System Progressive Protection Pretends to Remove Malware and Trick PC Users

September 26, 2012 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
System Progressive Protection is a fake antispyware program that is used by cybercrooks to trick PC users out of money. The creative scheme conducted by System Progressive Protection is one that promotes System Progressive Protection as a so-called solution to detecting and removing spyware on a computer. The issue with System Progressive Protection lies in its failure to carry out these promised functions.

System Progressive Protection is nothing more than a ploy that is wielded by hackers over the Internet, where it may be automatically installed on PCs through malicious sites or malicious software downloads. Either way, once System Progressive Protection is installed, it conducts deceptive actions such as displaying misleading pop-up alerts and even returning falsified system scan results.

In some cases, the System Progressive Protection application is spread through Trojan threats. These Trojans seek out vulnerabilities within a PC and installs System Progressive Protection without alerting the PC user of the action. What the PC user may notice, is an abundance of annoying pop-up alerts plaster across the screen of a PC infected with System Progressive Protection.

Security researchers have discovered System Progressive Protection being part of a family of malware called WinWebsec. Within this family, you will find other fake security programs created to trick PC users out of money including the famous Live Security Platinum rogue antispyware program.

In a way, System Progressive Protection is scareware. Something that is designed to scare PC users into buying a program that they would not have otherwise purchased. System Progressive Protection offers itself up as a solution to several so-called malware threats that it detects. For a certain price of around $50 to $80 or more, PC users may mistakenly spend this amount on a registered copy of System Progressive Protection, in hopes of it removing the purported malware threats found. It is not until their money has been spent will they realize that System Progressive Protection is a complete waste of time and money.

The video below is a representation of how a PC user is able to take use of antispyware resources and remove the System Progressive Protection application from their computer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQzsCvK_HI

Under no conditions should PC users buy the System Progressive Protection application. Outlined in a new removal report specific to System Progressive Protection are additional reasons for avoiding the System Progressive Protection program and custom tailored resources to remove System Progressive Protection. The process of removing System Progressive Protection has been known to be nearly impossible without the assistance of the proper antispyware resources.

PC users may utilize the necessary removal resources at http://www.enigmasoftware.com/systemprogressiveprotection-removal/ to remove the System Progressive Protection application.