By Jim
Updated on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Personal Security is a pretty slick form of malware. That’s right it is MALWARE. Some folks might be fooled by the fact that it acts as if it is a real Personal Securityus program. Well it isn’t, in fact it’s the complete opposite. Personal Security is a virus that infects your system and then pretends that it will remove the infections for a fee.
Alright, let me guess. You’ve been bombarded by Personal Security pop-ups and alerts practically screaming how your system’s currently under attack by certain malware. It even mentions the names of those threats in the alerts. Then when you conduct a search in your hard drive, you actually find them there.
Well, are you ready for what I am about to reveal? Those files or threats you just found were actually created by Personal Security exactly for the purpose of making you believe the threats are for real. How else was it able to persuade all those unsuspecting victims to purchase its so-called “full version”?
Don’t fall for the hoax. The Personal Security virus can cause a lot of damage if it’s allowed to remain on your system. My recommendation is to remove Personal Security right away, the sooner the better. Not only can it shut down your system, the badware will also steal personal information.
Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Personal Security slow down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Personal Security 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 Personal Security infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Personal Security 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 Personal Security 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 Personal Security Processes
Delete Personal Security Files
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Computer Scan.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Help.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Personal Security.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Registration.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Security Center.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Settings.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity\Update.lnk
Remove Personal Security Registry Files
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\5FFB10D58FFCF482208906E6A889FD56
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “PSecurity”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\post platform “WinTSI 01.12.2009?
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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.
Posted under Fake Antispyware | 4 Comments
Posted by artin Age on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Please help remove personal security
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
I had to go to another computer to read this because Personal Security wont let me on any websites. It says they have "malicous software" , even MINICLIP!!!
Posted by parthiban on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
thanks man.. my system got more speed now…
i'm having slowing down of system while browsing and found my registry files not working.i saw this article and it helped me to fix it .
Posted by Randy on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
My friend I have problem with my pc regarding personal security, I am trying to remove using manual removal even in automatic remove but it is not working. I cannot delete win32extension.dll … the message coming is access denied and check disk is not full or write protected.
Please and thanks
randy