Brief Introduction to This Program
Windows Defence Unit is a newly released virus which comes from FakeVimes family. It is classified as a rogue ransomware or we can call it fake anti-virus program. This virus has a big difference with other viruses, which is that it can forge itself as a legit program which can provide protection for the computer. In this way, people can be cheated to get it downloaded into their computers. Hackers who design this fake can use the name of it to entice people to trust, so that it can infect a great number of computers in a short time. Cyber hackers can publish this fake program to many websites for people to download. People can be easily lured to download from seeing the fake description about it. Also, the spam E-mail attachment can also be a way for it to spread. People can be received phony E-mails with forged header information sent by cyber criminals who want to spread this virus. Once people click on the infected attachment, their computers get infected immediately.
As a malicious virus infection, this Windows Defence Unit has the ability to modify the computer system to get itself more vicious. Once it is activated on the infected computer, the legit anti-virus program which is already installed can be totally disabled as this fake can remove the execute files of the real one. Except disabling the anti-virus tool, the firewall of the infected computer can also be turned off by it. Computer with low security level can be infected more viruses and other computer threats. The windows registry can be changed arbitrary, some key settings in it can be removed or banned, also the entry of this fake can be added, so that it can be activated from the startup.
This Windows Defence Unit will start a full scan on the infected computer, but actually it is only a deceptive scan which tries to make people to convince how professional it is. About 2-3 minutes later, the result shows the computer is in danger, all the protection in the computer are out of function. The interface of this fake can cheat many computer users who are computer literates. It looks like professional but actually it doesn’t have the related functions like it lists on it. People cannot pass it to the desktop as it can block other programs to run. In this situation, this fake can force people to trust that it blocks the system just for the safety. If people want to remove those threats, they need to get ultimate protection from this Windows Defence Unit. Before it can work, people are asked to pay to activate the program to full version. That is the main part for the rogue program to do. Hackers use fake warning messages and the block of computer to cheat people to pay, in this way, they can make a killing from unwitting people! It is not a wise choice to pay for it as it does nothing helpful to your computer system.
Windows Defence Unit pretends as a useful tool for computer protection, however, it does no help to computer. It is a malicious virus which can cause many problems to the infected computer. It can block the computer system and do not allow other programs to run. Computer cannot access the desktop to do anything else. This fake program claims that the computer is at great risk which needs to be solved immediately. And in order to get help from it, people need to pay for the activation of it. Do not pay for this program as it is a virus, the best way to deal with it is to remove Windows Defence Unit fast.
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