Windows ProSecurity Scanner – a definite preposition mix-up

Surprise, surprise! Once you think that it cannot get any worse, well… you’re wrong! It does. I thought I will be able to catch my breath here for a few days, but no, that’s not happening, because I see Windows ProSecurity Scanner and I know what’s coming next. Trouble. Lots and lots of trouble. Unless you remove Windows Prosecurity Scanner in time, you might as well start saving your money (oh you’ll need that, especially if the rogue goes all the way down to its main objective) for a new operating system.

I think I’ve written about Smart HDD before and Windows ProSecurity Scanner works on a similar principle, it’s just that although it is a rogue antispyware, it’s not a fake defragmenter tool; it’s a fake antivirus program. That should ring an alarm bell or two, because fake antivirus programs are distinguished scoundrels that duplicate the appearance of a real thing. If we take a look at Windows ProSecurity Scanner we will see that it blatantly copies Windows XP’s explorer interface, and of course, anyone who is not that sharp with computers is bound to believe that Windows ProSecurity Scanner is the real deal. The same trick worked with the previous versions as well, be it Windows Advanced User Patch or Windows Safety Module. You would be shocked to see the SIZE of the whole clone list were I to provide you with one.
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