FakeScanti

The Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti's family of rogue anti-spyware programs is an especially numerous family, which has been present online since at least 2010. Like on most rogue anti-spyware applications, the malware in the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti family will claim that the infected computer is severely infected. The malware will do this, in an attempt to convince its victim to purchase a license or a "full version" for a useless fake security application. ESG security researchers recommend ignoring all claims from rogue anti-spyware programs from the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti family; none of the supposed security programs associated with the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti have real anti-spyware capabilities. Some examples of malware belonging to the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti family include AV Protection 2012, AV Protection 2011, Cloud AV 2012, Security Guard 2012, Wolfram Antivirus, OpenCloud Security, OpenCloud AV, Milestone Antivirus and Your PC Protector. Rather than fixing your computer system, FakeScanti-related rogue anti-spyware programs will actually negatively impact your system's performance, deliberately cause a number of problems and pester you with a constant stream of fake security alerts and alarming error messages. Inexperienced computer users may be taken in by Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti's use of legitimate Microsoft logos or superficially-impressive user interfaces. However, ESG security researchers strongly recommend removing any malware associated with Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti immediately.
 

Main Effects of Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti

Rogue anti-spyware programs in the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti family will make harmful changes to your operating system's settings. They will usually also create new files in your Windows or System folder. Examples of these include svchasts.exe and desot.exe. Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti will also alter the Windows registry so that rogue anti-spyware programs will be allowed to start up automatically when Windows is launched, stop and start file processes and block certain programs or access to the Internet. When installed, a rogue anti-spyware program will also create a shortcut icon on the infected computer's desktop and add an entry to the Windows Start Menu.
 

Understanding the Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti Scam

The Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti scam is typical of most rogue anti-spyware programs. However, rogue anti-spyware programs related to Trojan:Win32/FakeScanti  are characterized by having very convincing interfaces and error messages. While most rogue security applications tend to be poorly written and can be quickly discerned by their bad grammar and spelling, rogue anti-spyware programs are highly professional in appearance and can trick their victims into purchasing these useless programs. Because of this, ESG malware analysts recommend being extremely wary of any unexpected pop-up messages or error messages that show up while browsing the Internet, especially if they are prompting you to download or purchase a security application or to run a free scan of your computer system. This is usually the first step in a dangerous malware infection.

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