Windows Shield Center

Posted: January 30, 2011

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:	10/10
Infected PCs:	227

First Seen:	January 31, 2011
Last Seen:	January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Windows Shield Center is a rogue anti-spyware program and is part of the same rogue family as Windows Security Suite and Windows Security Control. Windows Shield Center is aided by Trojans that can infiltrate a PC without the user's knowledge. Windows Shield Center can also appear on a PC because a naive computer user clicked on a fake Microsoft Security Essentials alert that took him/her to a phony security website. Windows Shield Center draws its victims by making scary allegations such as the computer having spyware infections and that the infections can go away with the help of Windows Shield Center. These statements are meant to frighten and manipulate computer users into purchasing Windows Shield Center's "licensed" program. Windows Shield Center is a scam and is not capable of fixing any computer problems. In actuality, Windows Shield Center is the main problem computer users should remove from their system. It is advised to use a real, up-to-date anti-malware program to get rid of Windows Shield Center.

Aliases

Heur.Packed.Unknown [Comodo]Gen:Variant.Kazy.8749 [BitDefender]a variant of Win32/Kryptik.JWU [NOD32]Win32/Agent.SDM [NOD32]FakeAlert-KS [McAfee]Virus.Win32.Sality [Ikarus]Win32.WS.Reputation [eSafe]EmailWorm [K7AntiVirus]Artemis!A2499FC4960C [McAfee]Generic4.ALIB [AVG]Adware/BHO [Fortinet]Virus.Win32.AdWare [Ikarus]Win32/SillyBHO.QQ [eTrust-Vet]TR/BHO.294912 [AntiVir]UnclassifiedMalware [Comodo]
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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%\ithirk.exe

File name: ithirk.exe
Size: 2.39 MB (2393600 bytes)
MD5: 406cc308dfb7fe322d3ddd1cb3254fa3
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %AppData%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Datos de programa\3f1857\SI3f1_2194.exe

File name: SI3f1_2194.exe
Size: 3.69 MB (3690496 bytes)
MD5: 3be42fbb277634aca53fde6ba535e0cc
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Datos de programa\3f1857
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 2, 2011

%WINDIR%\system32\arking.exe

File name: arking.exe
Size: 183.29 KB (183296 bytes)
MD5: 4bd8427d06fe47f1e2a18c78450b961f
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 1, 2011

%WINDIR%\system32\arking.exe

File name: arking.exe
Size: 187.39 KB (187392 bytes)
MD5: d0257a24e4a6bed33e6b8c0b0fa9b711
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 1, 2011

%PROGRAMFILES%\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

File name: msmsgs.exe
Size: 1.76 MB (1769984 bytes)
MD5: a2499fc4960cb01a957b65f4e424797e
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Messenger
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 2, 2011

%APPDATA%\xfahifumsntzkyzhkktb23lvbpdirs3s2\svcnost.exe

File name: svcnost.exe
Size: 132.09 KB (132096 bytes)
MD5: 6ad2dbad745f05f6e4123c6952d26ea0
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\xfahifumsntzkyzhkktb23lvbpdirs3s2
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 4, 2011

%WINDIR%\system32\bariq.dll

File name: bariq.dll
Size: 294.91 KB (294912 bytes)
MD5: 9d5016befacf86b19ed02f5852e2835c
Detection count: 5
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 2, 2011

%APPDATA%\xssend2\svcnost.exe

File name: svcnost.exe
Size: 132.09 KB (132096 bytes)
MD5: dea40047da1ac2dd918a867f577ac712
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\xssend2
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 4, 2011

%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\softupdate107_289.exe

File name: softupdate107_289.exe
Size: 369.15 KB (369152 bytes)
MD5: c6b859767d940b038fbee200422bef6e
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 1, 2011

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Potential Threat Details 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.