Windows Proactive Safety
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 4 |
| First Seen: | June 20, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | January 8, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
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Do not trust Windows Proactive Safety! Despite its name, Windows Proactive Safety will not keep your computer system safe, proactively or otherwise. There is a simple reason for this: Windows Proactive Safety is not a real anti-malware program, Windows Proactive Safety is actually a malware infection itself. Windows Proactive Safety will try to steal your money by trying to make you the victim of a common online scam. This scam is not sophisticated; criminals will try to make you believe that your computer system is severely infected with malware and will try to drive you to purchase a fake security program in order to fix these imaginary problems. If Windows Proactive Safety is installed on your computer system, ESG malware analysts strongly advise removing Windows Proactive Safety with the help of a reliable anti-malware program.
As was mentioned above, Windows Proactive Safety will try to demonstrate that your PC is in trouble. Windows Proactive Safety has several tactics Windows Proactive Safety can use to carry out this deception. The main one of these is displaying alarming error messages and a constant stream of pop-up notifications and system alerts. Windows Proactive Safety also mimics legitimate security programs closely and will display a fake system scan of your computer that will invariably reveal the presence of Trojans and viruses. Windows Proactive Safety has other ways of indirectly convincing you that your computer system is infected; for example, Windows Proactive Safety can cause your system to run slowly or Windows Proactive Safety can cause browser redirects. Whenever the victim tries to use Windows Proactive Safety to fix these supposed problems, the program will claim that the victim must 'upgrade' to an expensive 'full version' of Windows Proactive Safety.
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Windows Proactive Safety Belongs to an Extensive Malware Family
Windows Proactive Safety is part of a particularly big family of malware acknowledged as the FakeVimes family of rogue security programs. Since 2009, malware in the FakeVimes family has been responsible for millions of infections all around the world. There are numerous clones of Windows Proactive Safety, including programs like 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. These are all essentially the same malware infection. Entering the registration code 0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020 can trick Windows Proactive Safety into thinking that you have purchased its 'full version.' However, it is still necessary to take care of the Windows Proactive Safety infection with a real, reputable anti-malware application.
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File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Protector-mllt.exe | 3313bbc5ffd642dd82495ddd07091996 | 1 |
| 2. | %CommonAppData%\58ef5\SP98c.exe | ||
| 3. | %AppData%\Windows Proactive Safety\ScanDisk_.exe | ||
| 4. | %Desktop%\Windows Proactive Safety.lnk | ||
| 5. | %CommonAppData%\SPUPCZPDET\SPABOIJT.cfg | ||
| 6. | %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Windows Proactive Safety.lnk | ||
| 7. | %Programs%\Windows Proactive Safety.lnk | ||
| 8. | %AppData%\Windows Proactive Safety\Instructions.ini | ||
| 9. | %StartMenu%\Windows Proactive Safety.lnk | ||
| 10. | %CommonAppData%\58ef5\SPT.ico |
