Help! I can’t access explorer anymore. This Windows Defence Unit stops me to do anything on my laptop. It says that my computer has many viruses and threats. However, I can’t switch to another anti-virus program on my computer to have a double check. Does it block my computer for the safety? And I am asked to pay for this program so that it can help me remove those threats. Should I pay?
Brief Introduction to This Program
When you can see Windows Defence Unit on your computer, please do not trust it at all. It is not a legit anti-virus program. Recently, a lot of computers get infected by this virus. Why we call it a virus? Because it has the same traits with other fake programs like Windows Protection Booster, Windows AntiVirus Tool. They all come from fake antispyware family and are classified as computer threats by computer experts. However, many people still believe that this program is a useful protection tool. Hackers who design this fake program can also forge a professional description for it to convince people. Cyber hackers can publish this fake program on some websites for people to download, and due to the name of this rogue program, it is much easier for it to spread to thousands of computers than other computer viruses. Also, this fake program can pretend itself as an optional program in other free programs. Once people install the infected free program into their computers, people can be cheated to install this fake at the same time.
Windows Defence Unit can start its malicious work right away once it is installed in the computer. In order to stop other anti-virus program, it can modify to system registry so that it can ban the other one from the registry, in this case, the legit anti-virus which has already installed on the infected computer can be disabled. Also, this fake can add itself into the registry so that it can be activated on startup. The system firewall can also be disabled by this rogue program. All these processes are secret without computer user consent. With such a low security level, the computer can be in a serious situation that is can be infected by more other viruses and Trojans. Computer can be totally messed up if this fake cannot be removed as soon as possible.
Once this Windows Defence Unit is installed and activated, it will pop up its window to the computer user. After that, it can start a full scan on the computer and will not allow PC user to pause or close it. About 2-3 minutes later, the result can be given to the computer user. It will show that there are many viruses and other infection in the computer and the computer is at risk. To make it be more convincible to computer user, the interface of this fake are disguised like a professional program. People can be threatened by seeing so many threats on their computers, and are willing to get them removed. That comes to the main purpose of this rogue program. People can be asked to purchase the program to full version so that it can help. Hackers use the phony virus warning messages to cheat people to pay. At the same time, those crooks can collect the bank details from unwitting people and get more illegal incomes.
Windows Defence Unit is a fake anti-virus program that cheats people to pay for the fake help by removing those phony viruses and threats. It can shut down the real anti-virus programs and firewall. Also it can block people to do other things on the infected computer. The only one purpose for it is to force people to pay. Computer can be messed up if this program cannot be removed in time, and many other viruses and threats can invade to make further damages to the infected computer
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