Windows Passport Utility

 

Information about Windows Passport Utility

Windows Passport Utility is one more rogue program that belongs to a huge group of malware that spread using a name of Microsoft. To be more precise the program uses fake Microsoft Security Essentials alert. This message appears on the system claiming that your system was infected with a Trojan virus and it also recommends scaning you system and removing the Trojan. Here’s how the messages look like:

Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Potential Threat Details

Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click 'show details' to learn more.

Threat prevention solution found
Security system analysis has revealed critical file system vulnerability caused by severe malware attacks.
Risk of system files infection:
The detected vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to private information and hard drive data with a serious possibility of irreversible data loss and unstable PC performance. To remove the malware please run a full system scan. Press 'OK' to install the software necessary to initiate system files check. To complete the installation process please reboot your computer.

As soon as computer s restarted, Windows Passport Utility is loaded straight away. The application imitates looking for infections but in fact it’s not able to detect anything. Windows Passport Utility claims that your system is badly infected and asks you to purchase a licensed version of its program. Besides, the program causes tons of security notifications and pop up ads which recommend performing register entries analysis, run total system scan, etc.:

System Security Warning
Attempt to modify register key entries is detected. Register entries analysis is recommended.

System component corrupted!
System reboot error has occurred due to lsass.exe system process failure.
This may be caused by severe malware infections.
Automatic restore of lsass.exe backup copy completed.
The correct system performance can not be resumed without eliminating the cause of lsass.exe corruption.

Warning!
Name:
firefox.exe
Name: c:\program files\firefox\firefox.exe
Application that seems to be a key-logger is detected. System information security is at risk. It is recommended to enable the security mode and run total System scanning.

Make sure to know that these messages and scan results performed by Windows Passport Utility are falsified. You must remove this badware from your system without any hesitations. Please find our provided removal guide of Windows Passport Utility below this article.

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Windows Passport Utility Facts

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  • Windows Passport Utility pretends to increase security of your PC
  • Windows Passport Utility free version will show popups, alerts and fake results to convince you to pay
  • Windows Passport Utility creators will not deliver license keys upon paying or the full version will not be functional
  • Windows Passport Utility might be used to download and advertise other malicious software
  • Windows Passport Utility might disable some of your PCs or its programs functions

Manual Windows Passport Utility removal instructions

Note: Manual removal of parasite Windows Passport Utility is tedious and dangerous task if done incorectly. Stoping and deleting incorrect executables and DLLs, deleting registry entries might harm your PC. Thus we recommend using Spyware Doctor of PCTools for automatical scan and removal of computer parasites, or another reputable spyware remover.
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Kill malicious Processes:
[random].exe
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Remove malicious Registery entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsafwserv.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsavastsvc.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsavastui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsegui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsekrn.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsascui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsmpeng.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Optionsmsseces.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSystemRestore "DisableSR " = '1'
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Remove harmful Files:
%UserProfile%\\Application Data\\[random].exe
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Scan your System:
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Gabrielle  / 2011-05-28 23:03 Vote: 0 0 Quote
Wow, thatÂ?s a really clever way of thinknig about it!
 

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