Windows Power Expansion

The presence of Windows Power Expansion on your PC means subjugation to fake errors and alerts, crashing programs and browser hijacks. Windows Power Expansion is only one example of a rogue security program in a vast cloned army of threats that all use these same malicious attacks while pretending to be security products. When removing Windows Power Expansion, be on the alert for Trojans, since Windows Power Expansion and its many copycats are distributed by Trojan that fake the look of a Microsoft Security Essentials warning pop-up.

A Powerful Expansion Indeed, but Only for Malware

The possibility of infection by Windows Power Expansion usually starts with a message like the following:

Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
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Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click 'show details' to learn more.

This is a fake alert used by the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Malware. Ironically, the Trojan will warn of a Trojan itself, but in the process of doing so will attempt to install rogue security software.

Windows Power Expansion is one possibility this Trojan may force you to face , but not the only one - Windows Simple Protector, Windows Background Protector and Windows Lowlevel Solution are just a few samples of similar threats that are delivered in the same way.

It's important for your computer's security that you recognize the fake and fraudulent nature of both the Trojan's warnings and the warnings given by Windows Power Expansion itself - keeping these programs on your PC will result in security attacks as follows:

• Windows Power Expansion corrupts your Registry to let the rogue anti-virus application runs as soon as Windows starts, with no option to turn this automatic startup off. When launching, Windows Power Expansion will pretend to show ratings for your System Security, Privacy, Media Tools and other vague aspects of your PC. Windows Power Expansion will always rate your PC badly, and always show updates out of date – because Windows Power Expansion is not really analyzing your computer in the first place.
• By altering your web browser to use a proxy server, Windows Power Expansion may redirect you to malicious websites, especially sites that pretend to market security software. Visiting malicious sites can cause other malware attacks on your PC. This same tactic can also stop you from visiting beneficial websites with altered or fake content, including fake dangerous website warnings.
• Other programs, particularly including security software, may be unable to run while Windows Power Expansion is active. Windows Power Expansion will make every attempt to stop popular anti-malware tools and Windows programs like Task Manager from running, since those applications could potentially help you remove the threat.
• Error messages and desktop alerts will be unusually frequent and completely erroneous. These errors are just Windows Power Expansion's attempts at wheedling you into registering Windows Power Expansion to make fake problems disappear. Don't take the 'easy' way out, since Windows Power Expansion is harder on both you and your PC in the long run!

Expanding Your Solutions to Windows Power Expansion

Never give away private information or money to any entity promoted by Windows Power Expansion – all this accomplishes is placing your computer and you at further risk of harm. Remove the source of the problem, Windows Power Expansion, by using the same tools and strategies you would implement against any common virus or Trojan.

Using Safe Mode will offer you the best possibility for stopping Windows Power Expansion from launching – and if Windows Power Expansion can't launch, it can't stop your anti-malware applications from running. Updates for these applications are essential, since Windows Power Expansion is a relatively new copy of older rogue anti-virus programs and may be undetectable by scanners without the latest updates.

When you're in the middle of your malware-cleaning process, remember that it's most likely a Trojan dropped Windows Power Expansion. Forgetting the delivery mechanism (a Trojan download) may result in your computer getting a brand new threat as soon as you've taken care of Windows Power Expansion.

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