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Windows Tool.FakeSysDef is a rogue disk fragmenter / diagnostics tool that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine, in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

If Windows Tool.FakeSysDef has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Express Help from your computer now.

Christopher Boyd

Windows Processes Organizer is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine, in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

 If Windows Tool.FakeSysDef has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Express Help from your computer now.

Christopher Boyd

Windows Express Help is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Express Help graphic interface

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Windows Express Help install screen

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How to remove Windows Express Help:

If Windows Express Help has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Express Help from your computer now.

Windows User Satellite is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors and malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

VIPRE detection name: Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra

Windows User Satellite graphic interface

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Windows User Satellite warning screen

 
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How to remove Windows User Satellite:

If  Windows User Satellite has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows User Satellite from your computer now.

Windows Problems Solution is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors and malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

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Windows Problems Solution warning screen

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Windows Problems Solution install screen

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How to remove Windows Problems Solution:

If Windows Problems Solution has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Problems Solution from your computer now.

Windows Optimal Settings is a rogue security product the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

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How to remove Windows Optimal Settings:

If Windows Optimal Settings has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Optimal Settings from your computer now.

Antivirus System 2011 is a rogue security product in the UnVirex family that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Antivirus System 2011 graphic interface

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How to remove Antivirus System 2011:

If  Antivirus System 2011 has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Antivirus System 2011 from your computer now.

Windows Optimal Solution is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family. It pretends to find malware as well as system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Optimal Solution graphic interface

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Fake Microsoft Security Essentials alert screen

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Windows Optimal Solution install screens

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How to remove Windows Optimal Solution:

If Windows Optimal Solution has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Optimal Solution from your computer now.

Windows Risk Eliminator is a rogue security product that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It’s a clone of the PrivacyCenter rogue.

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How to remove WindowsRiskEliminator:

If Windows Risk Eliminator has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove WindowsRiskEliminator from your computer now.

Antivirus.Net is a rogue security product that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It’s a member of the FakeSpyPro family of rogues.

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Antivirus.Net scan window

 
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PDF Exploit that leads to new FakeSpyPro clone:

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How to remove Antivirus.Net:

If  Antivirus.Net has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Antivirus.Net from your computer now.

Windows Universal Tool is a rogue security product that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Universal Tool graphic interface

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How to remove Windows Universal Tool:

If Windows Universal Tool has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Universal Tool from your computer now.

AntiVira AV is a rogue security product in the FakeSpyPro family that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

VIPRE detection name: Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra

AntiVira AV graphic interface

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How to remove AntiVira AV:

If  AntiVira AV has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove AntiVira AV from your computer now.

Windows Care Tool is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Care Tool graphic interface

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Windows Care Tool install screen

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How to remove Windows Care Tool:

If Windows Care Tool has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Care Tool from your computer now.

Smart Internet Protection 2011 is a rogue security product that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It replaces the Personal Internet Security 2011 in the FakeVimes family.

VIPRE detection name: SmartInternetProtection2011.FakeVimes

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How to remove Smart Internet Protection 2011:

If  Smart Internet Protection 2011 has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Smart Internet Protection 2011 from your computer now.

Windows Antispyware Solution is a rogue security product that pretends to find system or registry errors or malware on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It is the latest member of the PrivacyCenter family of rogues.

VIPRE detection name:  Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra

Windows Antispyware Solution graphic interface

 
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WindowsAntispywareSolution install screen

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How to remove Windows Antispyware Solution:

If Windows Antispyware Solution has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove WindowsAntispywareSolution from your computer now.

DiskRecovery is a rogue security product in the FakeSysDef family that pretends to find hard drive and file errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

VIPRE detection name: Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra

DiskRecovery graphic interface

 
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DiskRecovery fake alert screen

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How to remove DiskRecovery:

If  DiskRecovery has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove DiskRecovery from your computer now.

Internet Security 2011 is a rogue security product that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It’s a new clone of the Antivirus2010.RTK of VXCactus.

Internet Security 2011 also installs the MBR rootkit.

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How to remove Internet Security 2011:

If Internet Security 2011 has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Internet Security 2011 from your computer now.

PC Security 2011 is a rogue security product in the FakespyPro family that pretends to find malicious code on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

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PC Security 2011 fake warning screen

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PC Security 2011 fake warning screen

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PC Security 2011 payment screen

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How to remove PC Security 2011:

If PC Security 2011 has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove PC Security 2011 from your computer now.

Windows Wise Protection is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Wise Protection graphic interface

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Windows Wise Protection install screen

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How to remove Windows Wise Protection:

If Windows Wise Protection has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Wise Protection from your computer now.

Windows Safety Protection is a rogue security product that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It’s a member of the Privacy Center family.

VIPRE detection name: Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra

Windows Safety Protection graphic interface

 
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WindowsSafetyProtection install screen

 
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How to remove Windows Safety Protection:

If  Windows Safety Protection has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Safety Protection from your computer now.

Windows Software Guard is a rogue security product in the Privacy Center family that pretends to find system and registry errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application.

Windows Software Guard graphic interface

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Windows Software Guard install screen

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How to remove Windows Software Guard:

If  Windows Software Guard has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Windows Software Guard from your computer now.

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware detects and removes a new application called HomeVaccine.

How do I know if I am infected with HomeVaccine?

This is how the main screen of the rogue application looks:

How do I remove HomeVaccine?

Visit our forums for detailed instructions. You can also get help there should you need it.

And note that the full version of Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware could have protected your computer against this threat.
We use different ways of protecting your computer(s):

• Dynamically Blocks Malware Sites & Servers
• Malware Execution Prevention

Save yourself the hassle and get protected.

Pieter Arntz

Full story: Metallica’s blog

Win Disk is a rogue security product in the FakeSysDef family that pretends to find system and hard drive errors on a victim’s machine in order to frighten him or her into purchasing this useless application. It’s detected as FraudTool.Win32.FakeAV.hdd (v).

VIPRE threat name: WinDisk.FakeSysDef

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How to remove Win Disk:

If Win Disk has infected your pc, you should remove it immediately. Click here to use VIPRE to remove Win Disk from your computer now.

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Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware detects and removes a new application called LiveBoan.

How do I know if I am infected with LiveBoan?

This is how the main screen of the rogue application looks:

How do I remove LiveBoan?

Visit our forums for detailed instructions. You can also get help there should you need it.

And note that the full version of Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware could have protected your computer against this threat.
We use different ways of protecting your computer(s):

• Dynamically Blocks Malware Sites & Servers
• Malware Execution Prevention

Save yourself the hassle and get protected.

Pieter Arntz

Full story: Metallica’s blog