The Security Solution 2011 family is becoming even bigger. Security Monitor 2012 is its new member, and it is known to use all deceptive techniques common for fake AV application to penetrate into targeted PCs. To penetrate into computers Security Monitor 2012 automatically downloads and installs itself with the help of Trojans. Although this program is not genuine and it cannot provide any security services, Security Monitor 2012 imitates the layout, and actions of reliable and effective anti-spyware software. After the application has gained access to your system, it will make everything possible to turn it into a complete mess and take control over the computer.
Figure 1. Security Monitor 2012 fake screen
This Trojan-based infection wants to mislead unsuspecting PC users into thinking they are dealing with a legitimate and trustworthy program. Security Monitor 2012 wants to trick victims into believing they can rely on Security Monitor 2012 and its services. Furthermore, the malicious program wants to deceive users into thinking their PCs are seriously infected, and the victims need to do something as soon as possible to avoid serious computer crashes. The first thing that the fraudulent program makes when it enters the targeted system, is to create many infected files hidden deep into the system. The program creates these files in the Windows Temp folder. After that the application starts showing frightening messages which warn the user about many compromised files and system errors. The problems detected seem to be very worrying, and the user is alarmed about some unauthorized remote connection, as well as insecure applications which are blocked. The messages will show the following information:
Security Center Alert
To help protect your computer, Security Center has blocked some features of this program.
Do you want to block this suspicious software?
Name: Screen.Grab.J.exe
Risk: High
You have a computer with a virus that sends spam.
This is a mass-mailing worm with backdoor thus allowing un-authorized access to the infected system.
It spreads by mass-mailing itself to e-mail addresses harvested from the local computer or by querying on-line search engines such as google.com.
The IPaddress that YOU are getting from Internet Service Provider (ISP) for YOU personal computer is on some major blacklist.
Your computer has been used to send a huge amount of junk e-mail messages during the last days.
You IP will be marked in the Police log file as mass-mailing spam assist.
Upgrading to the full version Security Monitor 2012 it will eliminate the majority of Spam attempts.
Security Center
Unauthorized remote connection!
Your system is making an unauthorized personal data transfer to a remote computer!
However, do not think that any of these problems is real. The truth is that these messages are displayed only to scare you into thinking there are many problems with your PC. Another trick used to deceive you into thinking you have to pay for the full version of Security Monitor 2012 is the fake system scan. The fake AV tool will pretend to be scanning your system to find infected files and computer viruses. The scan results will show a long list with many infected files which need to be removed as soon as possible, otherwise your whole system may crash. You may also lose the information saved on your PC. The truth is that the detected files are, in fact, the files the program has created itself.
Do not believe in any of these empty threats, as they are displayed only to mislead you into thinking you need to buy the registered version of Security Monitor 2012. The malicious tool wants to make you believe that it is the only application that is able to remove the infected files and solve any computer problems, but this is not true. The only intruder in your PC is Security Monitor 2012 itself, and it will continue its malicious plan.
To protect your computer and information, remove the malicious intruder as soon as possible. Do not let it trick you into paying for its fake full version and make sure that you have also removed any infected files created by it. Use a reliable and legitimate security application instead. Only in this way you can be sure that if there are some computer threats, you will be warned and will be able to take immediate actions.
*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.