Will Security Tool Protect or Destroy Your PC?

We are all familiar with computer security tools. These are various programs that help us to protect our systems from being hacked and corrupted. However, are you familiar with a security tool that is called exactly that, Security Tool?! I should say that you're the lucky one if you haven't encountered it yet. Why? My answer is very simple. Security Tool (also known as SecurityTool) is a new rogue anti-spyware application increasingly attacking huge numbers of unaware computer users.

Security Tool is known to belong to the same rogueware family as Total Security 2009, Total Security, TotalSecurity, Total Security 4.52 or TotalSecurity2009. This fake security program can be dropped onto your system by other Trojan applications. All this is done without the users knowledge or consent. The other way Security Tool can enter your system is via a download from the browser hijacker, s i t e s e c u r i t y t e s t . c o m. 

The analysis of the above mentioned website has shown that the registrant is Victor Acton located at 1632 Berkshire Circle, Knoxville, US. However, according to the IP address of the site - 87.233.30.85 - the real birthplace of the malware is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These completely different results show that cyber criminals are doing their best to stay undetected and perform their malicious activities successfully.

The tactics used by the creators of this program are similar to the ones used by other cyber criminals. When on the system, Security Tool performs a fake system scan and generates exaggerated results claiming that your system is infected with hundreds of malware. Of course, all you have to do then is buy the full version of the program. Will it remove all the found malware? No! It won't resolve any fake or real system security problems.

Have a look at the fake system scan:

Image 1.  Security Tool fake scan results

Let's move on to more precise information concerning Security Tool. As is the case with any other malware, this rogue application is associated with a number of distinct files. All of them have to be deleted if you want to remove the malware from your system. Therefore, have a look at the following table that provides information about Security Tool files, their size and MD5 signatures:

Table 1.  Security Tool file information

That is just a portion of the technical information related to Security Tool. If you're interested in more detailed facts, keep an eye out for my next article on Security Tool tomorrow. It will include file analysis and a video illustrating the rogue programs malicious activities. For now, don't forget that this software application will not protect your PC. Don't download it and use a reliable security tool that is not called Security Tool!