Windows Tool

Posted: February 26, 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.

Ranking:	9,960
Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	197

First Seen:	March 2, 2011
Last Seen:	October 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Scraping off Windows Tool's appearance of legitimacy allows you to see the true nature of this program - a hostile rogue entity that will disable portions of your computer and take control over what it doesn't disable. The slang meaning of the word 'tool' is entirely appropriate in this case, because Windows Tool has no functions except to attack your computer and bully you into giving your credit card number to criminals. Shove aside any treacherous 'help' this rogue product tries to give you, and instead delete Windows Tool with real security programs that will actually do the job right.

Stay Safe to Keep Windows Tool's Claws from Sinking In

Some sources have indicated that Windows Tool spreads through the Microsoft Security Essentials Alert trojan. This trojan infects your computer in the quietest way possible, and afterwards presents a desktop alert regarding an Unknown Win32/Trojan infection. The key here is to realize that this alert is a fake used to get you to install Windows Tool or another rogue program.

Rogue anti-spyware products also circulate in other ways besides using trojans to do their dirty work. They can be packaged in widely-distributed files on freeware or P2P download sites as well as seeded through convincing-looking malicious websites. In most cases, having updated security software around will detect and stop infections like Windows Tool before they ever get in the door.

Once installed, rogue anti-spyware products like Windows Tool will take over your computer through registry changes that let them run and pop up before you can even access your desktop. At that point, you'll be facing a new set of problems from Windows Tool itself.

Are You Ready for All the Attacks Windows Tool Can Drop On You?

Every rogue anti-spyware product uses a certain well-worn kit of tricks, and Windows Tool doesn't break new ground with its choices. Sadly, all these attacks are still capable of causing serious damage, even if they lack creativity.

Windows Tool will use fake alerts and errors as excuses for closing programs, blocking websites and just for annoying you with false positives. Reliable anti-malware programs won't show these alerts because the infections and problems aren't really there!
Windows Tool will block programs central to running your computer safely, such as Windows Task Manager and security programs. This state of affairs will remain until you remove Windows Tool, no matter how many times you try to cleanse the infections it reports.
Many rogue anti-spyware programs are also known as browser hijackers, and Windows Tool may redirect your browser to dangerous sites.

Websites affiliated with Windows Tool are in the business of processing fraudulent charges, stealing money and exploiting confidential information. In short, you shouldn't have a thing to do with these crooks, and instead should delete Windows Tool rather than offer it your trust.

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:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\WJBE2FWJIUZD.exe

File name: WJBE2FWJIUZD.exe
Size: 672.25 KB (672256 bytes)
MD5: 625b40a7e24dc8c649616e67c5abebda
Detection count: 22
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathWindows Tool.lnk

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Activation Reminder Windows Tool Activation Advanced module activation required to fix detected errors and performance issues. Please purchase Advanced Module license to activate this software and enable all features.
2	Fix Disk Windows Tool Diagnostics will scan the system to identify performance problems. Start or Cancel
3	Windows Tool Diagnostics Windows detected a hard disk error. A problem with the hard drive sectors has been detected. It is recommended to download the following sertified [sic] software to fix the detected hard drive problems. Do you want to download recommended software?
4	Windows detected a hard drive problem. Scanning for hard drive errors... Hard drive scan helps to detect and resolve hard drive problems and system performance issues.