EnigmaSoftware.com Updates Exclusive 'CleanThis' Rogue Security Program Removal Report

April 20, 2011 - PRLog -- CleanThis is a fake security program that was created by hackers to imitate the actions of a trusted scan tool that seeks out parasites on a PC. CleanThis is known to be installed through a Trojan horse. After installed, CleanThis will render system scans that return several fake results in addition to displaying misleading popup notifications. These tactics, among others, are used by CleanThis to deceive computer users into purchasing a full version of the CleanThis application. CleanThis is ultimately a scam that does not have the ability to perform any useful security functions for a PC.

As outlined in the updated EnigmaSoftware CleanThis Removal Report, CleanThis is an attempt to perpetrate as a trusted application called HijackeThis published by the TrendMicro company. CleanThis even goes as far as to use a logo from HijackThis. CleanThis was also found to be distributed through a Trojan horse in the form of the Fake Microsoft Essentials Alert Malware. This parasite could be easily downloaded from a malicious website without any indication to the computer user of installing the CleanThis application.

Computer users who may have mistakenly purchased CleanThis have suffered the consequences similar to that of someone who just lost their credit card in the street. Basically, by purchasing a rogue security program such as CleanThis, it would have relinquished credit card information potentially putting it in the hands of a cybercrook.

Removing CleanThis manually has proven to be a difficult to near impossible task. CleanThis is known to render strange behavior when installed. It will essentially hide your desktop from you giving you no choice but to click on its interface buttons. Additionally, CleanThis may eliminate the ability of a computer to run executable programs including an executable security program installation file.

Luckily, EnigmaSoftware provides exclusive resources to aid in detection and removal of CleanThis from their CleanThis Removal Report at: http://www.enigmasoftware.com/cleanthis-removal/

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