Windows XP Internet Security 2012 is the name of the latest dangerous computer parasite, created by international cyber-criminals. Security researchers find that, in the last few weeks, Windows XP Internet Security 2012 rogue is attacking computers all over the world. This malicious program is another fake antivirus program which will show pop-ups to tell the user that the computer has been infected by malwares, trojans and viruses. Along with these fake messages, Windows XP Internet Security 2012 will disturb the normal work of the infected PC by disabling Windows task manager and registry editor, as long as other executables installed on the computer. The one and only goal of this scam is to extort affected user to pay for its “full version”. Our readers should keep in mind that there is no such version – this program has nothing to do with legitimate security software. Windows XP Internet Security 2012 is simply an extortion tool in the hands of hackers that is made to sweep the money out of your wallet. If you find your computer infected with this threat, you must remove Windows XP Internet Security 2012 immediately.
Once this serious infection makes its way into unprotected computer, it will change certain registry keys in order to ensure it will autostart every time the computer is rebooted. Next, Windows XP Internet Security 2012 will block Windows task manager and registry editor in order to make its manual removal really hard. The other step that this threat performs is auto-starting security scans. As you may suppose, those scans find hundreds of infected files on the computer where the scanner is run. The truth is that this scan, as well as Windows XP Internet Security 2012, is completely fake. The files reported as malicious are either legitimate files part of Windows OS, either files that belong to legitimate programs. That’s why no one should purchase the full version of this scam, because first of all there is no such thing as “the full version” of this bogus program and second, Windows XP Internet Security 2012 DOES NOT provide any protection at all – it has nothing common with a legitimate security software.
In many cases, users can remove Windows XP Internet Security 2012 manually. The hardest job is to stop its running process. Many infected users report that they are unable to run Windows task manager while Windows XP Internet Security 2012 is running. They can avoid this by using Process Explorer – a powerful tool by Mark Russinovich. Once infected user kills the malicious process, he should delete all Windows XP Internet Security 2012 files. Last it is a good practice to check Windows registry for leftovers from the infection and to clean them too.
Cyber-criminals do not have a day off. Everyday thousands of new malwares flood the Net. Everyone should avoid suspicious and underground websites, keep Windows up-to-date and install a legitimate anti-virus program.
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