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How to remove Fakemess?

November 27th, 2008

What is Fakemess?

Fakemess (a.k.a. Trojan.Fakemess) is a malware dedicated to Chinese speaking people. Fakemess is a very dangerous threat. It is capable to disable various security applications. This way the trojan lowers computer’s security and makes a system vulnerable to other infections. Trojan.Fakemess prevents removal of this infection and other parasites, because no anti-spyware and anti-virus tools can be used.

Trojan.Fakemess displays fabricated message which claims that user has won a prize. If user clicks on a pop-up, trojan redirects web browser to a malicious website. The website infects visitor with more malwares. It may also urge visitor to type login and password of instant messenger applications and steal the accounts this way.


Fakemess is Dangerous

arrow Fakemess is a Trojan parasite
arrow Fakemess may display fake security & messages
arrow Fakemess may display numerous annoying advertisements
arrow Fakemess may be remotely controlled by a malicious person
arrow Fakemess may spread additional spyware
arrow Fakemess may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Fakemess may prove difficult or impossible to remove
arrow Fakemess violates your privacy and compromises your security

Manual Fakemess removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Fakemess, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.

Remove these Fakemess Registry Entries:

Such Trojans as Fakemess generally infect your system while you are installing a game, opening a picture or playing a video file.

Some Trojans such as Fakemess masquerade themselves as useful freeware programs or plug-ins, but are actually bundled Trojans.

As soon as it infects your system, Trojan Fakemess gives COMPLETE control over your system to a hacker using the Trojan, who may cause serious damage to your system. A Trojan may alter your desktop or add undesirable shortcuts to various commercial and marketing sites; Fakemess is no exception. It may create a backdoor to your system, allowing the hacker to control your system and steal your personal information. Unlike viruses and worms, Trojans like Fakemess do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they self-replicate and each new victim must run the infected file.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Trojan such as Fakemess?

Slower System Performance: Most Trojans are not optimized and coded very poorly, which causes your system to become unstable, slow and unreliable, as such Trojans are constantly running in the background.
Slow internet connection: Trojans are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive data from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.

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