Windows Trojans Inspector

Updated: July 31, 2012 Rogue 0 Comment

Windows Trojans Inspector is a bogus software that will pretend as computer protection tool. You must remove Windows Trojans Inspector as soon as possible to avoid extra damages it may cause on the computer.

Windows Trojans Inspector is another addition to the list of trivial malware family. It is a duplicate of Windows Attacks Preventor, Windows Stability Guard, and many others written on this site. Everything is an exact copy except the title. The main goal of Windows Trojans Inspector is to extract money from your credit card account. Once it gets inside your computer, it begins a scan and identifies false threats. What is very noticeable is how quick it completes the scan. The detection is fictitious because there is no other antivirus software that can check a computer in that speed. That process alone shows significant sign of being a rogue software.

Normally, Windows Trojans Inspector will get inside your system by means of a Trojan. Even if antivirus program exists on the computer, you are still unsafe with Windows Trojans Inspector. This is not the first time that attackers will target weakness on your computer. They are aiming for security breach or outdated Internet browser. Through this method, it will evade antivirus with ease. Once inside, the malware will aim to seize Windows startup process. It modifies your registry to write own values, which has malicious intent once loaded. From there, Windows Trojans Inspector will initiate fake scanning, display false alerts and attempt to lure you into purchasing the full version of it. As mentioned so many times, all threat messages by Windows Trojans Inspector are fake. It attempts to scam you by making you believe that virus is harming the computer. If you fall into its deceitful tricks, you might end up signing at their payment-processing web site purchasing the registration key. On that chance, attackers will keep your data and use it for illegal online transaction without your approval.

Now that you know everything regarding Windows Trojans Inspector, it is about time that you protect the computer. Install an effective anti-malware product. If already infected, we still recommend the same. It is important that PC be guarded against this attack. It does not steal only your money, but also endangers your system.

Screenshot Image of Windows Trojans Inspector:

Image of Windows Trojans Inspector

Technical Details and Additional Information:

Damage Level: Medium

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

How to Remove Windows Trojans Inspector

Manual Removal Procedure

1. Unload any running Windows Trojans Inspector process by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard. This will open Task Manager. Look for the following process and click on End Process.
Protector-(random 3 characters).exe

2. If there is an antivirus program installed, connect to Internet and update it to have the latest database and pattern files.
3. Thoroughly scan the computer and clean/delete all infected files. Check if there are remnants of virus-related files, delete if found.

4. Edit Windows registry and delete Windows Trojans Inspector entries. [how to edit registry]
5. Close registry editor, changes will be save automatically.

6. Remove Windows Trojans Inspector start-up entry by going to Start > Run, type msconfig on the "Open" dialog box. System Configuration Utility will open. Go to Startup tab and uncheck these Startup items.
Protector-(random 3 characters).exe
7. Click on Apply and reboot the computer for changes to take effect.

Windows Trojans Inspector Removal Tool

For automatic removal of this malware, please click here to download anti-malware tool. There are instances that Trojan will block the downloading of our recommended tool. On this situation, please download the file from a clean computer. Rename the file before installing it on the infected system.

Alternative Removal Method for Windows Trojans Inspector

Option 1 : Use Windows System Restore to return Windows to previous state

If Windows Trojans Inspector enters the computer, there is a big chance that Windows files, registry entries and other essential components are also infected. System Restore can reinstate clean system files by restoring the configuration to an earlier date. The method also replaces compromised files with a clean version. If you have a saved restore point before Windows Trojans Inspector infiltrates the PC, we highly encourage you to execute this procedure if none of the above works. You may proceed with Windows System Restore, click here to see the full procedure.