Threat Database Malware Fake Windows Firewall

Fake Windows Firewall

By ESGI Advisor in Malware

A fake Windows Firewall will often appear in the event of a rogue security program infection. These are malware threats that disguise themselves as legitimate security programs. As part of their attack, they will often replace the real Windows Firewall with their own fake Windows Firewall. This is part of a con game designed to rob money from novice computer users. These kinds of fake security applications tend to use highly realistic messages and tactics to fool computer users into believing that they are actually the real thing. If fake Windows Firewall seems to have been activated on your computer, this is usually a clue that your machine has been compromised by a rogue security program. It is important to ignore all recommendations and messages from the fake security program responsible for the fake Windows Firewall and instead remove the fake Windows Firewall with a reliable anti-malware program.

Recognizing a Fake Windows Firewall and Rogue Security Applications

While a fake Windows Firewall may be disguised so thoroughly that the fake Windows Firewall will be indistinguishable from the legitimate Windows Firewall, the fake Windows Firewall can usually be recognized because bogus security applications responsible for the fake Windows Firewall tend to cause the same suite of symptoms on their victims' computer. Most of the time, these fake security programs are installed without the computer users authorization, often as part of a social engineering scam which leads computer users to attack websites or to malicious file downloads. Some of the most common symptoms that occur concurrently with a fake Windows Firewall include the following:

  1. Frequent, alarming error messages.
  2. Poor system performance, including system instability and crashes.
  3. Inability to connect to the Internet.
  4. Blocked access to certain files and applications.

Scams associated with the fake Windows Firewall are simple to understand. These are fake security programs that take over the victim's computer and then do everything possible to persuade the victim that there is a serious malware infection on the affected PC. Inexperienced computer users that fall for this trick may then be tricked into purchasing a 'full version' of the fake security program responsible for the infection. The fake Windows Firewall is just one of the many tactics these fake security applications use in their scam. It is important to ignore these fake security programs' demands and instead use a real security application to remove the fake Windows Firewall and its causing agent.

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