As you know, you have to be extremely cautious when surfing the Internet. Apart from the latest news, interesting movies and other things that may attract your attention, there are also malicious creations of cyber criminals that are aimed at taking your money. Fake programs, such as Smart Internet Protection 2012, are created to lure PC users into thinking they have to pay for some security application to remove infected files when, in fact, the program is nothing but a scam tool. Smart Internet Protection 2012 will try to mislead its victims into purchasing the useless full version of the application. After that the user will not be provided even with a registry key. Smart Internet Protection 2012 is not a genuine AV tool, and it cannot detect compromised files or system errors. The only thing Smart Internet Protection 2012 can do is to take your money and even make it possible for other computer infections to gain access to your system. Smart Internet Protection 2012 uses all the tricks common for rogueware application and would do anything to scare a person into thinking he needs the services of the fake program.
If you notice that when you want to open some web site, you are redirected to an unknown page that offers a free system scan or other suspicious services, then you have to keep in mind that you may be the latest victim of Smart Internet Protection 2012. There are some symptoms that prove that Smart Internet Protection 2012 has penetrated into your machine without your knowledge. Smart Internet Protection 2012 slows the normal work of your system. Moreover, it can hijack your browser and redirect your search results to insecure web sites. Smart Internet Protection 2012 will change your desktop settings in order to scare you into thinking that there are serious problems with your machine.
Figure 1. Smart Internet Protection 2012 screenshot
To convince you that you need to fix your system, Smart Internet Protection 2012 will start showing annoying messages. Even if you try to close them, they will pop up again and again. The messages will warn you about serious system problems that need to be fixed as soon as possible, otherwise there may be serious consequences. You may lose the information stored on your PC. Moreover, there may be a fatal system crash if you do not do something immediately. The messages will show the following problems:
Smart Internet Protection 2012 Warning
Intercepting programs that may compromise your privacy and harm your system have been detected on your PC. Click here to remove them immediately with Smart Protection 2012.
Smart Internet Protection 2012 Warning
Your computer is still infected with dangerous viruses. Activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and avoid theft of your credit card details. Click here to activate protection.
Smart Internet Protection 2012 will pretend to be scanning your system for infected files. The results of the scan will show you a lost with many compromised files that need to be removed as soon as you can. If you want to delete them manually, Smart Internet Protection 2012 will tell you that you cannot do that without the help of the full version of the suspicious tool. Then you will be taken to the web page of Smart Internet Protection 2012, where you will be asked to submit your personal and bank account details. If you have a closer look at the page, you will notice that there is little information about Smart Internet Protection 2012.
As you can see, Smart Internet Protection 2012 is a scam tool. It is not a legitimate and reliable security application, and it cannot protect your system. On the contrary, if you do not remove it immediately, it will change your registry settings and even modify your Windows system files. Uninstall the intruder as soon as possible and use a genuine AV program.
*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.