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How to remove Anti-Virus Elite rogue anti-spyware
23.12.2009 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
Anti-Virus Elite (aka AntiVirus Elite or Anti-Virus Elite v5.0) is an insecure application that appears to be replacing the previously known rogue anti-spyware called Anti-Virus Professional. Unfortunately, these clone programs are neither ‘Elite’ nor ‘Professional’ when it comes to analyzing their true essence. Anti-Virus Elite is typical impostor software, which means it tries to make people take it for a legit and reliable antivirus program. In fact, Anti-Virus Elite is a worthless piece of malware code which tends to get executed when this rogue gets inside your system imperceptibly for your computer’s security guard and firewall. While running on your computer, Anti-Virus Elite displays fabricated virus scanners and misleading system alerts that report the interception of malicious activity on your machine. In this context, it’s important to know that Anti-Virus Elite never reports any real parasites because it has no antivirus detection and removal capabilities behind it. Anti-Virus Elite is designed to swindle you out of your money. It uses false popup warnings and pseudo scanners to convince you that Anti-Virus Elite is the only tool to use for getting your system all cleaned up. Anti-Virus Elite is to be stayed clear from – it is not only full of scam, it’s a potential hazard for your system’s functioning. Please do not let Anti-Virus Elite stay on your PC and keep annoying you if it’s there. Remove Anti-Virus Elite rogue anti-spyware using the recommendations below.
How to remove Platinumantivir.com hijacker
22.12.2009 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Platinumantivir.com is a new domain hosting the rogue security program generally detected as Antivirus Live. Since Platinumantivir.com is also a hijacker, its activity is a product of trojan-powered browser manipulations and Hosts file changes made to the compromised system. The malicious activity of Platinumantivir.com hijacker on the infected PC will be exhibited through random browser redirects to Antivirus Live ‘official’ site that contains tons of misleading info about this horrible program. Platinumantivir.com hijacker may as well divert one’s web-surfing to fake warning pages that claim some odd insecure activity has been allegedly intercepted. These phony warnings recommend the confused victim to choose the provided option to get security software for PC defense purposes. Also, when you hit Platinumantivir.com please do not fall for its design which may seem attractive and hi-tech at first sight. All that’s written on Platinumantivir.com (the testimonials, Antivirus Live descriptions and refund guarantee) is a scam and is just trying to mislead you into buying rogue anti-spyware. In order to keep Platinumantivir.com hijacker from directing your browser to fraudulent web pages, you should eliminate the trojan viruses which are responsible for the browser mess on your PC. There is a security guide below to help you get rid of Platinumantivir.com hijacker trouble.
How to remove Anti-Virus Professional rogue anti-spyware
22.12.2009 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
Anti-Virus Professional (aka AntiVirus Professional) is an alleged anti-spyware utility, whereas its primary and ultimate objective is to take advantage of PC users’ trustfulness and have them thoughtlessly waste their money. Anti-Virus Professional can get onto your machine without your awareness – that’s ‘owing’ to its latent essence presupposing the use of backdoor trojans contaminants. Within the infected computer system, Anti-Virus Professional does its best to remain undetectable as long as it can. When operating on your machine, Anti-Virus Professional triggers lots of alerts and also runs some fabricated scanners so as to produce upon you the wrong impression as if your PC contained numerous signs of security risks. Anti-Virus Professional will ask you to install its commercial software thereupon thus demanding money as the product registration fee. You should not let Anti-Virus Professional swindle you out of your money so be cautious. Anti-Virus Professional is a fraudulent tool meant for scaring people into throwing their money to the wind. Along with the money-hunting goals of Anti-Virus Professional, one must mention the system-disruptive one which lies in this program being a cause for major system slowdown and its getting exposed to intrusion of nasty viruses from the outside. Anti-Virus Professional is to be stayed clear from because it’s not what it pretends to be and it is a great risk to your system further functioning. Please read and follow the instructions provided below to terminate Anti-Virus Professional processes on your computer and remove this aggressive malware application without letting it ruin your system and compromise your privacy.
How to remove Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp infection
22.12.2009 | Malware Type: Worms
Malware Description:
The recent rogue antivirus product denominated Malware Defense has been applying some scare techniques to make fool of its credulous victims. Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is an element of these intimidating tactics being deployed by Malware Defense. Allow us to elaborate on this issue a bit more. Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is a worm infection being used in Malware Defense fabricated system alerts. In other words, if your PC happens to get latently injected with Malware Defense malcode, your Operating System will get set up to trigger false detection alerts so as to scare you into believing your PC has some security problems that have to be taken care of promptly. Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is the main character of some fake warnings messages of this kind. If you take a look at the screenshot below you can see that Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp is being detected as a PC worm that can potentially harm your computer. This alert suggests you a few options – one offering you to activate your system security, and the other to continue unprotected and allow Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp to destroy your system now. Well, the ‘hacktivists’ who created Malware Defense probably assumed that no sane person will choose the latter option and are hoping you to click the former one which will automatically direct you to an interface asking for Malware Defense registration fee. Please do not fall victim of Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp and Malware Defense misleading fraud. You should immediately get rid of Malware Defense unregistered software which has taken over your system trying to get you wasting your money. Below are some helpful instructions that will help you remove Malware Defense and prevent it from issuing misleading warnings like the one mentioning Rootkit.Win32.Agent.pp worm.
How to remove Onlinescanner90.com hijacker
21.12.2009 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Onlinescanner90.com is what IT community experts tend to call a browser hijacker. In other words, Onlinescanner90.com is a supplementary element in the distribution routines of rogue anti-spyware. The scareware tool being promoted with the help of Onlinescanner90.com hijacker is called Antivir, and it’s a dangerous one. Onlinescanner90.com hacks into your system and does it in a very stealthy mode. It’s backdoor trojan viruses to blame for Onlinescanner90.com prankish activity with your browser. Onlinescanner90.com redirects you to its web page. On hitting Onlinescanner90.com with a pre-defined URL extension, you realize that you have visited some odd online scanner site that displays a scan progress bar in between your PC’s hard drive directories. This sort of a scanner is a pretty old trick and it’s meant to convince you that your computer is at risk and must be remedied using a certain rogue antivirus application (Antivir in this particular case with Onlinescanner90.com). Taking the above into account, it becomes obvious that you should not fall for whatever information Onlinescanner90.com reports. The domain being discussed here is a scam. Onlinescanner90.com attempts to persuade gullible users to purchase Antivir licensed copy in order to protect their PC against the supposedly detected spyware infections. Unless you’d like to get ripped off, remove Onlinescanner90.com hijacker as soon as you realize it’s on your machine and messing with your online sessions.
How to remove Fastscan71.com hijacker
20.12.2009 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Fastscan71.com is a browser hijacker designed to make hackers’ intensions true. Fastscan71.com is known to be associated with the malvertising of Antivir rogue anti-spyware. If your computer gets infected with Antivir trialware, its trojans will repeatedly redirect your browser to Fastscan71.com which turns out to be a phony scanner page. Fastscan71.com imitates My Computer online scan and tells you that Antivir has detected numerous infections on your machine. Indeed, Fastscan71.com lists malicious files it has allegedly intercepted during the scan. Considering the above, it should be kept in mind that Fastscan71.com displays a scam rather than any sort of a scan. None of the infections reported by Fastscan71.com must be taken for granted because they are definitely not on your machine in fact. Fastscan71.com aims to have you buy Antivir to fix your purportedly contaminated PC. Please do not trust Fastscan71.com website and its scan; nor should you believe its sponsoring rogueware – Antivir. Both are parts of the same corrupt chain aiming to bring profit to cyber criminals. If Fastscan71.com hijacked your web browser and keeps on directing you to the falsified online scan described above, be sure to get rid of the trojans that triggered this entire browser functioning distortion in the first place. You can use the tips below to discontinue Fastscan71.com redirect activity.
How to remove Googlev2010.com hijacker
20.12.2009 | Malware Type: Browser Hijackers
Malware Description:
Googlev2010.com is a malicious cyber entity that hijacks people’s web browsers and redirects them to unwanted and irrelevant search results. Googlev2010.com actually hijacks your browser through trojan-initiated techniques which result in system configuration changes. As a result, Googlev2010.com will keep on showing up in your browser’s location bar instead of your default search page. To seem persuasive and legit, Googlev2010.com resembles Google search engine interface, with the corresponding buttons and the main options displayed on it. Googlev2010.com claims to be the upgraded version of Google while it’s nothing but a misleading one. If you try to navigate anywhere from Googlev2010.com, you will encounter this hijacker return evidently fabricated search results advertising untrustworthy goods. For example, clicking on the ‘more’ button on top will open up a whole list of sites that try to push Viagra at a discount. The activity of Googlev2010.com is based on that of trojans that settled down in your system and affected your Hosts file and other system parameters responsible for web-surfing. With Googlev2010.com hijacker on board, you are very unlikely to browse normally and might get your system contaminated with spyware or rogue security software. It’s strongly recommended to terminate Googlev2010.com browser hijack problem lest your system should fall at risk. Googlev2010.com is also a bad thing for your privacy remaining intact. Please review and follow the instructions below to diagnose your system for Googlev2010.com bug and get rid of it if spotted.
How to remove DataDoctor 2010 fake security program
20.12.2009 | Malware Type: Fake Security Programs
Malware Description:
DataDoctor 2010 is a fake optimization tool possessing some traits of a rogue anti-spyware application. DataDoctor 2010 is distributed through the use of misleading internet sources recommending you to download this program to fix your computer problems. When running on your machine, DataDoctor 2010 will typically display falsified registry scanners and lots of other adware components to produce the misleading impression that your computer has a lot of system errors that must be taken care of immediately. DataDoctor 2010 claims to be capable of speeding up your Operating System by deleting junk files and getting Windows registry back to normal. According to DataDoctor 2010 ads, your system problems are severe enough to be eliminated ASAP. Then, DataDoctor 2010 will display more alerts insisting on your installing its commercial copy which, of course, requires a fee to be paid before it can do anything ‘useful’. DataDoctor 2010 is not the program it pretends to be. It tricks you into believing your PC is at risk, and then floods your system with annoying recommendations to buy its licensed copy. Please disregard DataDoctor 2010 ads and keep yourself from following that program’s advice. DataDoctor 2010 wants nothing but your money, so do not even expect any services in return. DataDoctor 2010 must be removed once spotted otherwise it may render your system virtually useless. Please read the passage below for some helpful tips in terms of DataDoctor 2010 removal.
How to remove Malware Defense rogue anti-spyware
19.12.2009 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
Malware Defense is a program you should never download from any source no matter how trustworthy it might seem at first sight. Malware Defense is distributed through phony online scanners, fake video codecs and trojan horses that infiltrate one’s computer in an absolutely covert way. Right after Malware Defense gets on to your computer, it adjusts the system configuration to fit in its further malicious scheme. It’s Windows registry and System directories that get exposed to the influence of Malware Defense. Then, this rogue anti-spyware ends up issuing many annoying alerts popping up from the system tray mostly and reporting the interception of a multitude of PC parasites that allegedly need to be exterminated in the shortest possible. Please keep in mind that any ads generated by Malware Defense as it’s running inside your system are bogus and must not be taken for granted. They return supposed security data which is misleading and aims to rip you off. Malware Defense has been created for one main reason – to bring profit to its developers who are spreading it illegally and try to make people purchase this scam. Be sure to refrain from becoming a victim of Malware Defense fraudulent money-retrieval methods. On the other hand, you may find it hard to remove Malware Defense scareware because it prevents you from uninstalling it in the regular way, i.e. via Control Panel options and Similar. One of the methods to bypass these Malware Defense trickeries is described in detail below.
How to remove Protect Pcs rogue anti-spyware
19.12.2009 | Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Description:
Protect Pcs (aka ProtectPcs) is a brand-new version of IGuardPc, Guard Pcs and Sys Defence fake security programs. Fake means it impudently pretends to be a legit antivirus and even looks like one. When it comes to the reality, though, Protect Pcs turns out to be nothing but an impostor. First, Protect Pcs gets inside your computer in a deceptive way since it uses trojans. Right after Protect Pcs intrudes, it won’t fail to start terrorizing your computer system. It tends to display misleading and pre-defined information about numerous viruses which are purportedly spotted on your machine. According to Protect Pcs, the data on these ‘detected’ these threats must not be ignored and should be taken care of through installing Protect Pcs licensed software. It eventually becomes obvious that Protect Pcs must be bought before it can be used. Now, allow us to disclose the ultimate truth about Protect Pcs – it has been released by hackers to take advantage of gullible people and brainwash them to waste their money. Feel like becoming one of the deceived ones? We didn’t think so. Consequently, you should eliminate Protect Pcs malware before it spots your system’s most vulnerable gateways and challenges your privacy, not to mention the system performance deterioration resulting from Protect Pcs activity.
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