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There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer

Posted: December 30, 2008

"There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer" popup is a phony security alert that promotes the rogue anti-spyware program, iSafe Antivirus. The "There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer" popup reads:

"There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer. Your privacy and peronal data could not be safe. Do you want to clean up your PC?
Yes, remove threats [or] No, continue unprotected"

The purpose of the "There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer" popup is to trick or scare you into purchasing the rogue iSafe Antivirus program. Do not be frightened by this common scam tactic and do NOT purchase the useless iSafe Antivirus program. If you see the "There are 118 serious threats detected on your computer" popup, remove the infection
IMMEDIATELY with a dependable anti-malware software.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 C:\Program Files\iSafeAVsoftware\
    2 C:\Program Files\iSafeAVsoftware\iSafeAV.exe
    3 isf_2_1_setup[1].exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\isafeav
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