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Snail Translator is a Trojan from the Rogue.Tech-Support-Scam family that pretends to be a tool that you can use to download free ebooks. In reality, this program does nothing but display a fake Windows Activation screen on your desktop in order to scare you into calling the listed 1-877-330-4644 remote tech support number. This fake "Activate Windows Now" screen pretend to be an alert from Windows that states "You must activate Windows within 1 day to continue using all Windows features". In reality, there is nothing wrong with Windows and you just have an infection displaying these alerts.
How to remove Snail Translator and the Fake Windows Activation Screen
Snail Translator is a Trojan from the Rogue.Tech-Support-Scam family that pretends to be a tool that you can use to download free ebooks. In reality, this program does nothing but display a fake Windows Activation screen on your desktop in order to scare you into calling the listed 1-877-330-4644 remote tech support number. This fake "Activate Windows Now" screen pretend to be an alert from Windows that states "You must activate Windows within 1 day to continue using all Windows features". In reality, there is nothing wrong with Windows and you just have an infection displaying these alerts.
If a user clicks on the Activate button it will pretend to try and activate Windows and then give an alert that states "Windows Helper is unable To Activate Windows Contact Support To Activate.". This is displayed purely to trick you into calling the 877-330-4644 number so that they can use scare tactics to sell you a support license. The support link in the screen will also open a browser window to www.supportforme.com, which is used by the remote support company to remotely control your computer via GoToAssist.
When Snail Translator is installed and executed, it will also execute a program called Box.exe or 1.exe on a timer. The Box.exe or 1.exe program will then display the fake Windows Activation Alert. Unfortunately, the timer will spawn these processes over and over, which can lead to hundreds of these alerts being displayed on your screen as shown below.
As you can see, this program was created for the sole purpose of displaying fake Windows alerts in order to scare you into purchasing remote support services. If you are infected with this program, please ignore any alerts that are displayed and do not call the displayed number. To remove this Trojan and any related software, please use the removal guide below.
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View Associated Snail Translator Files C:\Windows\Snail Translator\ C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\ C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\box.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Snail Translator.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Uninstall.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Uninstall.ini
View Associated Snail Translator Registry Information HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Snail Translator C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Snail Translator.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Snail Translator 0.8
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How to remove Snail Translator and the Fake Windows Activation Screen
- Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:49:01 EDT
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Snail Translator is a Trojan from the Rogue.Tech-Support-Scam family that pretends to be a tool that you can use to download free ebooks. In reality, this program does nothing but display a fake Windows Activation screen on your desktop in order to scare you into calling the listed 1-877-330-4644 remote tech support number. This fake "Activate Windows Now" screen pretend to be an alert from Windows that states "You must activate Windows within 1 day to continue using all Windows features". In reality, there is nothing wrong with Windows and you just have an infection displaying these alerts.
If a user clicks on the Activate button it will pretend to try and activate Windows and then give an alert that states "Windows Helper is unable To Activate Windows Contact Support To Activate.". This is displayed purely to trick you into calling the 877-330-4644 number so that they can use scare tactics to sell you a support license. The support link in the screen will also open a browser window to www.supportforme.com, which is used by the remote support company to remotely control your computer via GoToAssist.
When Snail Translator is installed and executed, it will also execute a program called Box.exe or 1.exe on a timer. The Box.exe or 1.exe program will then display the fake Windows Activation Alert. Unfortunately, the timer will spawn these processes over and over, which can lead to hundreds of these alerts being displayed on your screen as shown below.
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View Associated Snail Translator Files C:\Windows\Snail Translator\ C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\ C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\box.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Snail Translator.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Uninstall.exe C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Uninstall.ini
View Associated Snail Translator Registry Information HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Snail Translator C:\Windows\Snail Translator\Snail Translator\Snail Translator.exe HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Snail Translator 0.8
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