Windows Pro Web Helper

Posted: May 4, 2012

Threat Metric

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The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	5

First Seen:	May 4, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Windows Pro Web Helper is a malicious anti-virus scanner that's incapable of detecting or dealing with actual PC threats, but substitutes fraudulent system information, threat alerts and infection detections for real PC security features. Although Windows Pro Web Helper's appearance is designed to look convincing, none of its many warning messages or malware-filled scan results will ever provide any useful information for protecting your PC, as legitimate anti-malware products can verify. As a member of FakeVimes, Windows Pro Web Helper may also attack your PC's security directly via browser hijacks and other unwanted changes, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you delete Windows Pro Web Helper both hastily and with appropriate anti-malware software for this reason.

Digging Up the Truth Beneath Windows Pro Web Helper's Facade of Safety

Windows Pro Web Helper has the basic look of a real security program, but besides most of Windows Pro Web Helper's template being borrowed from an elderly version of Windows Security Center, its added functions are all entirely fake. System scans, taskbar balloons and other pop-ups only serve to display alerts about PC threats that don't really exist on your computer, while other aspects of Windows Pro Web Helper's features simply will open its website purchase form. Although SpywareRemove.com malware experts see no good coming of spending money on Windows Pro Web Helper, you may optionally choose to register Windows Pro Web Helper with the code '0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020' to simplify its removal (a freely-distributed key that also works for many other members of Win32/FakeVimes).

Besides typical scamware symptoms that attempt to frighten you into spending money, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that Windows Pro Web Helper can also include security-debilitating functions such as:

Disabling Windows features that block unauthorized system changes.
Redirecting your web browser after hijacking it, to unusual and potentially malicious sites, particularly search engines that benefit from PPC traffic.
Blocking security and anti-malware programs, as well as some types of competing rogue security software.

Helping Yourself to a Safe Disinfection of Windows Pro Web Helper

As far as your PC's security is concerned, Windows Pro Web Helper is no help at all and an active danger to your computer. As such, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage you to remove Windows Pro Web Helper immediately as soon as you notice Windows Pro Web Helper. While Windows Pro Web Helper's attacks will not leave permanent damage to your PC if reverted by competent software or a PC security expert, casual removal of Windows Pro Web Helper via methods like Control Panel are likely to fail. Hence, it's recommended that you disable Windows Pro Web Helper by one of various methods before deleting Windows Pro Web Helper in a thorough anti-malware scan.

The Windows Safe Mode feature or a system boot that bypasses the Windows Registry (such as booting from a networked drive) will let you launch Windows without Windows Pro Web Helper launching too, which SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also note to be handy solutions to Windows Pro Web Helper's software-blocking attacks. After that, as long as you have appropriate anti-malware products installed, getting rid of Windows Pro Web Helper should be simplicity in itself.

Windows Pro Web Helper's clones include (but aren't limited to) Privacy Guard Pro, PrivacyGuard Pro 2.0, Extra Antivirus, Fast Antivirus 2009, Presto TuneUp, Windows Security Suite, Smart Virus Eliminator, Packed.Generic.245, Volcano Security Suite, Windows Enterprise Suite, Enterprise Suite, Additional Guard, Live PC Care, PC Live Guard, Live Enterprise Suite, Security Antivirus, My Security Wall, CleanUp Antivirus and Smart Security.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%APPDATA%\Protector-raub.exe

File name: Protector-raub.exe
Size: 2.48 MB (2489856 bytes)
MD5: 0fe04be252ef427ce0eda2d563dcbb82
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 4, 2012

%APPDATA%\Protector-yjpo.exe

File name: Protector-yjpo.exe
Size: 2.48 MB (2489344 bytes)
MD5: a07cb63d362c4d996f6551696c98621c
Detection count: 59
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 4, 2012

%AppData%\NPSWF32.dll

File name: %AppData%\NPSWF32.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

%AppData%\Protector-{RANDOM 3 CHARACTERS}.exe

File name: %AppData%\Protector-{RANDOM 3 CHARACTERS}.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%AppData%\Protector-{RANDOM 4 CHARACTERS}.exe

File name: %AppData%\Protector-{RANDOM 4 CHARACTERS}.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

%StartMenu%\Programs\Windows Pro Web Helper.lnk

File name: %StartMenu%\Programs\Windows Pro Web Helper.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "ID" = 4HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings "net" = 2012-2-20_1HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegedit" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect" = 0HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMgr" = 0HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\{RANDOM CHARACTERS}.exeHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Inspector"

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Error Attempt to run a potentially dangerous script detected. Full system scan is a highly recommended.
2	Error Keylogger activity detected. System information security is at risk. It is recommended to activate protection and run a full system scan.
3	Error Software without a digital signature detected. Your system files are at risk. We strongly advise you to activate your protection.