Antivirus Security Pro 2013

Posted: November 4, 2013

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% 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.

Ranking:	2,753
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	9,818

First Seen:	November 4, 2013
Last Seen:	October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Antivirus Security Pro 2013 is the newest version of regular new iterations of fake anti-malware products based on the WinWeb Security family's design template. This template includes attacks for hampering your PC's security, blocking other applications and displaying fraudulent system alerts as ways to force you into paying for Antivirus Security Pro 2013's registered version. Although Antivirus Security Pro 2013 has the perfect appearance of a typical anti-virus scanner, neither its scans nor its pop-ups include legitimate security information. Malware researchers, of course, always recommend removing any version of Winwebsec with anti-malware products even more potent than this scamware's defenses, and deleting Antivirus Security Pro 2013 may require extra steps for disabling Antivirus Security Pro 2013 beforehand.

Monitoring the Encroaching of Fake Antivirus Security in 2013

Antivirus Security Pro 2013 is one of the latest members of the Antivirus Security Pro branch of Winwebsec, a family of fake anti-malware scanners long known for their fake system alerts and more sinister capabilities that may dismantle the basic security of your computer. While Antivirus Security Pro 2013 pretends to be a brand new program unrelated to these past versions of scamware, Antivirus Security Pro 2013 has shown all signs of including these unreliable functions, along with intent to steal money by providing misinformation to its victims.

Antivirus Security Pro 2013 may install or be installed by secondary PC threats, including various worms and Trojans with additional attacks. However, malware experts can confirm that victims of Antivirus Security Pro 2013 infections always can expect the following issues at a minimum:

Other applications may have their memory processes terminated to deny you access to them. In particular, Antivirus Security Pro 2013 has been known to target some brands of Web browsers, such as Opera and Chrome. Browser not blocked entirely by this attack may be hijacked instead (as is most likely in the case of Internet Explorer). Some basic security utilities, including the Registry Editor, Task Manager and MSConfig also may be blocked.
Antivirus Security Pro 2013 also may display a range of different security warnings that will warn you of the presence of various nonexistent PC threats. Although Antivirus Security Pro 2013 actually isn't able to detect threats, Antivirus Security Pro 2013 will persistently claim to have detected high-level threats until you've spent money on its non-functional software. This includes imitating the results of an anti-malware system scan.
Negative modifications to your system settings also may be implemented. The Windows Firewall, update manager and UAC all may be nonfunctional, for example.

Saving Your Security from the Pro Security Saboteur

As an outright danger to your computer rather than any kind of anti-virus protection, Antivirus Security Pro 2013 always should be removed from your PC with both good speed, and the help of suitable anti-malware tools, particularly since other PC threats may be installed along with Antivirus Security Pro 2013. Because Antivirus Security Pro 2013 may block any programs that could help you remove Antivirus Security Pro 2013, deleting Antivirus Security Pro 2013 first requires that you disable Antivirus Security Pro 2013 through such time-tested methods as Safe Mode or the use of an emergency backup operating system.

Antivirus Security Pro 2013 usually is distributed through methods that involve drive-by-download attacks and/or Trojans with threat-installing features that may be distributed through spam e-mail or social networking links. While Antivirus Security Pro 2013 is the latest member of Winwebsec, malware researchers warn that other variants of this scamware also may be in distribution, including Antivirus Security, System Security, AntiSpyware Pro 2009, Total Security, Total Security 2009, Security Tool, Trojan.RogueAV.a.gen, System Adware Scanner 2010, FakeAlert-KW.e, Advanced Security Tool 2010, System Tool 2011, MS Removal Tool, Antivirus Center, Security Shield, Personal Shield Pro, Advanced PC Shield 2012, Security Sphere 2012 and Futurro Antivirus.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

https://search.wiseghostapp.com/?

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Warning! Infected file detected Location: File SystemSuspicious activity detected in the application notepad.exe to the behavior of the virus Win32/Conficker.X. For your security and to avoid loss of data, the operation of application cmd.exe has been temporarily restricted.