Windows Prime Accelerator

Windows Prime Accelerator is a rogue security application. Windows Prime Accelerator is one more member of broad threat family named FakeVimes that has been active for several years. Once Windows Prime Accelerator is installed, Windows Prime Accelerator takes over the infected computer, attempting to trick computer users by convincing them that they need to pay for a fake anti-spyware application. If Windows Prime Accelerator is installed on your machine, it needs to be clear that Windows Prime Accelerator is not a real security program. Windows Prime Accelerator is not capable of detecting or removing threats and, in fact, is considered a threat itself. Because of this, malware analysts strongly advise computer users to ignore all of Windows Prime Accelerator's instructions and to take immediate steps to remove Windows Prime Accelerator from the affected computer.

A Close Examination of Windows Prime Accelerator

Windows Prime Accelerator is usually installed using threat delivery techniques. The main way used to spread Windows Prime Accelerator is by using compromised advertisements that claim to offer a free threat scan. Since Windows Prime Accelerator is portrayed as a legitimate security program, there is an element of social engineering in how criminals spread this threat. Once Windows Prime Accelerator has been installed, Windows Prime Accelerator will make harmful changes to your computer's settings that will allow Windows Prime Accelerator to interrupt other software, display bogus error messages and run automatically.

Pulling out the Plug on Windows Prime Accelerator

Windows Prime Accelerator will try to prove that your computer is critically infected with threats. To do this, Windows Prime Accelerator will display bogus threat scans and spam you constantly with fake system alerts and notifications claiming that Windows Prime Accelerator has found numerous threats on your PC. Windows Prime Accelerator will also cause deliberate problems to mimic a threat attack, such as blocking access to the computer user's files, causing browser redirects and various performance issues. If computer users try to use Windows Prime Accelerator to fix these supposed problems, Windows Prime Accelerator displays additional error messages claiming that it is necessary to pay for a 'full version' of Windows Prime Accelerator which, if purchased, will be just as useless as the one already installed on your computer.

Windows Prime Accelerator belongs to a broad family of rogue security programs. Among its many variants are Virus Melt, Presto TuneUp, Fast Antivirus 2009, Extra Antivirus, Windows Security Suite, Smart Virus Eliminator, Packed.Generic.245, Volcano Security Suite, Windows Enterprise Suite, Enterprise Suite, Additional Guard, PC Live Guard, Live PC Care, Live Enterprise Suite, Security Antivirus, My Security Wall, CleanUp Antivirus, Smart Security, Windows Protection Suite, Windows Work Catalyst.