PrivacyGuard 2010 will run a fake scan on a victim's machine claiming to be looking for viruses and other system errors, indicate that it has fixed the malcode and “errors”, but then claim it has found problems it is unable to fix until the victim purchases the application.
PrivacyGuard 2010 graphic interface:
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PrivacyGuard 2010 “Protected Mode” alert:
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PrivacyGuard 2010 files installed:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\PrivacyGuard 2010.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PrivacyGuard 2010\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\PrivacyGuard 2010\PrivacyGuard 2010.lnk
c:\Program Files\PC\
c:\Program Files\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\
c:\Program Files\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\1.ico
c:\Program Files\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010\PrivacyGuard2010.exe
c:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At1.job
PrivacyGuard 2010 Windows Registry changes:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PC
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PC\PrivacyGuard 2010
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Protection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Protect"
How to remove PrivacyGuard 2010:
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And how do we know that "VIPRE" (Sunbelt Software) isn't the outfit that CREATED the PrivacyGuard 2010 malware in the first place, or is just piggybacking to make money on someone else's malware?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm gonna "click here" to go to another unknown website.
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