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Windows Personal Doctor

Posted: March 7, 2012

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 41
First Seen: March 7, 2012
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Windows Personal Doctor pretends to offer a comprehensive security package that wards off phishing assaults, viruses, Trojans and malicious memory processes, but this all-in-one deal is just a case of Windows Personal Doctor selling nothing as everything. While Windows Personal Doctor actually will present warning messages and alerts about PC threats, the information that's contained therein is inaccurate and attempts to use Windows Personal Doctor's more intricate features will just redirect you to Windows Personal Doctor's purchase page. Since Windows Personal Doctor is, itself, a very real threat to your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you delete Windows Personal Doctor with legitimate anti-malware software while you dodge its browser redirects and other attacks, which, thankfully, aren't likely to cause permanent damage to your computer.

The Poison That Hides in Windows Personal Doctor's Booster Shot

In its looks and in functional terms, Windows Personal Doctor is a straight copy of other types of rogue anti-virus applications, with the tally including 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. Since Windows Personal Doctor and its friends are all from the same family, FakeVimes, and haven't been noted to receive exceptional updates from one individual to the next, any anti-malware program that's capable of dealing with one type of VirusDoctor-based PC threat should also be able to delete Windows Personal Doctor effortlessly.

Until you resort to this, however, Windows Personal Doctor will be quite a pain in your keister due to fake security attacks like the following, all of which SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found to be typical for its family of scamware:

  • Windows Personal Doctor will launch itself with Windows and may even stay resident in memory if you try to close Windows Personal Doctor.
  • Windows Personal Doctor will display various forms of fake security information through scans and pop-up alerts, all of which contain fraudulent infection warnings or warnings about nonexistent file damage.
  • Your web browser may also be taken over and forced to load Windows Personal Doctor's website – or cease to load sites that contain anti-malware information for removing Windows Personal Doctor.
  • As the cherry on top to its assault, Windows Personal Doctor will attack security-related programs to prevent you from deleting Windows Personal Doctor via appropriate software. Depending on the type of program, Windows Personal Doctor may even replace it wholesale with its own fake features, an event that has been known to occur for basic Windows programs like Task Manager.

Making a Fast Getaway from This Doctor's Clinic

Although Windows Personal Doctor's presence is anything but subtle, you should make an effort to distinguish between real security alerts and Windows Personal Doctor's fraudulent pop-ups if the Windows Personal Doctor's hoax is an ongoing resident on your PC.

Despite its repeated attempts to claim your money, if you simply ignore Windows Personal Doctor's fake information and delete Windows Personal Doctor with a competent anti-malware program, all related symptoms of a Windows Personal Doctor infection will cease. SpywareRemove.com malware researches recommend that you run a scan of your entire PC when you do this since Windows Personal Doctor may be accompanied by Trojans or other PC threats that assisted in its installation.

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%\npswf32.dll File name: %AppData%\npswf32.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM].exe File name: %AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM].exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%DesktopDir%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk File name: %DesktopDir%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
%CommonPrograms%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk File name: %CommonPrograms%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
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