Thu, Jun 21 2012 19:29 Don

Windows Proactive Safety Removal Guide

Windows Proactive Safety is rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.FakeVimes family of computer infections. This family is categorized as a rogue because it purposely displays fake security warnings, false scan results, and hijacks your computer so that you are unable to run your normal applications. This infection is spread via three methods. The first method is fake online anti-virus scanners that pretend to scan your computer, state that your computer has numerous infections, and then prompt you to install the software. The second method is via hacked web sites that have malicious code that attempts to exploit vulnerabilities on your software to install Windows Proactive Safety without your permission or knowledge. The last method is through Trojans that pretend to be a video codec or a program that is required to watch an online video.

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