Windows 7 Total Security

Windows 7 Total Security is a rogue security program that switches Windows 7 Total Security's name to synchronize with the operating system Windows 7 Total Security is infecting. Although Windows 7 Total Security looks like a useful anti-virus scanner and system security tool, all scanner results and alert messages from Windows 7 Total Security contain fake or false positive information. You may also experience a hijacked web browser, alteration of system settings to prevent you from using security tools or enacting safety procedures like file deletion, blocked applications and overall loss of Internet connectivity. Removing Windows 7 Total Security will put a stop to all of these problems, but should be done by a suitably robust anti-malware application, since Windows 7 Total Security is a very sophisticated threat.

Windows 7 Total Security is a New Disguise for Elderly Malware

Windows 7 Total Security is nothing new to the malware industry – in fact, Windows 7 Total Security is known under a wide range of names like XP Anti-Spyware 2011, Vista Internet Security, Vista Protection 2011 and Vista Security 2011. The rogue security program known as Windows 7 Total Security will change from Windows 7 to Vista to XP in the blink of an eye, depending on which OS you're running. The rest of the name is also slightly interchangeable, allowing for dozens of permutations of the same rogue security application.

If you're unlucky enough to have Windows 7 Total Security installed your PC, Windows 7 Total Security will emit a profusion of system alerts at dizzying speed. The contents may lead you to believe that your computer has some serious problems, but Windows 7 Total Security is merely using them as false positives to cause urgency in the user. Some examples of likely fake errors include:

System danger!
Your system security is in danger. Privacy threats detected. Spyware, keyloggers or Trojans may be working the background right now. Perform an in-depth scan and removal now, click here.

Stealth intrusion!
Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now.

Attention: DANGER!
ALERT! System scan for spyware, adware, Trojans and viruses is complete.
Windows 7 Total Security detected 35 critical system objects.

Privacy threat!
Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair.

A second scare tactic Windows 7 Total Security uses is to run through a fake scanning process whenever your computer boots. This scan will always show that your PC is infected, but these infections are either false positives on harmless files or trash files created by Windows 7 Total Security as handy scapegoats. Warnings about a fake 'Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen' infection when attempting to launch an application are also common.

Looking Behind the Supposed Windows 7 Total Security's Security

Once you realize that Windows 7 Total Security isn't a real security program, it shouldn't come as a surprise to find out that Windows 7 Total Security attacks your PC in more direct ways, too.

• Windows 7 Total Security may disable your Internet connection or your web browser applications, especially if you try to remove Windows 7 Total Security in an improper manner that only results in partial deletion of the threat.
• When not blocking web browsers outright, Windows 7 Total Security can hijack them instead. Browser hijacks are known for being the cause of advertisements and fake unsafe website warnings that prevent users from accessing useful websites, and can also change the user's homepage and search results to force them to visit malicious websites.
• Windows 7 Total Security will block other types of applications with a special focus on security and maintenance-related software. Task Manager, MSConfig and anti-virus scanners are some of the most probable victims of these attacks. Programs crashed by Windows 7 Total Security will usually exhibit a fake infection message of some kind.
• Windows 7 Total Security may even prevent you from stopping memory processes from running, which leaves you powerless to disable Windows 7 Total Security once Windows 7 Total Security launches. Since Windows 7 Total Security will launch right along with Windows, this puts you in a tough predicament!
• Deleting files and uninstalling programs may also be forbidden through permission abuse. A common sign of this is an 'Access Denied' or 'Need Permission' error. This rules out deleting Windows 7 Total Security's files one by one, although this isn't the ideal cure, in any case.

If you really want to delete Windows 7 Total Security, you should turn to Safe Mode, which gives you a stable and hopefully malware-free working environment. Safe Mode is accessible on any Windows computer by hitting F8 before Windows loads. Afterwards, a series of suitably complete scans with good anti-malware programs will remove Windows 7 Total Security with no other difficulties.