WinRAR 2011 Hoax

WinRAR 2011 Hoax is a recent fake WinRAR 2011 installer. Although WinRAR 2011 Hoax has a similar interface to the real WinRAR 2011 installer, what sets WinRAR 2011 Hoax apart is the fact that WinRAR 2011 Hoax tries to scam you out of money by requesting that you message a premium SMS number. The real WinRAR 2011 can be installed without any charges and has no relation to the fraudulent WinRAR 2011 Hoax knockoff. Since WinRAR 2011 Hoax has no helpful functions and may actually hurt your computer when installed, you should delete WinRAR 2011 Hoax and acquire actual RAR applications from legitimate sources.

Two Versions of WinRAR 2011 Hoax - But the Same Tired Scam

WinRAR 2011 Hoax is currently distributed as two separate versions with the same functions but slightly different appearances. They're also detected by different labels by different anti-malware programs, and because both versions of WinRAR 2011 Hoax are so new, not all scanners can detect one as well as the other.

Both types of WinRAR 2011 Hoax, however, are made to resemble a WinRAR 2011 installer, albeit with minor variations between the two. WinRAR 2011 Hoax shouldn't be hard to detect for non-Russian users, since WinRAR 2011 Hoax's interface in both cases is largely in Russian.

The true tipoff, however, lies in WinRAR 2011 Hoax's money-snatching functions. Unlike the actual WinRAR 2011, WinRAR 2011 Hoax will request that you spend money on a premium SMS (Short Message Service) message to complete installation. If you've made the mistake of thinking that WinRAR 2011 Hoax is the real WinRAR, you can always talk to your phone company and see about getting this fraudulent expense canceled.

Demystifying the WinRAR 2011 Hoax

You may be able to tell WinRAR 2011 Hoax from a real installer simply by noting WinRAR 2011 Hoax's file size, since most rogue installers are much smaller than true program installation files need to be. If you need WinRAR 2011 or a similar program, staying with professional file sources will keep you out of the path of the WinRAR 2011 Hoax.

Keeping WinRAR 2011 Hoax and other malware around is generally self-destructive, since they may have other malicious functions that attack your computer's security or privacy in some way. If you remove WinRAR 2011 Hoax by using a suitable anti-malware application, your PC will be all the safer for it.

Both versions of WinRAR 2011 Hoax are new to the malware industry as of March 2011. If you're having difficulties deleting or detecting WinRAR 2011 Hoax, you may need to update your threat definitions for scanning software.