PC Protection Center 2008 would love to have you believe that your computer is at a high risk for malicious software (malware). This is because it is a rogue anti-spyware program that pretends to be able to rid your computer of malware. In fact, PC Protection Center is malware, and only pretends to protect your computer.
See, if you believe that PC Protection Center 2008 can be of use to you, then you will download the program and even pay money for its services. Unfortunately, doing both of these things will damage your computer and leave you at a high risk for identity theft.
Often, PC Protection Center 2008 is downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge. You may have downloaded a free software program online, but what you didn't know is that PC Protection Center 2008 came with that other program. Often computer users are unaware of the actual download when rogue anti-spyware programs are downloaded to their computers. This is so that when programs like PC Protection Center 2008 pop up on your computer with a security warning, you will think that the warning actually has merit. PC Protection Center wants you to think that the security alert came from your operating system on your own computer or that their security software picked up on your infected computer's need for repair.
PC Protection Center 2008 is incapable of knowing if you have malware or not. You, on the other hand, will be able to tell if your computer is infected with malware. When you have malware, your computer will slow dramatically. This is because the malware often operates off of several files that will take up your system memory. Also, the pop-ups that you will get (both the security alerts and pop-up advertisements), will keep your computer from operating smoothly. So, malware does not often go undetected for long.
However, PC Protection Center 2008 will ask you to do a free scan of your hard drive. Once the results of this scan are in, the program will convince you that you have a whole list of corrupted files and offer you a chance to remove all of them for the small fee that it costs to purchase the full version of this program. This is just a ploy for your money. The 'corrupted' files are nothing but a list of your temporary files. These files are just fine, but PC Protection Center 2008 needed to manufacture a reason for you to buy their product. And once you buy their product, it cannot remove any type of programs anyway.
Also, PC Protection Center 2008 now has access to any personal information that you store or transmit on your computer. This is why this program must be removed immediately.
It is far too time consuming to do it yourself, and often even if you think you have removed it all, it can still linger. Find a trusted expert that can help you safely get this program off of your hard drive'you need 100% removal.
About the Author:
Carl runs a site devoted to helping you rid your computer from all sorts of spyware and malware at http://www.spyzooka.com/