Security Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as System Tool and Security Tool. Once installed, it will supposedly scan your computer for spyware, adware, trojans and other malware. Of course, it will find numerous infections and then will prompt you to pay for a full version of Security Shield in order to remove non-existent infections. This fake security program will also display fake alerts and notifications stating that your computer in under attack or that your sensitive information can be stolen. This program is a scam. If your computer is infected with this malware then you should use our removal instructions below to remove Security Shield and any related malware either manually or with an automatic removal tool.
While SecurityShield is running, it will block certain programs and display a fake error message. The fake message reads:
Security Shield "cmd.exe" is infected with "Worm.Win32.Autorun.bnb". Do you want to register your copy and remove all threats now?
Security Shield also hijacks Dekstop and Web browsers to further scare you into thinking that your computer is infected or has other problems, security issues. It may redirect you to misleading and malicious web sites and even display porn pop-ups on your screen. The fake alerts and notifications read:
Security Shield Warning Spyware.IEMonster activity detected. This form of spyware attempts to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other commonly used programs. Click here to immediately remove it with Security Shield.
Security Shield Warning Intercepting malicious software that may violate your privacy and harm your computer has been detected. Click here to remove now with Security Shield.
Security Shield Warning Some of the important system files on your PC were modified by malicious software. It may cause system crashes and data losses. Click here to prevent non-authorized changes and remove threats (Recommended)
Security Shield is a scareware that uses misleading methods to trick users into purchasing this absolutely useless program. If you have purchased it then contact tour credit card company and dispute the charges. Then use our removal instructions to remove Security Shield and related malware. We strongly recommend you to use an automatic removal because this rogue program can come bundled with other malware.
You can also use this code to register Security Shield: 64C665BE-4DE7-423B-A6B6-BC0172B25DF2
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i used unlocker to delete Security Shield and it worked for me.
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i want this crap off my computer NOW
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Used code above worked so far, should we also remove software all together?
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<Guest>
the tosser who made this up cost me 150 dollars in anti virus crap.what a jerk
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I figured it out: don't download anything from these sites trying to sell you stuff. Reboot in safe mode - F8 during startup or (Dell) start/all programs/run: type in msconfig then boot tab - run in safe mode.Then go to System Restore; choose a date before the SS problem and run it. All fixed!
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The poster below me nailed it! Good call, and thanks!! System Restore does the trick.
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Went in and did a manual removal, seemed to kill the main program, however, there are still entries in the registry that will give you dll errors on startup. use autoruns or ccleaner to manually remove the registry keys.
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Removing it may be hard. It has a tendency to pop up more when deleting it.
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Thank you so much comment no. 4, it was easy and FREE plus it WORKED....
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Ran System Restore- it's gone
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hey guys I'm not sure how this file came into my system but by CTRL+ALT+DEL, click on processes, get rid of qmbene.exe. ignore the warning and this will get rid of the problems!
this was windows vista but should work on others too??
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<Guest>
NOTHING is working for me!!!! WTH do I do? I've tried system resotre - it gets shut down. I've tried this download along w/3 others... they get shut down too!! HOW DO I GET RID OF THIS?!?
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Ruth
start your computer in safe mode first, then go to system restore, it has worked for me
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<Guest>
i had to start n safe mode and restore system and it worked'i went back 1 month and it seems to have worked. thk u post 8
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<Guest>
this program that i did not want keeps popping up saying virus but my MACfe programs says nothing is wrong i want this thing removed asp or I WILL REPORT IT AS A SPAM
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I must admit going into the registry and deleting the "random" letters work perfect. Only took my about two minutes and I was on my way. Thank you very much!!!
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All i did was restart in safe mode and then a system restore, seems to be working.
Finally, It's off!
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anonymous
Safe mode and system restore worked for me.
Finally its off!
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thomas bailey
to remove security sheild:
start windows in safe mode
and do a system resstore to before you hade a security sheild virus
it worked for me!!!
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Ruth
thanks, i tried this and it worked for me, many thanks
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Norm
I am not the greatest on these how do you restart in safe mode
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Latino
Thanks alot for the code it help heaps.
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drummer
I could not access these files or even use a file shreder on them. Same deal, kept popping up. I went into safe mode, which stopped the popups, and followed your instructions. Seems to have worked,,, THANK YOU VERY MUCH...
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khrystena
this sucks....i am going to try it....how did someone send this to me?
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SpriteFan3
A mere spyware. Deleted after being renamed by a user and the computers reboot. A real fail for a spyware.
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JBZ
This was tied to a low fare search for flghts! I had taken the choice to compare several sites and the virus took over!
WHO DOES THIS CRAP?!? And for WHAT????????????? STUPID, IGNORANT IDIOTS!
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rrl
The system restore in safe mode appears to have worked for me also. I highly recommend this.
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sha
oh! Alas i am protected frm dos bloody malware ..
dam!! it is highly irritating
thanks
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Anon
Worked brilliantly first time! Excellent!
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Anon UK
Thank you to all those people who posted reboot in safe mode. We suffered from Security Shield Malware for a couple of days until I found your comments. It obviously worked and I was amazed that I didnt have to buy some other software to get rid of it. Thank you all again.
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Taffy
how do I reboot in safe mode? This thing is taking over my computer!
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James
If you realy want to get rid of syware like this completely without running a lot of tools. Add a new admin user, log into that user, backup what you want from your old user, and delete the infected user. If you want to create a the old user again you can.
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Ruth
I started in safe mode then went to system recovery, it has worked for me, thanks THOMAS BAILEY for putting you advice on.
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kasa
thanks .system restore worked!
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Angie
my comp has attacked by security shield,it keep pops out,and i click in to fill in the details and purchase it.after the purchase,the "threats" that detected by security shield has gone so i can start to open up other application,but then even after reboot,i cant find any security shield application and i did not received any activation code to activate it. So is my comp safe from security shield and will my bank account be hacked or whatever ?
Please Help!!
Thanks
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Jamie
My daughter ended up with this crap on her computer so after clicking "yes" on everything thinking she really had a virus she came to me so it was pretty far gone. Security Shield was a pain to get rid of because she is running Windows 7 and most of the instructions I found online were for XP or Vista. Security Shield wouldnt let me even look at ANYTHING online, let alone find an anti-spyware program. I took a gamble and went on task manager then went under the processes tab. It was disguised as ioknf.exe. I figured that out by clicking on its properties and finding it was a new file and related to nothing. I clicked on end process and it was gone. That is what worked for me. Hope this helps someone.
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Sami
uhhm it doesnt work anymore, i cant open taskmanager, right now this Hunter is scanning so i hjope it will take it down, and before i came here i tried to run in safe mode, so i restarted my pc and pressed F8 but it just showed me 2 columns of unreadable stuff so i hope this hunter gets rid of it........
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dee
The system restore to an earlier state seemed to work for me...awesome thanks for this info
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Spencer
A question. as soon as i ran spy hunter, security shield dissapeared is it supposed to be like that?
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pecsam
for me too and since i saw that i have to pay to fix the problems i didnt do it but now it has disappeared
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Dennis
I was successful in removing this nasty virus for free and relatively fast so I want to share my experience. My computer could hardly do anything as I could not get into Internet Explorer, Foxfire, or Google Chrome! I could not even launch any program including scanning program from Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer!!! I thought I might have to spend money to get it repaired but I read posts here which said to restore tp a prior point but when I tried that it did not have any prior points. So this is what I did: 1) I first went to another computer and downloaded a free program called msert.exe from Microsoft called Microsoft Safety Scanner available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx and I put in on a thumb drive. 2) I then rebooted my infected computer into Safe Mode by tapping F8 key when it starts to load. 3) I then went to My computer and double clicked the msert.exe program that was on the thumbdrive I transferred from the non-infected computer. That program found and removed this virus. 4) Just to be safe I then rebooted that laptop normally and ran another popular free anti-virus program called Ad-aware available from:
http://www.lavasoft.com/
and it found a lot more threats which I removed. There is now no indication of that nasty virus.
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André Silva
thanks Spyhunter delete the security shield of my computer in 5 minutes!
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Larry
Thanks gang!!! safe mode .... restore ... did the trick ....
now I want to find this cat and kick the ........
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this was windows vista but should work on others too??
Finally, It's off!
Finally its off!
start windows in safe mode
and do a system resstore to before you hade a security sheild virus
it worked for me!!!
WHO DOES THIS CRAP?!? And for WHAT????????????? STUPID, IGNORANT IDIOTS!
dam!! it is highly irritating
thanks
Please Help!!
Thanks
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx and I put in on a thumb drive. 2) I then rebooted my infected computer into Safe Mode by tapping F8 key when it starts to load. 3) I then went to My computer and double clicked the msert.exe program that was on the thumbdrive I transferred from the non-infected computer. That program found and removed this virus. 4) Just to be safe I then rebooted that laptop normally and ran another popular free anti-virus program called Ad-aware available from:
http://www.lavasoft.com/
and it found a lot more threats which I removed. There is now no indication of that nasty virus.
now I want to find this cat and kick the ........
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