Hello everyone,
The latest threats we are confronted with are Win 7 Antispyware 2012 and Vista Antivirus 2012. These are "rogue antivirus" programs, that want to scam you into purchasing their "software", so the first step you can take in order to protect yourself is not to purchase this.
While they are not newly released, I have seen an increase of users affected by this issue, probably due to the increase of internet users during the holiday season.
In order to remove this, rather annoying piece of infection, follow these steps:
Reboot your computer in Safe Mode with Networking by pressing F8 (or F5 on some computers) before Windows starts (before the Windows logo appears) and choosing Safe Mode with Networking from the following screen.
The next step is to repair your executable files. Download and run the following file
https://download.bleepingcomputer.com/reg/FixNCR.reg
This will allow you to run the next step.
Lastly, download and install Malwarebytes from here:
https://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe and, when you are prompted if you want to start a trial, decline it, for the moment, as it may conflict with your existing protection.
Run a full scan with Malwarebytes, check all the entries that are found and choose to Remove selected.
Reboot your computer normally afterwards.
One note though!
Depending on what protection you have and how extensive the infection got, you may need to reinstall your internet connection.
This is sometimes as simple as going to Network connections and disabling/enabling the current connection, but you may need to create it again. Call your Internet Service Provider for help on setting your connection back on.