Windows Tweaking Utility

It seems as though developers of rogue security tools have been busy of late, as the latest addition to the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials scam, Windows Tweaking Utility, follows hot on the heels of its predecessors – Windows Tasks Optimizer and Windows Attention Utility. This Windows Tweaking Utility is a rogue antispyware application out to rip its victims off, plain and simple. Windows Tweaking Utility will cause severe damage to the PC, and will not relent until the PC owner parts with his money or ultimately decides to get rid of Windows Tweaking Utility.

This rogue enters the system under suspicious circumstances, and will remain dormant on the PC until it is ready to start its attack against the system. It makes use of established forms of infection, which includes bogus online malware scanners and seditious browser hijackers. Users are forcefully redirected from their search and browsing sessions to compromised landing pages, where thanks to drive-by download tactics employed by Windows Tweaking Utility’s browser hijackers the rogue will clandestinely enter and root itself in the system. The first clue the user will have as to the presence of Windows Tweaking Utility on the system will come from a fake system scan necessitated by Windows Tweaking Utility.

These fake security messages are completely without basis, and should be utterly disregarded. Some of the most popular fake alerts used by Windows Tweaking Utility as part of its attack against the system include:

Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Potential Threat Details
Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click 'show details' to learn more.

Warning!
Location: c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
Viruses: Backdoor.Win32.Rbot

Of course none of these fake alerts can be trusted, and users should never act on any call to action contained therein. Doing so will only make it that much easier for Windows Tweaking Utility to rip you off.

At the end of the day you will only be able to regain control of your PC if you destroy Windows Tweaking Utility for good. This is best achieved by using a genuine security tool which will not only obliterate Windows Tweaking Utility but also protect against similar future attacks.