Privacy_Danger
Privacy_Danger disguises as anti-virus software. Obviously, it is
a member of a rogue family using the same console from older variants.
With the rebirth of this new model, Privacy_Danger demonstrate same
old damages with new authority over other programs installed on the
system. It blocks execution of any software and if you try, it will
announce that the file is infected.
We try to run anti-virus and anti-malware program to remove Privacy
Protection, but the effort fails and attains the same faith as other
software. The rogue program seems to be more forceful than other
versions from the same family. In fact, even our self-made tools to
counter it attacks are not that effective.
Trying to remove the virus remotely from another PC also did not work
the way we expected it to be. Privacy_Danger blocks local area
network access and Internet connection probably to avoid remote removal
as we plan to execute. On the Internet side, attackers behind Privacy
Protection prepared the software to prevent the download of any security
programs by blocking the Internet connection in general. Wherein
previous release, the rogue software only prohibits access to security
web sites through changes it applies to proxy settings of the Internet
browser.
Technical Details
This threat will drop the following files: C:/Windows/privacy_danger/index.htm
Privacy_Danger Removal Instructions
In order to successfully remove Privacy_Danger from the computer, we highly suggest full scan of the system using effective tool such as MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. This free tool can locate and automatically delete malicious objects that are associated with Privacy_Danger.
1. Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware from this page.
2. Install the program using default settings.
3. It will run automatic update after installation process. This may take a while.
4. Thoroughly scan the computer with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
5. After the scan, the tool will display list of threats identified on the computer. Please select all threats.
6. Lastly, delete or remove all known threats.
7. Restarting Windows is necessary after the cleanup process. Please reboot the computer.
To make sure that Privacy_Danger is deleted fully, run another scan using installed Anti-virus or any security application. Just make sure that database and pattern files are updated before running the scan.