PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert

Computer users receiving messages from PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert should check their computer immediately to ensure that it has not become infected with malware. This is because PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert is actually part of a rogue security program attack which uses fake system alerts and error messages to persuade computer users that they need to purchase useless, low-quality or even malicious applications. While PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert carries out a common version of the fake security software scam, PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert has certain components that make PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert considerably more malicious and difficult to remove than most run of the mill fake security applications.

The PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert scam is not difficult to understand and has been used by criminals for nearly a decade to trick computer users. Basically, PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert impersonates alerts and error messages from a legitimate security program. This is done to trick inexperienced computer users into thinking that their computer is being attacked by various malware threats. In reality, PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert is a kind of malware infection itself, known as a rogue security program, which is typically associated with a Trojan infection. If the victim believes the PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert messages and tries to remove these supposed malware threats from their computer, more error messages appear. These indicate that the PC user needs to buy a 'full version' of PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert, which is just as useless as the original as well as costing a considerable amount of money.

What is a motive of concern on a PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert infection is that this fake security application can end up in a variety of symptoms on the infected computer apart from fake error messages. PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert can render inoperable the Windows Task Manager and the Windows Registry Editor, as well as other components of Windows that can be valuable when managing a malware infection. PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert can also cause a computer to become slow, unresponsive and behave erratically. Because of this, ESG malware researchers strongly advise using a strong anti-malware application to remove PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert from an infected computer immediately.