Smart PC Cleaner

Posted: April 9, 2012

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	66

First Seen:	April 9, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Smart PC Cleaner is a rogue system optimizer that pretends to enhance your computer's performance by clearing out unwanted junk files and other minor nuisances, but the features that Smart PC Cleaner advertises are completely absent from its actual capabilities. Instead of attempting to clean or optimize your PC, Smart PC Cleaner will display inaccurate pop-up messages about your computer's health and will resist normal methods of being uninstalled. Because Smart PC Cleaner doesn't have any upsides to balance out its potential to be a security risk and harm your computer's performance, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you delete Smart PC Cleaner with an anti-malware program from a trustworthy brand. Since Smart PC Cleaner, like most types of scamware from the FakeVimes family, is distributed by malicious websites and included in compromised software downloads, practicing good online safety measures will keep your computer safe from the most probable vectors of a Smart PC Cleaner infection.

Why It's Not So Smart to Trust Smart PC Cleaner's Digital Janitorial Abilities

Smart PC Cleaner is promoted as a supposedly legitimate hard drive optimizer on malicious scamware sites like smart-pc-cleaner.com, which is confirmed to host malicious content and serve as a distribution vector for a variety of PC threats. Since any contact with this site may result in your PC being attacked by drive-by-downloads that can install Smart PC Cleaner or other types of hostile software without your permission, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers advise you to scan your PC if you've visited en.softonic.com or smart-pc-cleaner.com. However, Smart PC Cleaner is also distributed in a secondary fashion by its inclusion in various types of unrelated software installation packages, particularly for GIMP (a freeware graphics editor). In light of this, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts stress for to you only download software from trustworthy sources to avoid potential attacks from Smart PC Cleaner and any of its clones.

Among Smart PC Cleaner clones are Privacy Guard Pro, PrivacyGuard Pro 2.0, Extra Antivirus, Fast Antivirus 2009, Presto TuneUp, Windows Security Suite, Smart Virus Eliminator, Packed.Generic.245, Volcano Security Suite, Windows Enterprise Suite, Enterprise Suite, Additional Guard, Live PC Care, PC Live Guard, Live Enterprise Suite, Security Antivirus, My Security Wall, CleanUp Antivirus and Smart Security.

Even though Smart PC Cleaner claims to be a program that can help speed up your PC, the essential lie in this claim should be easily detectable after even brief observation. Smart PC Cleaner's presence on your PC can cause you to experience inaccurate pop-up alerts, an overall slowdown of your computer's performance and may even be complicit in Internet connectivity difficulties. Since Smart PC Cleaner, as the last straw, will refuse to be removed by standard methods, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts recommend the utilization of an anti-malware program to analyze your PC and remove all of Smart PC Cleaner's components.

How to Wipe Away the Last of Smart PC Cleaner's Grunge

Until Smart PC Cleaner is completely removed, your PC may also suffer from other symptoms that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers commonly associate with similar types of rogue system cleaner infections. These issues can include, but aren't limited to:

Security settings that are reduced to make your computer easier to attack than usual.
Browser or Hosts file changes that redirect your browser to unwanted websites or block safe sites.
Unrelated applications that are blocked, especially system diagnostic or security programs that could detect or remove Smart PC Cleaner.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

smart-pc-cleaner.com