WindowSecure

Posted: December 3, 2012

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

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:	2/10
Infected PCs:	66

First Seen:	December 3, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

WindowSecure is a rogue anti-malware scanner that uses fake threat alerts as a marketing hoax to make its fake security features appear to be worth purchasing. Because WindowSecure can't detect actual viruses or other PC threats, you always should ignore WindowSecure's alerts and system scan results, which will attempt to make your computer look as though it's under attack by multiple sources. Since scamware products like WindowSecure often interfere with critical security programs, SpywareRemove.com malware experts can't consider any PC to be 'secure' while WindowSecure is installed, and they recommend that you delete WindowSecure with anti-malware software as soon as its presence becomes obvious.

Why WindowSecure Doesn't Care About Your PC's Real Security

Although WindowSecure looks like a real anti-malware utility, WindowSecure isn't designed to detect any type of actual infection, including Trojans, viruses, rootkits or spyware. Instead, WindowSecure's coders poured their collective efforts into making WindowSecure display technical-sounding infection alerts without backing up these claims with any evidence. WindowSecure's system scans always display negative results, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts also note that WindowSecure can display general pop-ups with fake system information.

By displaying numerous fake infection warnings, WindowSecure makes it appear as though your computer is being attacked by high-level threats of various sources. WindowSecure then recommends an easy, convenient solution: purchasing its software to remove all of the threats that WindowSecure appears to detect. Naturally, SpywareRemove.com malware experts consider wasting money on WindowSecure a needless and unlikely solution.

Busting Through WindowSecure's Transparent Hoax

Although WindowSecure shouldn't be purchased, neither do SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend just ignoring a WindowSecure infection on your computer. WindowSecure may attempt to block security-related programs, alter your system settings or redirect your browser – all of which are common functions for fake anti-malware products like WindowSecure. Additionally, most rogue anti-malware scanners usually are installed by Trojans, and any WindowSecure-infected PC has a high chance of being infected with other malware.

Some symptoms that may accompany a WindowSecure infection include:

Redirects to WindowSecure-promoting websites or to fake error pages.
Problems with viewing Hidden/System files.
Having programs been blocked by WindowSecure, which may claim that the program in question is corrupted, infected or otherwise damaged.
Changes to your browser's settings that make it vulnerable to attack from malicious sites and advertisements.

As a well-defined PC threat that hasn't been found to display any sophisticated defenses, WindowSecure can be deleted by any competent brand of anti-malware software. If WindowSecure blocks the software that you'd like to use for removing WindowSecure, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you reboot Windows into Safe Mode. This will disable WindowSecure (and, hopefully, any other malware).

Just as one would expect from its name, SpywareRemove.com malware research team has found WindowSecure to be limited to attacking Windows operating systems. However, WindowSecure isn't designed for a specific version of Windows and may even infect modern versions of that OS.

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:

%UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowSecure.lnk

File name: %UserProfile%\Desktop\WindowSecure.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WindowSecure\WindowSecure.lnk

File name: %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\WindowSecure\WindowSecure.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "WindowSecure"

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