Windows Web Shield
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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.
| Ranking: | 542 |
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 66,373 |
| First Seen: | May 13, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Web Shield is a rogue security application. Windows Web Shield is used to dodge gullible PC users by convincing them that their machines are severely infected with threats. To do this, Windows Web Shield will display false positives behaving like a legitimate security program so the computer user will agree with the purchase of a bogus 'full version' of Windows Web Shield. If Windows Web Shield is installed on your computer, you should understand that Windows Web Shield is not a real security program. Windows Web Shield is not designed to detect or remove threats. Windows Web Shield's main function is to fool inexperienced computer users in order to convince them to waste their money on fake updates or licenses for Windows Web Shield. Instead of following Windows Web Shield's instructions, malware researchers strongly recommend removing Windows Web Shield at once with a real security program that is fully up-to-date.
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Windows Web Shield is Another Useless Security Program
The Windows Web Shield tactic is not complicated. Malware analysts have been dealing with variants of Windows Web Shield for almost as long as Windows has been around. Among these variants are 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.
Windows Web Shield, in particular, belongs to a very large family of rogue security programs with hundreds of variants, the FakeVimes family, all using different names but identical strategies and appearance. The Windows Web Shield tactic may follow the steps outlined below:
- Windows Web Shield is installed on the targeted computer automatically, through social engineering or threat delivery methods.
- Once installed, Windows Web Shield makes harmful changes that allow Windows Web Shield to take control over the affected computer and disable legitimate security software.
- Windows Web Shield will display fake system scans, constant pop-up windows and other messages that will make computer users believe that Windows Web Shield, supposedly an anti-virus program, has found a large number of threats.
- Trying to use Windows Web Shield to fix these supposed infections leads to additional error messages claiming that the computer user needs to purchase an expensive 'full version' of Windows Web Shield.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Windows Web Shield
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. | svc-fnkk.exe | 38689f00ffd4c207c6e3b05ab6382828 | 2 |
| 2. | svc-nemx.exe | da01c4a6d6c79ce2823ec7de5b2dffd9 | 1 |
| 3. | svc-mkcy.exe | f80aabc5985c8076968877a50bcae268 | 1 |
| 4. | svc-iqqj.exe | 9810c954864fcf61f5a462366a215f20 | 1 |
| 5. | svc-eehs.exe | 16ea5cc2fd93da2e204aec87f813b09b | 1 |
