Windows Antivirus Care

Posted: April 19, 2012

Threat Metric

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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.

Ranking:	6,787
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	6,232

First Seen:	April 19, 2012
Last Seen:	October 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

, Windows Antivirus Care offers fake system information, alerts and infection warnings to stir up fear over PC threats that really aren't on your computer, all in hopes of encouraging you to dole out a little money for its registration fee. SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest that you remove Windows Antivirus Care with real anti-malware software instead of buying Windows Antivirus Care, particularly given that Windows Antivirus Care may include functions that can harm your security. Besides its attempts at faking security features, Windows Antivirus Care may also be responsible for browser hijacks, blocked security programs (including Microsoft tools such as Task Manager) and a variety of changed system settings that can make your PC vulnerable to other attacks.

What Makes Windows Antivirus Care More of a Killer Nurse Than a Caretaker

Windows Antivirus Care is built off of the same interface template that's been used for other Win32/FakeVimes-based rogue AV programs such as Privacy Guard Pro, PrivacyGuard Pro 2.0, Extra Antivirus, Fast Antivirus 2009, Presto TuneUp, Windows Security Suite, Smart Virus Eliminator, Packed.Generic.245, Volcano Security Suite, Windows Enterprise Suite, Enterprise Suite, Additional Guard, Live PC Care, PC Live Guard, Live Enterprise Suite, Security Antivirus, My Security Wall, CleanUp Antivirus and Smart Security. Windows Antivirus Care and its clones all act as if they're able to detect and remove PC threats that other types of anti-malware programs will fail to uncover, but all warning messages, scanner results and other security information from Win32/FakeVimes-based PC threats like Windows Antivirus Care should be considered fraudulent.

Pop-ups aren't the only things that Windows Antivirus Care uses to try to convince you of its supposed security features, however. Windows Antivirus Care is also equipped with a fake system scanner, a memory-monitoring tool (that, incidentally replaces your Task Manager without your consent), fake phishing protection and similar functions to make Windows Antivirus Care look more credible than Windows Antivirus Care really is. SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn against any attempt to purchase Windows Antivirus Care, even if you're only registering Windows Antivirus Care to try to delete Windows Antivirus Care from your computer, since this can result in your financial information being exploited by Windows Antivirus Care's hacker partners.

How to Heal Your PC from the Wounds of Windows Antivirus Care's Causing

Besides its fake security functions that, if ignored, are merely a minor nuisance, Windows Antivirus Care may also directly harm your computer's security, both with regards to overall system settings and specific application accessibility. SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn against taking lightly default attacks from Windows Antivirus Care like:

Blocked security and anti-malware programs.
Online search redirects to unfamiliar websites.
Changed system settings that disable Windows features like the UAC or valid signature identification for file downloads.

Such security-harming characteristics cause Windows Antivirus Care to be something that you should remove from your computer in rapid order, which SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage you to do with some assistance from trustworthy anti-malware products. You may also, if desired or necessary, register Windows Antivirus Care for free with the key '0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020' as a means of circumventing the worst of its attacks before you attempt to delete Windows Antivirus Care properly.

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%\Protector-dila.exe

File name: Protector-dila.exe
Size: 2.29 MB (2291712 bytes)
MD5: 312aad289605205c7cbb6a46393b2f40
Detection count: 68
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 20, 2012

%APPDATA%\Protector-oaqg.exe

File name: Protector-oaqg.exe
Size: 1.88 MB (1889792 bytes)
MD5: cf8bad01080ea7d2d6839e8837ac6845
Detection count: 20
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 20, 2012

%AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

File name: %AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%AppData%\Protector-[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

File name: %AppData%\Protector-[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "UID" = "rudbxijemb"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "ID" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = "2012-2-17_2"HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ERROR_PAGE_BYPASS_ZONE_CHECK_FOR_HTTPS_KB954312HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\divx.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\mostat.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\_avp32.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\_avpcc.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ashDisp.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\zapsetup3001.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\platin.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\tapinstall.exe

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

check-this-video.com

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Error Attempt to modify Registry key entries detected. Registry entry analysis recommended.
2	Warning Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the Internet C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe is suspected to have infected your PC. This type of virus intercepts entered data and transmits them to a remote server.
3	Warning! Spambot detected! Attention! A spambot sending viruses from your e-mail has been detected on your PC.