Information about Vista Home Security 2012
Vista Home Security 2012 is a clear version of rogue anti-spyware which comes from the same family of rogue anti-spyware as Win 7 Home Security and others. Note that this predecessor has been on the list of the most devastating malicious programs of the last few months. Vista Home Security 2012 is almost the same in its GUI design and uses similar ways of distribution. This scamware tends to penetrate into computers in a pretty simple way – usually, it’s a trojan based intrusion that is done without any user's permission asked.
The first thing Vista Home Security 2012 does when it is downloaded is displaying some misleading pop-ups and running a fabricated security scanner. These ads try to convince you that you got many security problems and lots of malware items on your machine. Of course, in reality things are not so bad because Vista Home Security 2012 is the only malware on your machine. However, it can be really hard to eliminate it, so use a reputable anti-spyware program for that.
To make you concerned about your machine, Vista Home Security 2012 reports:
Privacy threat!
Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair.
Stealth intrusion!
Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now.
Win 7 Internet Security 2012 Alert
Security Hole Detected!
A program is trying to exploit Windows security holes! Passwords and sensitive data may be stolen. Do you want to block this attack?
As you can see, this utility is a real scareware that tries to frighten people with its false positives. One of the most important rules in terms of treating Vista Home Security 2012 is to not believe the information it reports. Secondly, you must take care with it by removing it from your computer, otherwise it will promote more parasites on to your PC. When uninstalling Vista Home Security 2012, you are likely to find some problems because it won't be listed on Add/Remove Programs and it is likely to prevent its victims from removing it with antivirus tools. To get rid of Vista Home Security 2012 for good, use these registration codes forst of all: 1147-175591-6550, 2233-298080-3424, 9443-077673-5028. In addition, run a full system, scan with a reputable anti-spyware program.
Vista Home Security 2012 Facts
- Vista Home Security 2012 pretends to increase security of your PC
- Vista Home Security 2012 free version will show popups, alerts and fake results to convince you to pay
- Vista Home Security 2012 creators will not deliver license keys upon paying or the full version will not be functional
- Vista Home Security 2012 might be used to download and advertise other malicious software
- Vista Home Security 2012 might disable some of your PCs or its programs functions
Manual Vista Home Security 2012 removal instructions
Some of them are 3-letter ones, but there might be some named longer.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe "Content Type" = 'application/x-msdownload'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\DefaultIcon "(Default)" = '%1' = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command "(Default)" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\runas\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile "(Default)" = 'Application'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile "Content Type" = 'application/x-msdownload'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\DefaultIcon "(Default)" = '%1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command "(Default)" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command "IsolatedCommand" - '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\DefaultIcon "(Default)" = '%1'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\runas\command "(Default)" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\runas\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile "Content Type" = 'application/x-msdownload'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command "IsolatedCommand" = '"%1" %*'
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "%1" %*'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\[random 3 letters].exe" /START "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"'
%AppData%\Local\[random].exe (look for 3-letter names)
%AppData%\Local\t3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\t3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru
%Temp%\t3e0ilfioi3684m2nt3ps2b6lru
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