Windows Express Help

Posted: February 17, 2011

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	February 18, 2011
Last Seen:	January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

We live in a world where hackers back down at nothing when it comes to creating new deceiving programs that essentially use extortion techniques to swindle computer users out of money. A new program that they have created is called Windows Express Help which is not much different than recent rogue anti-spyware programs known as Windows User Satellite and Windows Problems Solution. Each of these programs, including Windows Express Help, have an interface that mimics the look and feel of legitimate PC security programs.

Windows Express Help is known to take use of a Trojan to install itself onto a computer where it starts to display fake popup alerts and conduct system scans that return falsified results. Windows Express Help is not a program that will assist a computer user in any way with security or fixing other issues. It his strongly suggested that the assistance of a trusted anti-spyware program be used to safely detect and remove Windows Express Help.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

%AppData%\fuqpsi.exe

File name: fuqpsi.exe
Size: 2.54 MB (2540032 bytes)
MD5: 539cf4dd8e4e4de971426dfa222bcf8c
Detection count: 48
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %AppData%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Warning! Security alert Name: taskmgr.exe Location: C:WINDOWSSystem32 Attempt to modify register key entries is detected. Register entries analysis is recommended. Deny or Enable Protection.

One Comment

Gary Mertz says:

February 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm

This program is on my brother\'s computer. I tried to stop it function using task manager, but it (Windows Express) would not allow access to it. Is Spyware the only program that can remove Window\'s Express without intervention into Task Manager? This is the 2nd time he has received this file. The first time I reformated his drive and has to reload windows.