What is most important about protecting your computer and personal information is to find a reliable and effective security application. If you are about to buy and install an AV program, then you have first to check the legitimacy of the tool. If the name of the application is Internet Security Guard, then it would be much better to stay away from this tool, as it will cause nothing but troubles. Internet Security Guard is known to be one of the latest creations of hackers and to be a scam tool aimed at taking your money. This application was created not to detect computer infections and system errors. Its one and only aim is to trick unsuspecting PC users into thinking they need to buy the full version of Internet Security Guard to fix their machines and protect their personal and financial information. However, the users are not aware about the real intentions of the malicious intruder that has sneaked into their machines and rooted itself deep into the system.
Internet Security Guard is reported to be a member of the well-known Rogue.VirusDoctor family. The program uses two deceitful methods to gain access to targeted computers. The application uses malicious web pages that pretend to provide free online scans. The truth is that if a user is tricked into scanning his PC with the fake scanner, the final results will show only frightening results. There will be many infected files that need to be removed as soon as possible. The user will be told to download some unknown security tool. However, thus Internet Security Guard will be transferred to his PC. Internet Security Guard does not need his approval to access the machine and install itself. After that Internet Security Guard will hide itself and then create many infected files. Another way used to spread Internet Security Guard is via compromised web pages that detect vulnerabilities in programs running on targeted PCs. After the vulnerabilities are detected, they are exploited to transfer the infection to the computer.
Figure 1. Internet Security Guard GUI
Internet Security Guard will start showing fake system notifications. They will warn the user about serious system errors and problems. The information displayed is not true, and it does not provide a real idea about the state of the system. On the contrary, Internet Security Guard will show fake warnings and delude the user into thinking there are serious problems with his PC. The warnings will include the following information:
System Message
Your PC may still be infected with dangerous viruses. Internet Security Guard protection is needed to prevent data loss and avoid theft of your personal data and credit card details. Click here to activate protection.
Address space conflict
Warning! Access conflict detected
An unidentified program is trying to access system process address space.
Memory access problem
WindowsErrorForm has encountered a problem at address 0x1FC408.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
There will be also fake scans that will show many compromised files and system errors. Internet Security Guard will claim that you need to buy its full version to fix the problems. Otherwise, you will not be able to remove the files and protect your system. However, Internet Security Guard will not let you know that it is the real intruder, and it puts your whole system in danger. Moreover, the information stored on your PC may be misused if you do not remove the attacker as soon as possible.
Do not reveal any personal details to this fake tool. Uninstall Internet Security Guard immediately, together with any files it has created. Choose a reliable and legitimate security tool. It will warn you about any computer threats and infected files.
*SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware suite to remove the malware threats.