Don’t get fooled by Total Protect

Posted by Denny under Rogue Anti-Spyware

When an attractive-looking Total Protect window pops into your screen and tells you that your computer is unprotected, you are most likely to believe it and try to click the blue “Activate Now” button which looks inviting and absolutely harmless. But if you click on it, you will push yourself into a deep trouble. You need to cut the thief off, before it even manages to take a step closer to your bank count, so remove Total Protect once the infection is apparent.

Total Protect is a rogue antispyware application and it means that it pretends to be a reliable computer safeguard program. You can make sure of that by taking a look at the top of its window where it says: Total Protect – Professional Antivirus Solution. It is also obvious that the creators of this rogue have invested quite a lot time in creating its design, because it looks authentic and legitimate. They even slapped the “Compatible with Windows 7” sign at the bottom left corner of Total Protect’s interface. Unfortunately, Total Protect is most probably “compatible” with any version of Windows out there as a computer threat which can infect and cause damage to the operating system.

This rogue gets into your computer via various means through the Internet. Sometimes you get infected even if you are being careful and do not visit dubious websites. Total Protect might be hiding in the most inconspicuous websites, waiting for a lone user to activate the download. When Total Protect is installed in your computer, it changes your system settings in a way that it allows it load every time you boot your system. Then it tortures you with loads of popping messages which inform you about non-existent viruses in your computer and urges you to delete them by acquired the license for Total Protect.

In this situation the only thing you need to delete is Total Protect itself. Every rogue can be removed manually, but not every user is able to do that. Therefore, if you are not well-versed in computers, you are strongly advised to acquire a reliable antispyware tool that will help you to erase Total Protect automatically. Not to mention that with a reliable program at hand you will be able to protect yourself against any other possible rogue attack.