Many times you are visiting a web page and suddenly you receive a message that your system is at risk or your system has been infected with a virus. You also get an option to fix the issue or remove the virus from your system. As soon as you click on the button to fix the issue, a program is automatically downloaded and installed in your system which pretends to be an antivirus. It scans your system and tells you that there are some virus infections which need to be fixed. After that you are asked to purchase a paid software to fix those virus infections.
Actually these so called antivirus are fake. Many virus makers create such kind of virus to infect your system so that they can earn money once you decide to purchase the product.
Uninstalling/removing such fake antivirus is not an easy task. That's why today we are sharing an excellent utility "Remove Fake Antivirus" which helps in removing fake antivirus programs from a system.
It can remove following known fake antivirus programs:
- Cyber Security
- Alpha Antivirus
- Braviax
- Windows Police Pro
- Antivirus Pro 2010
- PC Antispyware 2010
- FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d
- Winshield2009.com
- Green AV
- Windows Protection Suite
- Total Security 2009
- Windows System Suite
- Antivirus BEST
- System Security
- Personal Antivirus
- System Security 2009
- Malware Doctor
- Antivirus System Pro
- WinPC Defender
- Anti-Virus-1
- Spyware Guard 2008
- System Guard 2009
- Antivirus 2009
- Antivirus 2010
- Antivirus Pro 2009
- Antivirus 360 and
- MS Antispyware 2009
You just need to run the tool and click on "Start" button. It'll take some time and will completely remove the fake antivirus programs from your system.
You can download it using following link:
Thanks to Ahmad for sharing it...
Also check:
How to Completely Uninstall / Remove a Software Program in Windows without using 3rd Party Software?
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Troubleshooting.
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Joshua Carlin
This is very Godd. Thanks VG
netbox
This is very very usefull app indeed..
Thanks to the author and to you also VG for posting it at your site..
It will help a lot..
Murray
I don't know what this program does...but it didn't work on my computer in Windows Vista. Seems it's like the problem it says it solves. Downloaded and installed and then got an error. Thanks for nothing!!!
Tangmeister
I'll be sure to keep this in mind for my collegues! Thanks VG!
Pet
Good Post!.. Have had that tool in storage for awhile..
DarkPotato
Thanks VG for creating this article. This is a great article and a great program. A while back I had a fake antivirus installed on my computer by accident and it was so horrible I had to reformat my hard drive to get rid of it. I tried removing it with real antivirus programs, even McAfee couldn't remove it This article will help a lot of people who are suffering from those fake antivirus.
-DarkPotato
DarkPotato
Thanks VG for creating this article. This is a great article and a great program. A while back I had a fake antivirus installed on my computer by accident and it was so horrible I had to reformat my hard drive to get rid of it. I tried removing it with real antivirus programs, even McAfee couldn't remove it This article will help a lot of people who are suffering from those fake antivirus.
-DarkPotato
Shadman
Hey VG. I've been trying to get rid of a program called Desktop Defender 2010. Do you know if this will wipe it out? Thanks man.
-Shadman
Someone
I think this is useful. I know another computer was infected with one of these viruses and disabled Norton. I surely keep on my computer just in case.
wildgoosespeeder
I have never heard of those so called "antivirus" programs. The only antivirus program I trust is AVG.