PC Security 2009 Description

 

 

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PC Security 2009 is a rogue security application that is part of the same family as Home Antivirus 2009 and WinReanimator, both rogue anti-spyware programs. Through many aggressive and misleading tactics, PC Security 2009 attempts to force computer users into purchasing a full version of PC Security 2009. The Trojan infection called Trojan-Downloader.Braviax may be responsible for installing the PC Security 2009 application without permission from the computer administrator.

Fake warnings, popup messages and system scans are all part of PC Security 2009’s scam to tempt purchase. One of the fake warnings displayed by PC Security 2009 reads similar to the following:

“WARNING! PC Security 2009 has found 35 useless and unwanted files on your computer!
19 of those those items are considered as critical privacy compromising content
8 of those those items are considered as medium privacy threats 8 of those those items are considered to be junk content of low privacy threats Personal data at the reach of anyone’s hand Internet history records available Compromising and adult material stored on your system Chat session’s logs and personal Emails easily reachable”

Removal of PC Security 2009 is essential to eliminate popup messages similar to the one above. Because PC Security 2009 may be able to load at startup of Windows, it may be necessary to utilize a removal tool that is able to detect and completely remove PC Security 2009 from the system.

Type: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs

Automatic Detection of PC Security 2009

PC Security 2009 Technical Report

As new PC Security 2009 details are reported by our customers and findings from our Threat Research Center, we will update this section.

The following PC Security 2009 files with its MD5s were created in the system:

PC Security 2009 has typically the following processes in memory:

• PC_Security2009.exe
• AVEngn.dll

PC Security 2009 created the following directories, files, paths:

• %ProgramFiles%\PC_Security2009
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\PC_Security2009

PC Security 2009 creates the following registry entries:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSecurity2009
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load “scui.cpl”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE “info”
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “PC Security 2009″
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load “wscui.cpl”

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