, malicious browser add-ons and other PC threats to confuse you about your PC's health. In doing so, Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 hopes to persuade you to purchase a 'full' version of its software that's capable of removing said threats, although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have validated the fact that neither version of Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 has any form of malware detection or removal capabilities. Because members of Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's family of fake anti-malware software are noted for downloading worms, as well as creating blockades against applications without justification, Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 should be considered a security threat to be deleted by any dependable anti-malware program.

Scrapping Off Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's Platinum Finish to See the Tin Underneath

Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 pretends to be an anti-malware product with all the components one would expect of such software, but the truth to Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is closer to a simple copy-paste of old PC threats with a switched-up brand name. Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is a clone of similar scamware from the WinWeb Security family like Antivirus Security, System Security, AntiSpyware Pro 2009, Total Security, Total Security 2009, Security Tool, Trojan.RogueAV.a.gen, System Adware Scanner 2010, FakeAlert-KW.e, Advanced Security Tool 2010, System Tool 2011, MS Removal Tool, Antivirus Center, Security Shield, Personal Shield Pro, Advanced PC Shield 2012, Security Sphere 2012 and Futurro Antivirus. Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is nearly visually-identical to these other PC threats and includes the same types of fake pop-up warnings and fraudulent scanner results. Since Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's scans and pop-ups are designed to display alerts for PC threats (such as Trojan.Poison.J or Win32.Sdbot.ADN) regardless of their presence or lack thereof, SpywareRemove.com malware experts always recommend that you ignore Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's poor security information.

Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 uses Registry exploits to launch itself without your consent and display its fake pop-up warnings and simulated scans automatically. Because Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 may interfere with your other programs while Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is open, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that disabling Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 via Safe Mode or a USB-based system boot should be considered before any effort at deleting Live Security Platinum 3.6.1. Like most types of fake anti-malware programs, Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's removal should involve actual anti-malware software as a way of ensuring that all of Live Security Platinum 3.6.1's components, including its Registry entries and other system changes, are removed in their entirety.

What Really Makes Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 a Poor Choice for PC Security Guard

While it's active, Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 may also be used in other attacks against your PC besides simple attempts to scam you with fake security alerts. Noteworthy attacks associated with Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 and its family include:

Worms such as Koobface or Swimnag may be downloaded onto your PC automatically. Since worms can create multiple copies of themselves and propagate through USB devices (or, in some cases, wireless networks), keeping Live Security Platinum 3.6.1-related PC threats from infecting new PCs should be a high priority.
Programs that are blocked without your permission – under the thin pretext that Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 is protecting you from damaged or infected software. Rather than having a black list of blocked programs, Live Security Platinum 3.6.1 may block the majority of other programs while including a minimal white list for basic Windows applications and web browsers.

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:

c5826.exe

File name: c5826.exe
Size: 335.87 KB (335872 bytes)
MD5: e6cc102925ffdca462c902a4d065b6db
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 1, 2012

f424f.exe

File name: f424f.exe
Size: 335.87 KB (335872 bytes)
MD5: 184fce4b47332eae76ed18b1905b0951
Detection count: 90
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 1, 2012

a2e1a.exe

File name: a2e1a.exe
Size: 335.87 KB (335872 bytes)
MD5: 3db4009ba568811087332374e1aef6c2
Detection count: 88
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathLive Security Platinum.lnk

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Live Security Platinum

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Live Security Platinum Warning Spyware.IEMonster process is found. This is virus that is trying to send your passwords from Internet browser (Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook & others) for the third-parties. Click here to protect your data with Live Security Platinum.