Utilitiesdiscounts.com

Utilitiesdiscounts.com is a fraudulent website that sells Security Tool, a confirmed rogue security program. Utilitiesdiscounts.com may also be used to refer to the Utilitiesdiscounts.com browser hijacker, which redirects you towards Utilitiesdiscounts.com and tries to force you to install or purchase Security Tool. Contact with the Utilitiesdiscounts.com website can result in Security Tool or related PC threats being installed on your computer without your consent and may also be a cause of fake infection alerts and other forms of misleading pop-ups. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that Utilitiesdiscounts.com be avoided and that any signs of Utilitiesdiscounts.com browser infections be removed with a qualified anti-malware product.
 

Utilitiesdiscounts.com – Distributing Fake Warnings for Equally-Fake Software

Utilitiesdiscounts.com is just one of many browser hijackers that promote scamware from the Security Tool family, a subgroup of rogue security applications that also includes System Tool, System Security, System Tool 2.20, System Tool 2011, MS Removal Tool, MS Removal Tool 2.20 and MS Removal Tool 2011 (for just a few examples). These fake security programs, including Utilitiesdiscounts.com's own Security Tool, use a powerful combination of browser hijacks, fake error messages, fake scanner results and application blockades to force you to purchase spend money at Utilitiesdiscounts.com or a similar website.
 
The following error messages, all of which are linked to Security Tool and its relatives, provides a sampling of some of the fake information that Utilitiesdiscounts.com hijackers and the website itself may try to feed you:
 
Security Tool Warning
Your PC is infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid the theft of your credit card details.
Click here to activate protection.
 
Warning: Your computer is infected
Windows has detected spyware infection!
Click this message to install the last update of Windows security software...
 
Security Monitor: WARNING!
Attention: System detected a potential hazard (TrojanSPM/LX) on your computer that may infect executable files. Your private information and PC safety is at risk. To get rid of unwanted spyware and keep your computer safe you need to update your current security software.
Click Yes to download official intrusion detection system (IDS software).
 
Security Tool Warning
Intercepting programs that may compromise your private and harm your system have been detected on your PC.
Click here to remove them immediately with Security Tool.
 
These errors may install Security Tool or an Utilitiesdiscounts.com hijacker and have no relation to actual problems with your PC that can be detected by real security programs.
 

Grabbing Utilitiesdiscounts.com's Underhand Before It Can Stab You in the Back

Although Utilitiesdiscounts.com's warning messages are extremely obvious, some of its other attacks are subtle and may not be noticed or may be misattributed to an unrelated program. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that common Utilitiesdiscounts.com website and browser hijacker-related problems include:

• Being redirected to Utilitiesdiscounts.com or other types of fraudulent websites.
• Being blocked from security websites or popular search engines.
• Restricted or disabled use of anti-malware and security programs; this may also be accompanied by fake errors that try to convince you that these programs are infected.
• A desktop image that's been changed to a strange message, especially if the message warns you about viruses or other PC threats.
• Pop-ups that display themselves regardless of which website you visit, particularly including fake system scan-based pop-ups.

Because even visiting Utilitiesdiscounts.com by accident is enough to expose your PC to infection via script exploits, you should respond to any such occurrence with careful use of anti-malware programs to detect and delete any Utilitiesdiscounts.com-related infections. Rogue security programs from the Security Tool family have a reputation for updating themselves frequently, so you should keep your anti-malware programs just as up-to-date for recent threat definitions.

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