Windows Personal Doctor
Posted: March 7, 2012
Threat Metric
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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 41 |
First Seen: | March 7, 2012 |
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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.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
%AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM].exe
File name: %AppData%\Inspector-[RANDOM].exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%DesktopDir%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk
File name: %DesktopDir%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnkFile type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
%CommonPrograms%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnk
File name: %CommonPrograms%\Windows Personal Doctor.lnkFile type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"
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