By Jim
Updated on Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Digital Protection is one rogue anti-spyware you might want to watch out for. Like usual malware of this type, Digital Protection pretends to scan your computer for viruses and display false alerts that you have a virus in your computer. Some of the messages it spews out contain the phrases “Warning! Virus threat detected!” and “A security threat detected on your computer!”.
Don’t be fooled by the scheme of this malware! It will ask you to upgrade to a “paid” version, promising better protection if you do but delivering nothing once you’ve paid up. If you had paid for this software already, file a dispute claim with your credit card company immediately. This application needs to be removed immediately. Keeping it around might cause you to lose precious data from your computer that can be used by hackers and criminals for their own nefarious purposes.
One of the nasty features of this badware is that it drops shortcuts to several porn sites right on your desktop, something you wouldn’t want if you share your computer with children. Don’t worry though, it’s easy to fix this malware in just a few simple steps. Read on to find out more.
What if Virus Will Not Let You Open Spyware Doctor or Blocks The Internet?
- Download Spyware Doctor and save to your Desktop (if you cannot download then bookmark this page and skip to Step 3 to restore your internet)
- Rename the file iexplorer.exe
- Restart your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking (keep tapping F8 while your system boots up)
- Launch Internet Explorer, click on Tools and then Internet Options.
- Click on the Connections tab and select LAN Options
- Uncheck the box Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN and click OK
- Launch iexplorer.exe (Spyware Doctor)
- Update Malware Definitions and click Start Scan
- Click the Fix Checked button and remove Digital Protection
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Digital Protection slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Digital Protection infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Digital Protection infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Digital Protection will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Digital Protection infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Digital Protection Processes
avp.exe
digprot.exe
Delete Digital Protection Files
%WINDOWS%\System32\vurrozj.dll
Remove Digital Protection Registry Files
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Digital Protection
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “digprot.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “avp.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = “1?
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal. If this doesn’t work try renaming the Spyware Doctor EXE file.
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