Remove SecurityFighter
SecurityFighter is a scareware program that attempts to trick you into purchasing the software by making you think you are infected. SecurityFighter is installed along with Trojans that display fake security alerts on your computer. When the program is installed it will be configured to start automatically when your computer boots up. The installer will also create numerous files with random names that are used to impersonate malware files. When SecurityFighter scans your computer it will detects these files as malware but will not allow you to remove them until you purchase the program. The files that were created, and then detected during the scan, are completely harmless and cannot do anything bad to your computer. They are just being created to try to substantiate SecurityFighter’s claims that there is active malware on your computer.
SecurityFighter screen shot
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While the Trojan is running you will be constantly shown security notices on your desktop. These notices will state that there is some type of security risk on your computer and then prompt you to purchase SecurityFighter. The Trojan will also display a window that impersonates the legitimate Windows Security Center. The only difference between the legitimate one and the imposter, is that the Trojan widow will suggest that you purchase SecurityFighter to protect your computer. Just like the fake malware files and results, these security notices are just another trick being used to deceive you into thinking that you have a malware problem.
As you can see, SecurityFighter was designed to scam you out of your money by making you think you are infected. If you have already purchased SecurityFighter, then we suggest that you contact your credit card company and dispute the charges. Regardless of whether or not it is purchased, if you find SecurityFighter on your computer, then please use the following guide to remove it and any related malware from your computer.
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View SecurityFighter files.
View SecurityFighter Registry Information.
Entries for this program found in the Add or Remove Programs control panel:
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Symptoms that may be in a HijackThis Log:
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [bpjoham5.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\bpjoham5.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [SecurityFighter] C:\Program Files\SecurityFighter Software\SecurityFighter\SecurityFighter.exe -min
O23 – Service: SecurityFighter Security Service (SecurityFighterSvc) – Unknown owner – C:\Program Files\SecurityFighter Software\SecurityFighter\SecurityFighterSvc.exe (file missing)
