Vista Security Cleaner Pro
Posted: March 15, 2013
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: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 75 |
First Seen: | March 15, 2013 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Vista Security Cleaner Pro is a rogue anti-malware program: a tool that alleges to be able to find and delete malicious software but actually is unable to do either of these things. Instead of detecting legitimate threats to your PC, Vista Security Cleaner Pro provides erroneous security information as a reason for promoting its paid registration process. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also note that Vista Security Cleaner Pro may tamper with your web-browsing settings and/or block any other application without your permission, and such attacks cause Vista Security Cleaner Pro to be a danger to your computer's safety, rather than a simple pest. Where it's available, anti-malware software can be used to remove Vista Security Cleaner Pro, but you may need to enact extra steps prior to a scan if Vista Security Cleaner Pro attempts to block your real anti-malware programs.
The Dirt on This Vista Cleaner's Iffy Past
Vista Security Cleaner Pro pretends to be an anti-malware scanner that's specialized for Windows Vista, but actually is a clone of similar fake anti-malware applications from the FakeRean family with a minimum of differences from its ancestors. Vista Security Cleaner Pro's closest relatives include Win 7 Security Cleaner Pro and XP Security Cleaner Pro. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also have found many other relatives of Vista Security Cleaner Pro that may vary more widely than the above in terms of appearance, such as Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus XP 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, PC Clean Pro, Antivirus Pro 2009, Rogue.Vista Antivirus 2008, AntiSpy Safeguard, ThinkPoint, Spyware Protection 2010, Internet Antivirus 2011, Palladium Pro, XP Anti-Virus 2011, CleanThis, XP Security 2012, XP Home Security 2012 and AntiVirus PRO 2015.
Vista Security Cleaner Pro's attacks may appear in any of the following forms, all of which are intended to interfere with your normal PC usage by making apparently unrelated PC threats appear to be launching attacks:
- Vista Security Cleaner Pro may hijack your browser, using this function to block various websites with false error pages.
- Vista Security Cleaner Pro can display multiple formats of pop-ups. In many instances, Vista Security Cleaner Pro's pop-ups will pretend to be sent from Windows, itself or another trustworthy program.
- Vista Security Cleaner Pro also includes a fake scanner feature, much like any anti-malware program, but unlike a real one, Vista Security Cleaner Pro's scans will detect fake infections.
- Perhaps of most concern to SpywareRemove.com malware analysts is Vista Security Cleaner Pro's ability to monitor your use of other programs and block them. Program-blocking attacks will present excuses (such as claims that the program has been corrupted) that make it appear as though Vista Security Cleaner Pro isn't behind the problem.
One-Upping Vista Security Cleaner Pro on PC Security
Given its habitual interference with other applications, Vista Security Cleaner Pro should be prevented from launching as a first precaution during any attempt to disinfect your computer. Even though Vista Security Cleaner Pro asks you to register Vista Security Cleaner Pro to resolve the above issues, SpywareRemove.com malware experts don't recommend doing this – since, even if you do pay it, Vista Security Cleaner Pro doesn't have any real anti-malware functions and isn't certain to stop its attacks. Various standardized security features, such as Safe Mode, can be employed to prevent Vista Security Cleaner Pro from being launched when Windows starts.
Assuming any is available, actual anti-malware software should be used for removing Vista Security Cleaner Pro. Vista Security Cleaner Pro and similar fake anti-malware scanners often are installed by related Trojans with dropper and/or downloader functions that also should be removed through an extensive system scan.
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