Protection Center
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
Infected Computers: | 128 |
First Seen: | June 8, 2010 |
Last Seen: | September 12, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Protection Center is distributed by Trojans that can surreptitiously infiltrate targeted computers. Once Protection Center is inside a computer system, it will display fake security alerts and simulate a bogus system scan which will report that the system is badly infected with malware. The fake security alerts will mention threats such as Exploit.Win32 to convince users of the urgent need to purchase the "licensed version" of Protection Center to clean their computers from the supposed threats. Protection Center is unable to detect or remove any type of computer threat therefore users should not waste their money on this useless application.
Protection Center is a fake anti-spyware application from the FakeCog (CoreGuard) family, the same family of other rogueware such as PC Protection Center 2008, Protection System, CoreGuard Antivirus 2009, Paladin Antivirus, Dr.Guard, User Protection, Your Protection, Digital Protection, Data Protection, Defense Center, AnVi, PC Protection Center, Virus.DOS.RogueAntiSpyware, Fraud.Defense Center, Malware Protection Center, Adware.PCProtectionCenter.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
---|---|
Sophos | Mal/TDSSPack-Q |
Panda | Trj/CI.A |
NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Kryptik.EOU |
Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/FakeCog |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.LooksLike.Trojan.Dropper.Q |
McAfee | Generic FakeAlert.b |
Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Tdss.beea |
Fortinet | W32/FakeAlert.B!tr |
eSafe | Win32.GenHeur.Krypt |
DrWeb | Trojan.Packed.20389 |
Comodo | Heur.Suspicious |
AVG | Downloader.Zlob.ASMF |
Avast | Win32:Jifas-FY |
Authentium | W32/TDSS.C.gen!Eldorado |
AntiVir | TR/TDss.beea.58 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Protection Center
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. | cntprot.exe | 1662de7cba76994908e47e8c912148ab | 22 |
2. | cnthook.dll | 99c68fc1f688fce5162e3296c058df60 | 6 |
3. | mscdexnt.exe | 373223cfa506d708fb694fed4db971bb | 6 |
4. | asd7.tmp.exe | ffa989047471e02b2539162cafe03ff1 | 0 |
5. | kernel64xp.dll | a10d850d501dfbe67b16a1b597d08804 | 0 |
6. | cntext.dll | 7e9e79f68cd3d92cb11f4b59ffd11901 | 0 |
7. | wscsvc32.exe | bab93c87eb57b8b05dd120dee5cfad93 | 0 |
Registry Details
Directories
Protection Center may create the following directory or directories:
%ProgramFiles%\Protection Center |