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System Removal

Posted: March 20, 2011

System Removal is a rogue anti-virus program that displays fake alerts and warnings about different system errors, most prominently infections like viruses. Other signs of System Removal's hostility include faked displays of scans that return bad results, the program starting up with Windows without your permission, and the unauthorized alteration of your desktop and other system settings. The mere existence of System Removal on your PC can put your machine at risk for further malware attacks, and System Removal can't offer any of its supposed services. Removing System Removal is, naturally, the only precaution you need to take.

System Removal Removes Your Wallpaper and More!

You can accidentally get infected by System Removal through websites that promote it as a legitimate anti-malware product, or by trojans that encourage you to install software under the pretense of being from Microsoft. System Removal is strongly related to other rogue threats like System Tool 2011, but has been changed just enough to avoid easy detection by users aware of the previous PC threat. Thoroughly updated anti-virus software might be required to catch and delete System Removal.

System Removal will use any excuse to redirect you to its fraudulent website and beg for your credit card number, but you should hold those numbers close to your chest. The website itself may force you to download other rogue malware or infections similar to System Removal and is definitely not to be trusted with your personal information.

The main signs of System Removal infection are persistent fake warnings and fake scans that accuse your computer of being jammed full of infections. No real anti-malware application will pick these problems up because they're all made up!

Different security programs and system tools will also be blocked, like your Task Manager and potentially real anti-virus scanners. Your desktop will also be changed to display the following over-the-top message or one similar to it:

Warning!
Your're in Danger!
Your Computer is infected with Spyware!
All you do with your computer is stored forever in your hard disk. When you visit sites, send emails... All your actions are logged. And it is impossible to remove them with standard tools. Your data is still available for forensics, and in some cases
For your boss, your friends, your wife, your children. Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in your browsers, with all the images, and all the downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs – ARE STILL THERE and could break your life!
Secure yourself right now!
Removal all spyware from your PC!

Removing System Removal to Take Your PC Back

Loosening System Removal's grip on your computer may be difficult, since it can block many different applications that you need to remove malware. However, it's far from impossible, since this rogue threat has been quantified thoroughly from its clones; removing System Removal will require something more stringent than just heading over to Control Panel, though!

Reacquiring the ability to scan for and remove System Removal and other malware from your PC will usually mandate a reboot into Safe Mode. After preventing System Removal from starting you can clean the infected files and Windows Registry entries without fear of interruption. Scan your entire computer instead of just the locations where you think System Removal is; many rogue threats like System Removal will come with other infections like trojans that can be just as problematic.

Above all else, ignore the alarmist tone of System Removal's wallpaper and fraudulent desktop alerts and don't confuse these threats with real security and system warnings. There is a problem on your PC, but System Removal is it, and acting on its advice can seriously damage your operating system!

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
    2 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"
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