Protectep.com

Browser hijackers act as seditious agents responsible for distributing rogue security products, as is the case with Protectep.com. This sly browser hijacker is actively involved with the promotion of known rogue antispyware tool Antivirus Scan. This domain quite literally hijacks the user’s Internet browser. By its very nature, Protectep.com will forcefully redirect users’ browsing and search sessions to its corrupt landing page where the user’s system and browser vulnerabilities will instantly be exploited, and his system come under severe attack.

Protectep.com makes use of established drive-by download techniques which is virtually undetectable to the user. This ensures that it successfully roots the Antivirus Action in the PC owner’s system without his knowledge or consent. Once the user lands on Protectep.com’s homepage, he will be greeted with a bogus security system scan. This scan will yield various fake positives and declare that the PC is infected with dramatic viruses which threaten the good working of the system. These false positives are meant to cause panic among users and urge them to pay for Antivirus Action’s products.

Protectep.com will inform the user that Antivirus Action will be able to get rid of the purported infections, but only if he pays for an Antivirus Action license. The user will then be redirected to the Protectep.com online payment portal to make payment. This should never happen, as cyber criminals are behind Protectep.com and Antivirus Action. Should the consumer reveal his sensitive payment particulars to Protectep.com then he will not have any control over who will use it. This could lead to further criminal victimization in terms of identity and credit card fraud.

Do not allow this seditious browser hijacker to victimize you with its harmful Trojans and malware. Destroy Protectep.com Trojans and erase Antivirus Action by making use of a genuine security tool which will also protect you against similar attacks in future.