Windows Process Regulator

Windows Process Regulator is a barely modified version of already known rogue security applications. The interface, scanner displays and error messages used by Windows Process Regulator may look real, but all these aspects of the threat only deliver false information. Besides delivering fake system info, Windows Process Regulator can also maliciously change the behavior of your web browser and arbitrarily stop applications from operating. Removing Windows Process Regulator is typically best handled by anti-malware software, since attempting to delete Windows Process Regulator manually can cause other system errors.

Windows Process Regulator is a Regular That Hitches a Trojan Ride to Work

Just like all the other rogue security programs in the same family, Windows Process Regulator uses the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Malware to clamber onto brand-new computer systems. This Trojan may infect your PC through unauthorized injection by malicious website or advertisement code, or through file downloads from insecure sources like P2P networks. The Trojan will begin with an alert like this one:

“Unknown Win32/Trojan was detected on your computer”

A faked show of scanning your system will reveal a (fictitious) Trojan.Horse.Win32.PAV.64.a infection that requires the installation of further security software to be removed. This is a simple ploy to get you to think that Windows Process Regulator belongs on your PC when, in reality, Windows Process Regulator is a fraud and just as malicious as a keylogger or virus.

After a reboot, Windows Process Regulator will take over your PC and begin to show off many different error messages, all of which are inaccurate. Here are just a few examples of the preprogrammed possibilities:

Warning! Database update failed!
Database update failed!
Outdated viruses databases are not effective and can't [sic] guarantee adequate protection and security for your PC!
Click here to get the full version of the product and update the database!

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: [application file name]
Name: [application file path]
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.

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

Warning! Running trial version!
The security of your computer has been compromised!
Now running trial version of the software!
Click here to purchase the full version of the software
and get full protection for your PC!

Exercise Some Personal Regulation on Windows Process Regulator

Fake errors are the most obvious indication of Windows Process Regulator infection but are far from Windows Process Regulator's most dangerous attacks. Other malicious symptoms of Windows Process Regulator include:

• Restricted program access. Windows Process Regulator may block anti-virus scanners and other helpful applications from running, including basic Windows utilities like the Task Manager and Registry Editor. Don't be tricked if Windows Process Regulator uses a fake corrupt error message along with this – your original program is almost certainly in top shape, but Windows Process Regulator has its own reasons for not wanting it to launch!
• Browser hijacking. Unauthorized tampering with your system settings can let Windows Process Regulator control which websites you visit, even to the point of preventing you from browsing security websites and forcing you to go to malicious ones.
• Windows Process Regulator running as a background process regardless of your attempts to shut Windows Process Regulator down. You don't even need to launch Windows Process Regulator on purpose - the rogue security program will add Registry entries that let Windows Process Regulator run every time the system starts.

Removing this fraud of a security application isn't a very onerous task, although you will want to have good anti-malware software on hand to delete Windows Process Regulator thoroughly. Keep your true security programs fully updated and active, and you should be able to remove Windows Process Regulator in Safe Mode without other problems arising.