Total Security Protection Center

'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification is a fake warning that's created by Total Security rogue security products and similar forms of scamware that recycle Total Security's code and appearance. Although this alert looks almost identical to a real Windows Security Center pop-up, Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification doesn't detect real infections on your computer and has no goal, except to make you fritter away money on an anti-malware program that can't detect or remove malware. Since SpywareRemove.com malware researchers haven't found any virtues in Total Security, you should treat 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification as a sign of infection and use appropriate security programs to remove Total Security and 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification with it.

How to Know When It's Total Security at Your Door Instead of Windows

Like many other rogue security programs that Total Security is closely-related to such as Total Security 2009, Total Virus Protection, System Security, Antivirus 2008, ANG Antivirus 09, XP Virus Protection, MS Antivirus 2009 or Antivirus 2010, Total Security doesn't try to conceal itself from detection. A Total Security infection, although often accompanied by a more-clandestine PC threat such as a Zlob dropper Trojan, will create its own folders and generally try its best to look like a legitimate program.

The following warning message is one of the first signs of a Total Security infection:

"Total Security Protection Center

Although 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification says that your system might be 'at risk now,' the Total Security program that it is trying to sell to you has no real PC security functions and isn't capable of finding any type of PC threat, including the worms that are mentioned above. If you following up on that 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification link and purchasing Total Security, it will cause your credit card and bank account to be violated by criminals with a taste for fraudulent fees.

If you've made the mistake of trusting 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification,you should call your credit card company and have the card canceled to avoid any other bills. Until that time, you run the risk of having all your accessible finances raked in by criminals with no interest in your computer being secure or safe.

Related 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up Notification Dangers

Although the fake pop-up alert that's mentioned above is the limit of the 'Total Security Protection Center' pop-up notification's involvement, Total Security and related Trojans may cause additional problems, depending on configuration information and other factors. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers advise you to be watchful for the following attacks, in particular:

• Browser hijackers that may redirect you to hostile websites or away from security-related sites.
• Problems using security software that could delete Total Security or software that are considered integral for Windows maintenance, such as Task Manager and Registry Editor.
• Unusual setting changes, such as disabled Windows updates, opened network ports or exceptions that have been added to your firewall. All of these symptoms are typical signs of file-transferring activities by Trojans. Although Total Security is not, itself, a Trojan, dropper Trojans are known for installing Total Security.

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