Vista Error Doctor 2011

Vista Error Doctor 2011 is not actually a Windows product. It does not come pre-installed with Windows, and Vista Error Doctor 2011 has nothing to do with Microsoft. Vista Error Doctor 2011 is a fake anti-virus program, and you should not trust Vista Error Doctor 2011.

The signs of an infection with Vista Error Doctor 2011 are obvious, because Vista Error Doctor 2011 exists in order to trick PC users into thinking that Vista Error Doctor 2011 is real anti-virus software, that their computers are packed with viruses and that their only hope is to pay for a "full" version of Vista Error Doctor 2011 in order to remove the threats. So, you will know if Vista Error Doctor 2011 is present on your computer, because Vista Error Doctor 2011 will immediately engage in very disruptive scare tactics. The thing that some people fail to notice is that Vista Error Doctor 2011 is a well-constructed fake anti-virus application, which allows Vista Error Doctor 2011 to hide in plain sight, even though Vista Error Doctor 2011 is malware.

How Vista Error Doctor 2011 Infects a PC

Vista Error Doctor 2011 relies on Trojans in order to infect computers; Vista Error Doctor 2011 does not download itself directly or infect a computer directly. The rogue anti-virus applications that Vista Error Doctor 2011 is related to have a history of taking advantage of shortened links or links posted on Facebook. This is because the Trojan that assists these fake anti-virus programs is easily installed through a drive-by download, where you click on a malicious link, and just by doing that you cause the Trojan to download. (For example, malicious links can exploit your browser settings for running Javascript.) Alternatively, the Trojan may be hidden in or bundled with some other thing that you download online, with files from sketchy websites. Either way, once the Trojan is downloaded, it takes care of getting Vista Error Doctor 2011 installed and set up. Vista Error Doctor 2011 will become active the next time you start Windows.

Vista Error Doctor 2011 uses fake system scans and fake security alerts as Vista Error Doctor 2011's main scare tactics. Every time your computer starts, Vista Error Doctor 2011 will load its phony user interface, which looks relatively realistic thanks to a pirated Windows logo, a blue and green color scheme, and some icons that are supposed to represent the program's functions. This interface is where Vista Error Doctor 2011 will run its bogus scans of your computer, which will always turn up long lists of threats. Vista Error Doctor 2011 will tell you that the only way to remove all of these so-called "threats" is to pay for a license for Vista Error Doctor 2011's software, and Vista Error Doctor 2011 will even take you to Vista Error Doctor 2011's website, where you can pay for that license by credit card. Unfortunately, because Vista Error Doctor 2011 can't scan for viruses, there isn't anything to remove; and because Vista Error Doctor 2011 can't remove threats, purchasing a license would be pointless. The whole thing is a scam.

Aside from the fake scans and alerts, Vista Error Doctor 2011 will try to prevent you from removing it, or from even researching Vista Error Doctor 2011. So, Vista Error Doctor 2011 will block all other programs from running, including Task Manager. It also disables all of Windows's built-in defenses, like the firewall and Security Center alerts. Vista Error Doctor 2011 specifically targets Internet Explorer and Firefox, in order to prevent you from using them to go online and find information about Vista Error Doctor 2011, or to download real anti-virus software. If you do try to go online, Vista Error Doctor 2011 will either redirect you to one of Vista Error Doctor 2011's own malicious websites, or Vista Error Doctor 2011 will give you a security error screen that indicates that the site you were trying to visit has been blocked because it is malicious. In effect, Vista Error Doctor 2011 holds your computer hostage. Even worse, Vista Error Doctor 2011 doesn't relinquish Vista Error Doctor 2011's grip on your computer if you pay the ransom.

Malware Related to Vista Error Doctor 2011, and What is Really Going On

Vista Error Doctor 2011 is not new or unique; Vista Error Doctor 2011 is just the latest generation in a long line of rogue anti-virus applications. Vista Error Doctor 2011 has evolved and is slightly more complex than Vista Error Doctor 2011's predecessors, but it is the same malware – from the same people – at Vista Error Doctor 2011's core. Furthermore, the malware at the core of Vista Error Doctor 2011 is capable of naming itself based on the operating system Vista Error Doctor 2011 finds on the infected computer. Vista Error Doctor 2011 will only occur on computers running Windows Vista. If you took the same malware and put it on a computer running Windows XP, it would name itself something starting with XP (as well as two or three other words randomly selected from lists).

This malware that renames itself, and which appears to be multiple different threats, is generically known as Trojan.Win32/FakeRean. The tell-tale sign of the presence of Win32/FakeRean is that the malware installs and uses files called ave.exe or av.exe (Vista Error Doctor 2011 uses both). This malware, which sometimes manifests as Vista Error Doctor 2011, has countless names and versions that all support a single ongoing scam. This scam has used variations on this malware since at least 2008, and Vista Error Doctor 2011 has been traced back to Russia.