Pc-inspector.microsoft.com
Pc-inspector.microsoft.com is a bogus security website installed into users' Hosts files by sneaky Trojans. This act causes users' browsers to be constantly redirected to Pc-inspector.microsoft.com which is a fake warning page that informs users that they are about to visit a harmful website. The fake warning page also recommends that users secure their internet surfing by clicking on the provided link. Users will then be redirected to Pc-inspector.com which is the purchase page for the rogueware called Antivirus Soft. Do not trust anything on Pc-inspector.microsoft.com and never purchase Antivirus Soft.
File System Details
Pc-inspector.microsoft.com may create the following file(s):
| # | File Name |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|
| 1. | %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sysguard.exe | |
| 2. | %Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\[random string]\[random string]sftav.exe |
Registry Details
Pc-inspector.microsoft.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyOverride" = ""
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "RunInvalidSignatures" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[random string]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyServer" = "http=127.0.0.1:5555"
