Article by George Norman

On 17 Feb 2010

From the family of rogues that spawned Malware Destructor 2009, Security Antivirus, Fast Antivirus 2009, Virus Shield 2009, Virus Alarm, Virus Doctor, Malware Catcher 2009, and Virus Sweeper comes yet another rogue security program – Windows Security Suite. Just like its siblings, the Windows Security Suite rogue says it can provide “full protection against potentially unwanted software, viruses and malware.” And just like its siblings, it can do nothing of the sorts.

The Windows Security Suite has zero malware detection/protection capabilities. It only says it can detect, remove and protect against malware to scam you out of your hard earned money. You see, once it has been installed on your system, Windows Security Suite will do its best to scare you into thinking your system is infected. In this regard it will hijack your browser, bombard you with popups and phony security alerts, and perform a fake system scan each and every time you boot up your computer. Once you’re nice and scared, Windows Security Suite says that if you pay for a license it can remove the infection and make things all better again.


You are well advised to ignore the rogue’s scare tactics and just remove it from your system. Whatever you do, do not pay for a license. You would only be lining the pockets of the people with malicious intent that came up with the Windows Security Suite rogue.



Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Windows Security Suite from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:



- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.



- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.



- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.



- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.















Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Windows Security Suite will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Windows Security Suite. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.



When the scan for Windows Security Suite is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.





Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.



Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Windows Security Suite should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Stop and remove the processes:



Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:



Locate and delete the following files:



Unregister the following DLL libraries:



Block access to the domain(s):



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