Windows Maintenance Suite
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Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
Infected Computers: | 4 |
First Seen: | June 6, 2012 |
Last Seen: | January 8, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Maintenance Suite is not designed to perform maintenance on your computer system. In fact, quite the opposite: Windows Maintenance Suite is a fake security program that is related to a multi-component malware attack on your PC. Windows Maintenance Suite belongs to a particularly large family of bogus security software known as FakeVimes. These kinds of malware infections carry out a common online scam which tries to prey on credulous computer users by persuading them that they must purchase useless fake security software like Windows Maintenance Suite.
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Windows Maintenance Suite’s Family of Malware Has Been Around for a Long Time
The FakeVimes family of rogue security software has been active since 2009 and, since then, it has been progressively getting more difficult to remove than ever before. This is because malware in the FakeVimes family released in 2012 is at its core functionally identical to previous versions of FakeVimes malware but is bundled with a dangerous rootkit component that is very difficult to remove. There are dozens of clones of Windows Maintenance Suite. Some examples of these, also released in 2012, include programs with names like Virus Melt, Presto TuneUp, Fast Antivirus 2009, Extra Antivirus, Windows Security Suite, Smart Virus Eliminator, Packed.Generic.245, Volcano Security Suite, Windows Enterprise Suite, Enterprise Suite, Additional Guard, PC Live Guard, Live PC Care, Live Enterprise Suite, Security Antivirus, My Security Wall, CleanUp Antivirus, Smart Security, Windows Protection Suite, Windows Work Catalyst. While most legitimate security programs can remove Windows Maintenance Suite, a specialized anti-rootkit program may be necessary to remove its associated rootkit component.
How Windows Maintenance Suite Tries to Trick You out of Your Money
Windows Maintenance Suite has many components designed to convince you that your PC is infected with malware. Among the tricks Windows Maintenance Suite has up its sleeve there are several error messages: pop-up messages from the Taskbar: fake system scans that Windows Maintenance Suite runs after start-up: and constant redirects to a website where you are urged to pay for a 'full version' of Windows Maintenance Suite. This fake security program can also cause application and system crashes, decrease your computer system's performance, block access to your own files, and make your computer system more vulnerable to other attacks. However, despite Windows Maintenance Suite's claims, these symptoms are caused by Windows Maintenance Suite itself and not by any other viruses or Trojans supposedly detected by this bogus security program.
Fortunately, you can trick Windows Maintenance Suite into believing that you have registered Windows Maintenance Suite. Simply enter the registration code 0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020. It is important to note that entering that code will not remove Windows Maintenance Suite and its associated malware components from your computer system. However, it will stop most of its irritating symptoms, making removal of Windows Maintenance Suite with a reliable anti-malware program less of a headache.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Windows Maintenance Suite
Windows Maintenance Suite Video
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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. | Protector-hhjq.exe | 61bd519e9e84ea12d9af329d08be1f7a | 1 |
2. | %AppData%\Protector-[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe |