Perfect Antivirus 2012

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Perfect Antivirus 2012 Description

Perfect Antivirus 2012 is marketed through the raxco(dot)com domain and is still listed in Google Search results. However, it is likely that this will change soon, since the marketing for rogue anti-virus programs like Perfect Antivirus 2012 quickly dries up as soon as PC security analysts detect Perfect Antivirus 2012 for what Perfect Antivirus 2012 is. This is why criminals release multiple clones of their fake security products. In fact, Perfect Antivirus 2012 has various clones, such as the fake Bitdefender Antivirus (with or without ‘2012′ added to the end and is not associated with the legitimate company Bitdefender). Like most rogue anti-virus programs, Perfect Antivirus 2012 works by displaying misleading error messages in order to prompt inexperienced computers into buying a ‘full version’ of Perfect Antivirus 2012. Despite the fact that Perfect Antivirus 2012 claims that your computer is severely infected, ESG security analysts recommend removing this rogue anti-virus with the help of a reliable anti-malware application.

Perfect Antivirus 2012 Has No Way of Detecting or Removing Malware

Beyond its external appearance, Perfect Antivirus 2012 has no real anti-virus capabilities. In fact, criminals place most of their effort in giving Perfect Antivirus 2012 and its clones convincing interfaces. Perfect Antivirus 2012 also goes the extra step by creating problems on the victim’s computer system on purpose. Once this fake anti-virus program is installed on a computer system, a computer user will experience browser redirects, system instability, and constant warning messages claiming severe infection and system errors. Remember, any claims that Perfect Antivirus 2012 makes should be ignored. ESG malware analysts recommend attacking Perfect Antivirus 2012 directly rather than attempting to deal with any of its false detections. Often, Perfect Antivirus 2012 will be associated with malware components that have the ability to block or disable security applications. Because of this, ESG malware researchers recommend booting up your PC in Safe Mode or booting securely from an external memory device.

Protecting Yourself from Perfect Antivirus 2012

Perfect Antivirus 2012 has been mainly active since March of 2012, so it is important to ensure that your malware databases and anti-malware software are updated to at least that date in order to ensure that it will recognize Perfect Antivirus 2012 for what Perfect Antivirus 2012 is. Most Perfect Antivirus 2012 infections are a result of fake online malware scanners. Because of this, ESG malware analysts recommend receiving all anti-malware services and advice from legitimate, universally-recognized manufacturers of security software.

Type: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs

How Can You Detect Perfect Antivirus 2012?

Perfect Antivirus 2012 Removal Details

Perfect Antivirus 2012 has typically the following processes in memory:

  • %CommonAppData%.exe

Perfect Antivirus 2012 creates the following files in the system:

  • %CommonAppData%
  • %CommonAppData%

Perfect Antivirus 2012 creates the following registry entries:

  • HKEY_USERSS-1-5-21-861567501-152049171-1708537768-1003_Classes\%s “(Default)” = “”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesshellopencommand “(Default)” = “%CommonAppData%.exe” -s “%1? %*
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellexContextMenuHandlers{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClasses.exe “(Default)” = “”
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce “”
  • HKEY_USERSS-1-5-21-861567501-152049171-1708537768-1003_Classesshellopencommand “(Default)” = “%CommonAppData%.exe” -s “%1? %*

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This entry was last updated on 03/19/12 and posted on 03/19/12. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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