Security Monitor 2012

What is Security Monitor 2012?

Security Monitor 2012 is a fake computer security scanner derived from the same family of misleading applications as Security Solution 2011. This fake computer scanner is often distributed through misleading websites, which display online security scans or provide bogus updates for Flash Player or other legitimate software packages.

Your computer may become infected with Security Monitor 2012 reading email or browsing misleading websites. You should be especially careful whilst reading emails; do not open attachments if you are not certain that the sender is a legitimate person/company.

When Security Monitor 2012 infects your computer, it performs a fake security scan on each start-up. You are continually reminded that you are using a 'demo' version of this program, and pop-up messages suggest that you 'convert to a full version' to remove supposedly detected security issues.

The security scan displayed by Security Monitor 2012 purports to detect various critical or severe security infections on your PC. In fact, this bogus program does not actually scan your computer for security problems - the process is imitated to scare you into buying a fake license for Security Monitor 2012.

Ignore the fake security scans and activation reminder pop-ups, and remove this rogue security scanner from your computer. If you have already purchased a fake license for Security Monitor 2012, contact your credit card company and dispute the charges, stating that you have been tricked into purchasing a rogue computer security program.

Security Monitor 2012 displays the following fake critical warning messages and ads:

    

IMPORTANT! Before downloading the remover: Click the 'Activate' button located on the bottom right corner of the Security Monitor 2012 program window. When the registration window opens, enter this registration key: LIC2-00A6-234C-B6A9-38F8-F6E2-0838-F084-E235-6051-18B3

This will trick Security Monitor 2012 into behaving as if you have purchased the license, restore your Internet connection, and other disabled Windows features. After registering this fake program, be sure to download a legitimate anti-spyware program and remove Security Monitor 2012 from your system.

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Quick menu:

• What is Security Monitor 2012?
• STEP 1. Remove Security Monitor 2012 using a registration key.
• STEP 2. Remove Security Monitor 2012 using Safe Mode with Networking.
• STEP 3. Remove Security Monitor 2012 manually by deleting files and registry entries.

Security Monitor 2012 removal

1. Start your computer in Safe Mode. Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart, click OK.

During your computer starting process press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see the Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe Mode with Networking from the list.{jcomments on}

Here is a video demonstrating how to start Windows in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Windows XP users:

Windows Vista / 7 users:

Windows 8 users:

2. Open Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select Connections, then click LAN settings.

If 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

3. Download HijackThis and save it to your desktop. Some malicious programs are able to block HijackThis, so when you click the download link, in the Save dialog, rename HijackThis.exe to iexplore.exe and only then click the Save button.

After saving the file to your desktop, double click it. In the main HijackThis window click the “Do a system scan only” button. Select the following entries (place a tick at the left of the entries):

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Security Manager] C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Security Monitor 2012\securitymonitor.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Security Monitor 2012] "C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Security Monitor 2012\Security Monitor.exe" /STARTUP

After selecting the required entries, click "Fix Checked". After this procedure you can close HijackThis and proceed to the next removal step.

4. Download and install antispyware software to remove the infection.

Other tools known to remove Security Monitor 2012:

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

If you are unable to remove Security Monitor 2012, you can use these manual removal instructions. Use them at your own risk, since if you do not have strong computer knowledge, you could harm your operating system.

Use them only if you are an experienced computer user. (Instructions on how to end processes, remove registry entries...)

End these Security Monitor 2012 processes:

Security_Monitor_2012.exe
random.exe

Remove these Security Monitor 2012 registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Security Monitor  2012
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Security Monitor 2012
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Security Monitor 2012"

Delete these Security Monitor 2012 files:

%Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Roaming\Security Monitor 2012\
%Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Roaming\Security Monitor 2012\random.exe

Summary:

The fake antivirus programs (also known as "rogue antivirus programs" or "scareware") are applications that tries to lure computer users into paying for their non-existent full versions to remove the supposedly detected security infections (although the computer is actually clean). These bogus programs are created by cyber criminals who design them to look as legitimate antivirus software. Most commonly rogue antivirus programs infiltrate user's computer using poop-up windows or alerts which appear when users surf the Internet. These deceptive messages trick users into downloading a rogue antivirus program on their computers. Other known tactics used to spread scareware include exploit kits, infected email messages, online ad networks, drive-by downloads, or even direct calls to user's offering free support.

A computer that is infected with a fake antivirus program might also have other malware installed on it as rogue antivirus programs often are bundled with Trojans and exploit kits. Noteworthy that additional malware that infiltrates user's operating system remains on victim's computer regardless of whether a payment for a non-existent full version of a fake antivirus program is made. Here are some examples of fake security warning messages that are used in fake antivirus distribution:

Computer users who are dealing with a rogue security software shouldn't buy it's full version. By paying for a license key of a fake antivirus program users would send their money and banking information to cyber criminals. Users who have already entered their credit card number (or other sensitive information) when asked by such bogus software should inform their credit card company that they have been tricked into buying a rogue security software. Screenshot of a web page used to lure computer users into paying for a non-existent full version of security monitor 2012 rogue and other rogue antivirus programs:

To protect your computer from security monitor 2012 rogue and other rogue antivirus programs users should:

• Keep their operating system and all of the installed programs up-to-date.
• Use legitimate antivirus and anti-spyware programs.
• Use caution when clicking on links in social networking websites and email messages.
• Don't trust online pop-up messages which state that your computer is infected and offers you to download security software.

Symptoms indicating that your operating system is infected with a fake antivirus program:

• Intrusive security warning pop-up messages.
• Alerts asking to upgrade to a paid version of a program to remove the supposedly detected malware.
• Slow computer performance.
• Disabled Windows updates.
• Blocked Task Manager.
• Blocked Internet browsers or inability to visit legitimate antivirus vendor websites.

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