Privacy Protection

Privacy Protection Description

Privacy Protection is a copy of other types of fake anti-malware programs from the FakeRean family of rogue security programs. Although Privacy Protection claims to be able to protect your PC from spyware and even more dangerous types of malicious programs, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that Privacy Protection lacks any genuine PC threat detection or removal features. Alerts and error messages from Privacy Protection are meant to induce you into spending money on a registered version of Privacy Protection, but this action is, naturally, inadvisable. Instead, if you find that Privacy Protection has infected your PC, you should remove Privacy Protection with a competent security program and, if necessary, a fake activation key.

Privacy Protection’s Bad Pretense of Protection has Real Danger Inside

Privacy Protection is distributed by Trojans and malicious websites that specialize in installing rogue security programs. In many cases, you may be presented with an inaccurate warning message that tells computer users that their machine is infected and that they should install Privacy Protection or another type of scamware to remove the infection. To protect your PC from Privacy Protection-related attacks like the ones above, use strong security settings for your browser, avoid suspicious sites and have an active anti-malware to monitor potential drive-by-download intrusions.

Once Privacy Protection is on your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware research team warns you to be on guard against misleading pop-ups and error messages that will try to confuse you about the state of your computer’s health. Typical Privacy Protection error messages will try to encourage you to buy Privacy Protection after announcing that some form of high-level PC threat, such as a worm or a keylogger, is on your computer.

Examples include:

Security Center
Unauthorized remote connection!
Your system is making an unauthorized personal data transfer to a remote computer!
Warning! Unauthorized personal data transfer is detected! It may be your personal credit card details, logins and passwords, browsing habits or information about files you have downloaded.
To protect your private data, please click “Prevent Connection” button below.

Security Center Alert
To help protect your computer, Security Center has blocked some features of this program.
Name: Win64.BIT.Looker.exe
Risk: High

Insecurity Internet activity. Threat of virus attack
Due to insecure Internet browsing your PC can easily get infected with viruses, worms and Trojans without knowledge, and that can lead to system slowdown, freezes and crashes. Also insecure Internet activity can result in revealing your personal information. To get full advanced real-time protection for PC and Internet activity, register your antivirus software.

WARNING! 371 threats detected
Detected malicious programs can damage your computer and compromise your privacy. It’s strongly recommended to remove them immediatly [sic]!
Potential risks: Infecting other computers on your network
Continue unprotected Remove all threats now

The Hidden Weapon Tucked into Privacy Protection’s Fake Shield Arm

Although fake alerts are the most easily-seen attack from Privacy Protection that you may have to deal with, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also caution against the possibility of other Privacy Protection attacks going on behind the scenes. Common side effects of a Privacy Protection infection can also include:

Browser redirects that force you to load Privacy Protection’s website or take you away from legitimate PC security sites.
Crashes and other forms of unusual behavior in unrelated software, including anti-virus scanners and even basic Windows tools like Task Manager.
Having your desktop changed to a threatening message about spyware, viruses or other PC threats.

However, you can remove Privacy Protection with a suitably-powerful anti-malware application, as long as you use Safe Mode or an external Windows boot source to stop Privacy Protection from launching itself. The freely-circulated code ‘U2FD-S2LA-H4KA-UEPB’ can also be useful to take a registration process for Privacy Protection, which may reduce its attacks in the meantime. Among the members of the huge family of Privacy Protection, we can mention Antivirus2008Pro, Win 7 Defender, XPdefender, Windows Vista Antivirus 2012, Win 7 Home Security 2013, Windows Antivirus 2008, XP Anti-Virus 2011, XP Antispyware 2013, XP Security Plus 2013, XP Home Security 2012, Vista Home Security 2013, ThinkPoint, Vista Antivirus 2008, Internet Protector, Win 8 Security System, AntivirusXP 2008, XP Security 2012, Windows Vista Security 2012, Vista Security 2012, Win 7/Win 8/XP Defender 2013, XP Internet Security 2012, XP Total Security 2013, Spyware Protection 2010, Windows 7 Internet Security 2012, Vista Smart Defender Pro, Vista Antivirus 2012, Win 7 AntiVirus 2012, Vista Antispyware 2013, XP Security 2013, Internet Security 2012, Windows 7 Antispyware 2012, XP Security Cleaner Pro, Palladium Pro, Vista Internet Security 2012, Win 7 Security 2012, Vista Security Plus 2013, XP Internet Security Pro 2013, Win 8 Antispyware 2013, Win Server Defender, Win 7 Antispyware 2013, Vista Security Cleaner Pro, Win 8 Security Suite 2013, Win 8 Antivirus 2013, Windows XP Internet Security 2012, Antivirus Pro 2009, Vista Antivirus 2013, XP Antivirus 2013, AntiSpy Safeguard, Win 7 Internet Security 2011, Win 7/XP/Vista Protection 2013, Windows Vista Internet Security 2012, Vista Security 2013, Antivirus2008, Win 7 Internet Security 2013, Win 7 Home Security Pro 2013, CleanThis, PC Defender Plus, Windows Essentials Pro 2013, XP Smart Defender Pro, Win 7/Vista/XP Smart Defender, PCclean Pro, Win 7 Internet Security 2012, XP Home Security 2013, Win 7 Antivirus 2013, Internet Security 2013, Vista Defender, Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro, Win 8 Defender 2013, XP Internet Security 2013, Internet Security, Antispyware Pro 2012, Win 8 Home Security 2013, Win 7 Internet Security Pro 2013, Win 7 Security Plus 2013, Win 7 Security 2013, Vista Antivirus 2008 and Win 7 Smart Defender Pro.

Privacy Protection Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

Is your PC infected with Privacy Protection? To safely & quickly detect Privacy Protection, we highly recommend you run the malware scanner listed below.

Download SpyHunter's* Malware Scanner to detect Privacy Protection What happens if Privacy Protection does not let you open SpyHunter or blocks the Internet?

Visual & GUI Characteristics

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%\ Application Data\ privacy.exe	44
2	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\privacy.exe	37
3	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\privacy.exe	28
4	%APPDATA%\privacy.exe	21
5	%AppData%\defender.exe	N/A

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.