Fake Antivirus App 'Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée' Established to Target French Speaking Computer Users

August 20, 2011 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Hackers are back at it again, creating malicious applications and falsely marketing them as viable solutions for detection and removal of malware on PCs. The latest roundup of fake security programs comes in the form of one that appears to target French speaking computer users which goes by the name of Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée.

Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée has several new removal guides from many trusted security research sources, including EnigmaSoftware.com, that report on how Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée solely utilizes the French language in its interface. Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée is not the first fake antispyware program to be marketed across the world sporting a language other than English. Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée is very similar to other rogue anti-spyware programs such as Home Safety Essentials, Windows System Manager, Protection Shield Pro, and File Repair.

Asside from the fact that Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée uses French for its interface, Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée was found to be associated with the file svchost.exe. EnigmaSoftware.com highlights how he svchost.exe file located in an odd directory that may initiate the installation of Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée. Normally, svchost.exe is a legitimate Windows operating system executable found in the Windows/System32 directory.

The latest update to the Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée Removal Report on EnigmaSoftware.com releases a potential location of the malicious svchost.exe file in addition to related registry entries. The information provided on EnigmaSoftware.com's Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée Removal Report may give an advanced computer user the necessary knowledge to safely remove Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée from their system. Because Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée does not include an entry within the Windows add/remove programs function, it is nearly impossible to automatically remove Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée without the assistance of a spyware removal tool or deleting of all related files.

In establishing that Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée mainly targets French speaking computer users, EnigmaSoftware.com was able to notice that the fabricated scan results rendered by Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée are in plain English. This may lead security researchers to believe that Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée is effective at targeting virtually any type of computer user and not only those who speak French.

The new Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée Removal Report on EnigmaSoftware.com provides the necessary tools for all types of computer users to detect and rid their PC of Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée. The latest edition of the Antivirus 2011 Edition limitée Removal Report can be found at:
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/antivirus2011editionlimitee-removal/