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‘The Security of Your Computer Danger’ Fake Wallpaper

Posted: April 28, 2009

'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper is a fraudulent warning message that's locked onto your desktop in the form of a wallpaper image. 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper is always linked to rogue anti-spyware programs like Advanced Spyware Detect (also known as Advansed Spyware Detect [sic]) and isn't indicative of any type of actual problems with your PC. Since 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper is always a byproduct of infection by scamware, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you get rid of 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper by deleting Advanced Spyware Detect, preferably with an appropriate anti-malware application. Until this is done, your PC may also be attacked by other types of fake alerts, such as warnings about nonexistent Trojans.

A Combination of Poor Grammar and Fake Virus Alerts to Snatch Your Savings

'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper is, like many other types of fraudulent wallpaper warnings, a symptom of infection by scamware that uses a variety of warning formats, including wallpapers like 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper, to try to make you panic about nonexistent computer problems. 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpapers claim to warn you about viruses on your PC, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts have confirmed that programs that are related to 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper (such as Advanced Spyware Detect) are unable to detect spyware or any other kind of PC threat.

You can recognize 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper's inaccurate alerts by looking for the following message:

Attention!

The security of your computer Danger!

Discovered 9 viruses, 3 of them dangerous for computer jobs.
For the treatment will need to install licensed version of Advanced Spyware Detect."
Buy licensed version, please contact:
www.advancedspywaredetect.com

This mutilation of the English language can even extend to Advanced Spyware Detect, which has been known to create other types of grammatically incorrect warning messages and, upon occasion, even include misspellings in its file and folder names. 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' should be completely ignored and visiting advancedspywaredetect.com is completely unnecessary, all the more so since this domain has since been taken down for its promotion of malware.

What You Really Should Heed When Advanced Spyware Detect Tells You to Pay Attention

SpywareRemove.com malware research team also cautions that 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper is likely to be accompanied by other types of fake alerts that are created by Advanced Spyware Detect, including warnings about realistic-sounding types of PC threats like Backdoor.Win32.Poison.fdb. In all cases, these alerts can be discarded as inaccurate and irrelevant. However, it is recommended that you remove both Advanced Spyware Detect and its 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper by using a dependable anti-malware scanner, if such is available.

'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper may also come with other types of PC threats such as Zlob Trojans) that are capable of additional attacks on your computer – including stealing personal information, redirecting your browser to hostile sites or disabling your security software. However, as long as you scan your PC as soon as you notice 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper, the chance of suffering from permanent damage to your PC is very low. Attempting to remove 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper without removing its associated PC threats will only cause your computer's wallpaper to be locked to 'The Security of Your Computer Danger' fake wallpaper indefinitely.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 Advansed Spyware Detector Help.lnk
    2 Advansed Spyware Detector.lnk Uninstall.lnk
    3 alert.wav
    4 asd.chm
    5 asd.exe
    6 asd.log
    7 av.db
    8 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Advansed Spyware Detector\
    9 c:\Program Files\Advansed Spyware Detector
    10 Manual scanner.lnk
    11 sqlite3.dll
    12 wallpapper.jpg

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AdvSpywareDetectHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" => "http://samorukova.com?id=1228468452073"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Userinit" => "C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,C:\Program Files\Advansed Spyware Detector\asd.exe -m"

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:



asd.exe.manifest File name: asd.exe.manifest
Mime Type: unknown/manifest
wallpapper.jpg File name: wallpapper.jpg
Mime Type: unknown/jpg
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