Mon, Jun 25 2012 15:35
Don
Windows Premium Console Removal Guide
Windows Premium Console is a computer infection from
the
Rogue.FakeVimes
family of rogue anti-spyware programs. Programs from this family are
spread via three methods. The first method is hacked web sites that host
malicious scripts that attempt to exploit vulnerabilities on your
computer to install Windows Premium Console without your permission or
knowledge. The second method is through Trojans that pretend to be a
codec or software that is required to view an online video. The last
method is through advertisements that pretend to be online anti-malware
scanners that state your computer is infected and then prompt you to
download and install the rogue to remove the detected threats.
While being installed, Windows Premium Console will set itself to
start automatically and will create numerous Windows Registry entries
that make it so you are unable to launch your normal programs. When you
attempt to launch one of your normal security programs, these Registry
entries will instead launch the rogue and state that your programs are
infected.
Once started, the program will perform a fake scan of your computer
and state that there are numerous infections present. If you attempt to
remove any of these infections, though, the program will state that you
first need to purchase it before it will allow you to do so. As these
threats are either non-existent or harmless files, please ignore any of
the scan results and instead remove this rogue via the guide below.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-windows-premium-console
Filed under: Malware Removal Guide