Windows Accidents Prevention
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Understanding Windows Accidents Prevention
Windows Accidents Prevention is a dangerous rogue anti-spyware program. This harmful application is not designed to prevent accidents and Windows Accidents Prevention absolutely has nothing to do with the makers of Windows. It is a harmful infection that mimics genuine security programs to steal your money. Rogue anti-spyware programs belong to a type of malware known as scareware. Windows Accidents Prevention is named like this because Windows Accidents Prevention is engineered to scare computer users by making them believe their computer is in trouble. Windows Accidents Prevention acts like a real anti-spyware tool. However, the very cause of most of the problems on the infected computer is Windows Accidents Prevention itself.
Windows Accidents Prevention and the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Windows Accidents Prevention is part of a notoriously invasive family of rogue anti-spyware program. This group of rogue anti-spyware programs is known as the "Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert" family of rogue anti-spyware programs. The reason behind this is that the first sign of an infection is a false notification from Microsoft Security Essentials. This false alert will prompt the user to download and install Windows Accidents Prevention to remove an imaginary Trojan infection. All of the programs in this group of rogue anti-spyware programs have the same user interface. The only thing that changes from clone to clone is the rogueware's name, which is displayed on the top, left side of the interface. These names can be hilariously nonsensical. They may, in fact, be randomly generated to resemble genuine-sounding names for a security application. Some examples of clones of Windows Accidents Prevention are Windows Troubles Solver, Windows Troubles Killer, Windows Saviour Firewall, Windows Steady Work, Windows Work Checker, and countless others. They first started appearing in 2010 and are thought to have originated in the Russian Federation.
Avoiding Windows Accidents Prevention in the First Place
There are a few things you can do to avoid Trojans carrying harmful software like Windows Accidents Prevention. What it all boils down to is being careful when browsing the Internet. That means making sure that you don't click on unknown links or download unknown files. You should also always have an anti-virus monitoring your Internet connection and checking any external devices before connecting them to your computer. Most importantly, avoid high-risk websites. These include adult video sites, file sharing networks and third-party sites containing updates for Flash, Java or Windows itself.
Dos and Don’ts of Removing Window Accidents Prevention from Your Computer
If Windows Accidents Prevention is already on your computer system, follow these simple dos and don'ts when attempting to remove Windows Accidents Prevention:
- DON'T give Windows Accidents Prevention your credit card information.
- DON'T attempt to remove Windows Accidents Prevention manually if you don't know what you are doing.
- DON'T attempt to delete any files marked by Windows Accidents Prevention as infected or potential security risks.
- DON'T pay any attention to security alerts and notifications displayed by Windows Accidents Prevention.
- DO use a genuine anti-malware utility to remove Windows Accidents Prevention automatically from your computer.
- DO perform a complete malware scan on your computer with a reliable anti-malware tool, once you've removed Windows Accidents Prevention.
File System Details
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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. | %AppData%\Microsoft\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe |
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