Vista Home Security 2012
Vista Home Security 2012 is fake security application that has a varying name defending on victim’s operating system. This rogue program is capable of penetrating a computer with the help of a Trojan. It may pass-thru any installed anti-virus application without detection. Trojan is capable of doing this through a sophisticated technique called rootkit. Malicious code is embedded on legitimate system process so that it can conceal harmful intent.
Once Vista Home Security 2012 is installed, it keeps on reiterating presence of viruses. It only ceases the fake pop-up alerts when you buy the commercial version of this worthless product. Due to certain registry modifications, this malware runs on itself at every Windows boot-up and runs a virus scan. Vista Home Security 2012 claims that dozens of threats are identified and immediately advise a removal using the licensed version of the program.
Never give your trust to Vista Home Security 2012. Rogue product such as this will only swindle your credit card account and steal sensitive data. This fake antivirus software is incapable of removing viruses neither it can protect computer from virus infection. Thus, spending for the Vista Home Security 2012 registration key is a mistake.
| Type | Rogue |
| Sub-Type | FakeAV |
| Aliases | XP Home Security 2012, Win 7 Home Security 2012 |
| OS Affected | Windows Vista |
| Detected By | MalwareBytes |
What are the Symptoms of Vista Home Security 2012?
Vista Home Security 2012 runs a virus scan and state that a number of infections exist on the computer. Similarly, this malware will display annoying pop-up alerts consisting the same threats. Some of the threats it may detect are Macro.Visio.Radiant and Virus.Boot-DOS.V.1526.
Automatic Removal of Vista Home Security 2012
STEP 1 – Registration
It is important that you enter the provided serial number and register Vista Home Security 2012. While running in full version, you may take back Internet access previously blocks by the malware. It is common for rogue program to prevent infected computer from browsing the web to avoid downloading of removal tool.
A) To enter the registration code, click on “Registration” located at the top of Vista Home Security 2012 console.
B) On registration box, click on “Manual Activation” and type any of the following key below on the box labeled Reg key: . Then click on “Activate Now.”
3425-814615-3990
1147-175591-6550
C) Once activated, Vista Home Security 2012 will attempt to remove detected threats. After that, it will also update the program. These process will take a while. You may cancel “Removing… and “Updating…” process and proceed with the actual removal immediately.
Now that Vista Home Security 2012 is running in full version, your computer will work normally even with the presence of the malware. Accessing the Internet will not be a problem and you can now download the removal tool as on next step.
Step 2 – Download Removal Tool
A) Download the removal tool and save it to any location on your hard drive. For quick access, it is recommended to save on your desktop.
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B) After downloading, locate the file and double-click to install. If unable to execute, right-click on the file and select “Run as Administrator.”
C) Install the program with default configuration. No changes is required during the installation process. It will open and update the database afterwards.
Step 3 – Restart Computer in Safe Mode
A) From an OFF mode, turn on the computer and before Windows logo begins to load, press F8 on your keyboard.
B) Windows will display Advance Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode from the list. While on Safe Mode, Windows will only load minimal files and registry enties excluding malicious components created by Vista Home Security 2012.
Step 4 – Scan and Remove
A) While on Safe Mode of Windows, locate the installed removal program. Double-click to run it.
B) Choose the option where you can provide full scan on the computer. Doing full scan is necessary to find all files and registry entries that are related to Vista Home Security 2012.
C) Once finished scanning, it will display all detected threats. Mark all items with check and click on “Remove Selected.” The program will prompt you to restart the computer, please do so.
IMPORTANT! Proceed to Step 3 of Manual Removal below to remove Rootkit Trojan associate with this malware.
How to Remove Vista Home Security 2012 Manually
Step 1 – Fix Windows Registry and Delete Files
A) Press F8 on keyboard as soon as you turn on the computer. Select Safe Mode from the list. This method loads only minimal resources of Windows.
B) There is a possibility that the malware will prevent your from running executable files. Vista Home Security 2012 also made changes to Windows registry that will launch a fake pop-up alerts when you attempt to run any programs. We need to resolve this issue by downloading the following file to fix the registry
FixReg-Vista.reg (http://file-download.im-infected.com/FixReg-Vista.reg)
Note: If malware prevents you from downloading the file, please get it using a separate clean computer. Transfer the file to an infected unit using optical disc such as CD and DVD, flash drive, external hard drive or memory modules.
C) Delete Windows registry entries. It is important to BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
- On Windows Start Menu, Click Start > Run. Alternatively, you can press [Windows Key] + R on your keyboard.
- Type in the field, regedit
- Find and delete the following registry entries
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation "TLDUpdates" = '1' HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "%1" %*' HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "%1" %*' HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "%1" %*' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = '"%LocalAppData%\tyd.exe" -a "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "AntiVirusOverride" = '1' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center "FirewallOverride" = '1'
D) Files related to Vista Home Security 2012 must be deleted:
- Browse and delete malicious files below.
- Some files cannot be deleted instantly. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open Windows Task Manager, look for any virus-related files mentioned on this page and highlight it, click End Process. Try to delete the file once more.
%AllUsersProfile%\fg76hekwiikdldiwekdsl99sd (or any random) %AppData%\Local\tyd.exe %AppData%\Local\fg76hekwiikdldiwekdsl99sd (or any random) %AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\fg76hekwiikdldiwekdsl99sd (or any random) %Temp%\fg76hekwiikdldiwekdsl99sd (or any random)
Note: fg76hekwiikdldiwekdsl99sd and tyd.exe can be any random characters. The malware uses random file name whenever it is installed on the system.
Step 2 – Run Antivirus Program
A) You must be connected to Internet to be able to update your anti-virus program. This is needed to have the latest database available and detect newer threats. Some antivirus programs update itself on a regular basis. There is also an option for manual update through the console of antivirus application.
B) Once updated, thoroughly scan the computer and clean or delete all detected threats. If your AV software is unable to delete malicious files, better put them into quarantine.
Step 3 – Remove the Rootkit Trojan
Rootkit Trojan are the one responsible why your system is infected with Vista Home Security 2012. This is also liable for most of the irregularities happening to your computer. Failure to remove rootkit Trojan may reinstate other infections including the rogue security application.
A) First, you need to download TDSS Killer from this location:
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208280684
Copy and paste the link to your browser. Once you are on the legitimate page of anti-rootkit, follow required instructions to download and install TDSSKiller.
B) When fully installed, click on the icon to run the program.
C) Press the button that says “Start Scan” to begin detection of malicious objects.
D) It will display a list of detected objects and their description. This tool will recommend the appropriate action (Cure or Delete). We suggest to Cure objects that were identified Suspicious.
E) To apply desired actions, click on Continue. It will display the result and advise to restart the computer.
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