Windows Oversight Center – a Thief in Disguise

Posted by Denny under Rogue Anti-Spyware

Windows Oversight Center. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, the program which is called like that has nothing to do with overseeing the security of the operating system. This fact alone should be enough to make the user delete Windows Oversight Center from the computer without any second thoughts. Don’t let the sleek interface of the program fool you – it might look pretty and appealing, but that is just one of the program’s tools of trade. Everything that this computer threat performs is done in order to achieve its goal.

The aim of Windows Oversight Center is simple. Since it is a rogue antispyware application, it pretends to be a legitimate security tool with intention to rip easy financial gain. The rogue can enter your computer using various different methods, so you have to be very careful and exercise caution when you click around while browsing the Internet. Even the most innocent link in a comment to your blog post or in a mail message might lead you to an infected website, which hosts a download file for the rogue. If it’s not a download file, then it’s a Trojan which will enter your system without your consent and then download Windows Oversight Center some time later.

When this rogue entrenches in your system, you will notice a galore of fake security messages popping up in your screen. Keep in mind that none of them are real. It might say that “Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer”, but you shouldn’t pay attention to it. Not to mention that grammar in the message is terrible, and such a poor sentence construction would never come from a legitimate program.

One of the most noticeable features of Windows Oversight Center’s interface is the blue “Fix Errors” button at the bottom right corner. If you click on it, an online registration page will pop-up and it will require you to fill in the blanks with your name, your credit card number and the CVV2 code. It says “30 Day Money Back Guarantee” at the top right corner, and you might feel at ease, but DON’T CLICK “Buy Now” button, by any means. If you do that, you will expose the data you have entered to the third parties, and the members of RBN will be quick to exploit your bank account for their evil deeds.

Close that registration window at once, and rather than keeping this program in your computer, you should seriously consider removing Windows Oversight Center along with its components. If you don’t know how to do it manually, get yourself a good malware detector, but just don’t let this rogue destroy your computer’s system. Protect yourself and safeguard your computer.