Windows Security & Control
Posted: January 19, 2011
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: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 35 |
First Seen: | January 19, 2011 |
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Last Seen: | January 8, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Security & Control is a rogue anti-virus program that uses Trojans to penetrate a system and misleading system scans to scare users into purchasing the program. Windows Security & Control's most common methods of spreading include attaching itself to corrupt video codecs, corrupt downloads bundled with Trojans, e-mail spam attachments, fraudulent or questionable websites, misleading advertisements, malicious links found on social networks, browser hijacking attacks, and corrupt search results.
Windows Security & Control installs itself through the constant use of Trojans that exploit browser security holes, so it can enter a system without the user's knowledge. When the Trojan-bundled download is activated, it will install Windows Security & Control and then a series of alarming bogus security alerts will appear on the Desktop. Windows Security & Control will also perform a system scan and report numerous malware infections on the computer. Windows Security & Control's fake security alerts redirect users to a rogue website which provides the paid licensed version of the useless software.
The authors behind Windows Security & Control trick innocent users into believing that they have all types of malware problems on their computer and to ask payment for a "full-version" of Windows Security & Control. Windows Security & Control does not have a spyware detection or removal engine, so it will not be able to remove any malware. Security experts recommend a reliable anti-spyware program and remove Windows Security & Control from your PC. Do not click on anything which seems related to this blatant scam and have Windows Security & Control removed as soon as it has been detected.
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:%AppData%\pjrtfc.exe
File name: pjrtfc.exeSize: 2.21 MB (2217472 bytes)
MD5: 58867db29da7f32fbf88d12d40d2d84c
Detection count: 72
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %AppData%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020
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