Smartsecurityadvisor.com
Smartsecurityadvisor.com is a rogue website related to Smart Security. Smartsecurityadvisor.com redirects the browser to a fake scan which produces bogus results claiming the PC is infected with all sorts of malware. This is a deliberate scam aimed at conning users into purchasing Smart Security, which is a rogue antivirus program. Do not fall for this blatant scam and use a reliable antivirus program to remove all threats related to Smart Security.
File System Modifications
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name 1 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security 2 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security\Smart Security.lnk 3 %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Security\Uninstall Smart Security.lnk 4 %Program Files%\Smart Security 5 %Program Files%\Smart Security\SmartSecurity.exe 6 %Program Files%\Smart Security\unins000.dat 7 %Program Files%\Smart Security\unins000.exe 8 Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Smart Security.lnk
Registry Modifications
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SmartSecurity"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SmartSecurity"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Smart Security_is1
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