ProtectSoldier
Posted: January 21, 2010
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 16 |
First Seen: | January 21, 2010 |
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Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ProtectSoldier (Protect Soldier) is a fake security application that comes from the WiniGuard family of rogue anti-spyware programs. ProtectSoldier uses scare tactics in the form of false popup notifications and bogus system scan results to coerce computer users into purchasing a full version of ProtectSoldier.
ProtectSoldier does not have the capability of detecting and removing any type of computer parasite therefore it should never be trusted for ridding your system of spyware, malware or any other harmful parasite. Once detected, it is recommended that ProtectSoldier be removed from the system to prevent further damages to the system registry and essential system files.
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:setup[1].exe
File name: setup[1].exeSize: 866.3 KB (866304 bytes)
MD5: 803a9cdfd7baf8be87162a54dcc93e31
Detection count: 78
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 21, 2010
setup[1].exe
File name: setup[1].exeSize: 369.15 KB (369152 bytes)
MD5: 12a9dbb84d4c97c84d13617f5593e9d5
Detection count: 77
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 21, 2010
ProtectSoldier.exe
File name: ProtectSoldier.exeSize: 742.92 KB (742928 bytes)
MD5: c2302a6f420ec37b41d37bf5945f60b7
Detection count: 76
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 21, 2010
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