WinXSecurityCenter
Posted: June 30, 2008
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: | 76 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WinXSecurityCenter, or WinX Security Center, is a rogue anti-spyware program that performs system scans that shows false positives or exaggerated spyware results. Even though WinXSecurityCenter attempts to look legitimate with its reviews, it is not a program to have on your computer. Do not fall for its trick. WinXSecurityCenter is not a legitimate spyware removal tool, only a waste of time and, most of all, money.
WinXSecurityCenter prompts users with multiple warning messages and popups that state WinXSecurityCenter detected spyware on the machine. This is a poor attempt by WinXSecurityCenter to get you to purchase the WinXSecurityCenter program. WinXSecurityCenter program may be difficult to remove manually. Popular rogue anti-spyware programs like WinXSecurityCenter are reskinned and renamed to confuse unsuspecting computer users.
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:WinX Security Center.exe
File name: WinX Security Center.exeSize: 1.66 MB (1667584 bytes)
MD5: 03ea7984f6fc5051dce37b590144aaef
Detection count: 79
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
redir.dll
File name: redir.dllSize: 29.18 KB (29184 bytes)
MD5: 0fe536f59dc8422bb46405998c6831e5
Detection count: 72
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
Install[1].exe
File name: Install[1].exeSize: 1.95 MB (1952256 bytes)
MD5: 8e78eb5c102db6234f598b570719c791
Detection count: 69
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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