Internet Protection 2011

10 April 2011 Rogue 1 Comment

Internet Protection 2011 or also simply called as Internet Protection virus was identified by computer security experts as another rogue program that was developed in the sole purpose of stealing money from its victims. Internet Protection 2011 virus will spread through a Trojan infection, fake online virus scanner and harmful files from file-sharing networks. As always reminded, rogue software has no means of protecting a computer neither it cannot remove any threats from it. It was developed to run a virus scan and detect threats even though PC is free from such. A mere scare tactics by Internet Protection 2011 is enough to convince computer user to pay for the full version of the program. As usual, authors of this malware endorse Internet Protection 2011 as the only key to resolve any computer security problems.

As stated, Internet Protection 2011 is a distrusted program that you must ignore and remove from a system. It may be hard to delete since no components are included in the Add/Remove program of Windows. It was intended to install itself without user’s full intervention but will stick itself to the system until you obtain the paid version. The only way to remove Internet Protection 2011 from the PC is to download, install and scan with legitimate and powerful security software. Provided on this page is a complete procedure and free tool to get rid of this risky software.

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Technical Details and Additional Information:

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Added Registry Entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | [RANDOM]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run | [RANDOM]

Associated Files and Folders:

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\[Random Characters].lnk
c:%UserProfile%\Desktop\Internet Protection.lnk
c:%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\ins1.tmp
c:%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\mv2.tmp
c:\Program Files\Internet Protection\
c:\Program Files\Internet Protection\Internet Protection.dll

Manual Removal Procedure

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del on keyboard to stop the process associated to "Internet Protection 2011". When Windows Task Manager opens, go to Processes tab. Find and end this process.
(random characters).exe

2. You need to update your installed antivirus software. Please connect to the Internet and download the most recent database. This is a one-click process from your AV program’s console.
3. Thoroughly scan the computer and remove any threats found by your antivirus program. If delete option is not available, your best next choice is to quarantine the infected file. There is also a need to manually locate and delete malicious files. Please see the file section for items that are relevant to Internet Protection 2011 Virus.

4. Next, you need to remove registry entries created by Internet Protection 2011. Please refer to registry section to view entries related to the rogue program. [how to edit registry]
5. Exit registry editor when you are done.

6. Get rid of Internet Protection 2011 start-up entry by going to Start > Run, type msconfig on the "Open" dialog box. It will launch a new window containing System Configuration Utility. Click on the Startup tab and uncheck the following item.
(random characters).exe

7. Click Apply. You need to restart Windows.

Internet Protection 2011 Virus Removal Tool

For not so technical users that cannot comprehend with the manual removal. This automatic detection and cleaner is recommended. However, you need to download and install a tool to complete this process. The tool is free to download. We highly advise the use of this program to automatically delete all files and registry entries created by Internet Protection 2011. Remember that erasing system files required by the operating system may cause erratic behavior. It may also lead to system malfunction. Proceed with Internet Protection 2011 automatic removal.

Using Portable SuperAntiSpyware:
To thoroughly remove the virus, it is best to do a separate scan of another security program so that other infected files not detected by anti-virus application can be remove as well. Click here to download and run SAS Portable Scanner.