PC Clean Pro is a counterfeit application, which tries to pass by as a legitimate anti-virus tool. In reality, however, it does not have the slightest intention or ability to detect or remove viruses from your computer – it only aims at making you pay for its useless services.
Malicious advertising is the first step used by cyber criminals when it comes to PC Clean Pro. This rogue is spread via Trojans, which are hidden in compromised websites. If the user clicks through the website, the Trojans get installed on the computer without asking for authorization. They sneak in via vulnerabilities in the computer system, which are mainly caused by outdated software. Therefor, it is highly advisable to keep all your software updated and keep away from any suspicious websites.
Once inside the PC, the Trojans do not hesitate but immediately bring the PC Clean Pro infection. For those of you, who have come across other such fake anti-virus programs, the tricks used by this one will not be a surprise. As soon as it installs itself, it starts producing a variety of fake alerts and notifications, which warn about non-existing security threats. An example of such bogus pop-ups is:
PC Clean Pro has detected 487 unwanted and compromising items on your computer.
These items are very likely to jeopardize your privacy. You must clean your PC now.
487 is indeed a scary number when it comes to computer viruses, but having in mind that this is a deceitful message, you should not let it frighten you. It is in fact one of the few scare-tactics used by PC Clean Pro in order to convince the victims that their computers are severely corrupted. What’s left is to make them believe that PC Clean Pro is the solution to all their security issues. Please note that in reality there are no such threats in your computer and this is all a scam.
Figure 1. PC Clean Pro fake scan
When the user is already scared enough by the deceitful pop-ups, PC Clean Pro evokes its fake scanner. Hackers have made sure to present the non-existing viruses in a most frightening manner. The “Found Items” risk level is “severe” and the user is urged to pay for the so-called “registered” version of PC Clean Pro:
You need to register PC Clean Pro to clean compromising and personal items found.
Click the “Register Now” button below to obtain the license key and remove useless or unwanted material from your PC.”
This malicious advertisement of the rogue seems luring and, if the victim is already frightened by the prospect of having 487 malware pieces in the system, it might even do the trick. However, there is probably no need to say that purchasing the full version of the rogue is the last thing you should do, having in mind that this way you will be sending your money to hackers. The full version of this program cannot find or remove viruses from a computer. What is even more disturbing is the fact that PC Clean Pro opens up the computer system for other malware pieces that may threaten your private information.
Having read the description of PC Clean Pro you already know that in case you spot this program on your computer, you should immediately take measure for its elimination. Its annoying pop-ups will not seize to appear and the operations it performs will hamper your work on the PC and will slow it down, therefor the best way to cope with PC Clean Pro is to remove it as soon as possible with the help of a genuine AV tool.
*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.