Vista Security 2013

Posted: October 6, 2012

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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:	1/10
Infected PCs:	12

First Seen:	October 6, 2012
Last Seen:	July 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Vista Security 2013 is a member of a branch of FakeRean, a group of similar rogue anti-malware programs that display inaccurate alerts, block other programs and attempt to swindle victims for the cost of a software registration fee. Despite having the basic appearance of an anti-malware scanner, including simulations of system scans and a range of different pop-up warnings, Vista Security 2013 can't detect or delete any form of malware. Since scamware from Vista Security 2013's segment of FakeRean tends to be responsible for significant attacks against security-related applications, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts recommend removing Vista Security 2013 with actual anti-malware programs by whatever means are necessary.

Vista Security 2013: the PC Protection That's Happy to Do the Opposite of Its Claims

Vista Security 2013 uses the same aesthetic template as other close relatives in the FakeRean group of rogue anti-malware products, a window that's identifiable by fake features like 'proactive protection' and a Windows security shield icon. Other members of Vista Security 2013's family that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have espied of late include 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. None of these programs, including Vista Security 2013, should be considered to have legitimate security or anti-malware features.

Aside from its appearance as a fake anti-malware product, Vista Security 2013 may also attack your ability to use other programs, with notable symptoms that SpywareRemove.com malware research team considers especially noteworthy as follows:

Web pages that display unusual error messages instead of the intended website's content.
Pop-up alerts about program infection or damage that block your ability to use a given program.
An inability to use the features of basic Windows programs like Windows Update, Firewall or Security Center.

Because these changes make your PC vulnerable to future attacks from other sources, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you treat Vista Security 2013 as a mid-to-high-level threat to your computer's security until Vista Security 2013 can be removed.

Why All of Vista Security 2013's Security Doesn't Amount to Jack

Despite the various attacks that Vista Security 2013 makes against your computer, Vista Security 2013's ultimate aim is to convince you to give Vista Security 2013 money through a software registration process. To further this cause, Vista Security 2013 will display various pop-ups (including Taskbar balloons and other pop-ups that are common to the Windows environment) and automatic system scans. While Vista Security 2013 may find no end to the malware that Vista Security 2013 detects, SpywareRemove.com own malware researchers are confident in stressing the utter inaccuracy of Vista Security 2013's security features.

Since other programs will experience issues while Vista Security 2013 is open, SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest using a USB system boot or Windows Safe Mode to turn off Vista Security 2013. A deactivated Vista Security 2013 is easy enough for any appropriate anti-malware program to remove at no additional cost to you.

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:

%CommonApplData%\[RANDOM]

File name: %CommonApplData%\[RANDOM]
Group: Malware file

%LocalAppData%\[RANDOM]

File name: %LocalAppData%\[RANDOM]
Group: Malware file

%Temp%\[RANDOM]

File name: %Temp%\[RANDOM]
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Templates\[RANDOM]

File name: %UserProfile%\Templates\[RANDOM]
Group: Malware file

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

clickstreamsearch.com