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Trojan:Win32/FakeSpypro
Aliases: Rogue:Win32/FakeSpypro (Microsoft)
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This rogue security program falsely claims that your PC is infected with malware. It then encourages you to pay for a product to remove the "threats" from your PC.
See the Win32/FakeSpypro family description for more information.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Advanced troubleshooting
To restore your PC, you might need to download and run Windows Defender Offline. See our advanced troubleshooting page for more help.
You can also ask for help from other PC users at the Microsoft virus and malware community.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
Additional remediation instructions for this threat
This threat might make lasting changes to your PC's settings that won't be restored when it's cleaned. The following steps can help change these settings back to what you want:
- Reset Internet Explorer settings
- Reset the Hosts file back to the default
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center
