Active Security is rogue of the FakeCog Family, which the downloader attempts to uninstall legitimate Security apps when detected to evade detection, some of which are listed below.
F-Secure
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
NOD32
Agnitum
Avira AntiVir
avast!
AVG
BitDefender
Sophos
Kaspersky
When infected with Active Security the user will be inundated with pop-ups stating the PC is infected, under attack or not protected. These security warnings and pop-ups are all fake, designed to scare the user into purchasing the software. Active Security will also run a system scan every time the PC is started. After every system scan Active Security will report numerous infections and will require the user to purchase the software before removing the infections. This is a complete scam, the system scan reports are fictitious, created to frighten people into thinking their PC is infected in hopes they will click and buy the software to clean their machines.
Files and Locations:%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security\asecurity.exe
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security\core.cga
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security\coreext.dll
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security\help.ico
%PROGRAM_FILES%\Active Security\uninstall.exe
%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\Active Security ReadMe.txt
%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\Active Security Support.lnk
%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\Active Security.lnk
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\Active Security
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\Active Security\Active Security Support.lnk
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\Active Security\Active Security.lnk
%COMMON_PROGRAMS%\Active Security\Uninstall Active Security.lnk
Active Security uses fake security warnings like the above to frighten people into downloading and buying the corrupt software
The Active Security rogue can be removed with manually methods, however, it is recommend to use our malware removal tool, VIPRE Antivirus.
You can download a free trial to remove the Active Security rogue from your PC for no cost by clicking on the link below:
http://www.vipreantivirus.com/Antivirus-Trial/VIPRE-Antivirus/
If you are unable to download and install our malware removal tool because this has infected your computer and is not allowing you to install the program, you can use our VIPRE Rescue Disc here:
http://live.sunbeltsoftware.com/