Antivirus Protection 2012

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

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Summary

Antivirus Protection 2012 is a variant of Win32/FakeRean, a family of rogue malware - fake scanners - that claim to scan your computer for malware, and display fake warnings of malicious files. They then inform you that you need to pay money to register the software in order to remove these non-existent threats. It may also disable the services on your computer and modify your security settings.

Different FakeRean variants may modify various settings on your computer (including security settings), terminate programs or system services, or block access to websites.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:

For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.

Additional remediation instructions for Antivirus Protection 2012:

This threat may make lasting changes to a computer's configuration that are NOT restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following article: