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Virus, Spyware, and Malware Removal Guides
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The latest information about current virus, spyware, and malware threats to your computer. Use these guides and tutorials to remove or uninstall various malware and infections from your comptuer. All removal instructions are free to use and do not cost any money to remove any of the malware listed in these guides. The content in this RSS feed is to be used by news aggregators and informational purposes. It is not to be used to add as content on a web site.
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How to remove Google Redirects or the TDSS, TDL3, or Alureon rootkit using TDSSKiller
TDSS, or TDL3, is the name of a family of rootkits for the Windows operating system that downloads and execute other malware, delivers advertisements to your computer, and block programs from running. This rootkit infects your computer in various ways that include replacing hard disk drivers with malicious versions. Once a computer is infected, TDSS will be invisible to Windows and anti-malware programs while downloading and executing further malware and delivering advertisements to your computer. This particular infections is detected under various names depending on the particular anti-virus vendor. A list of vendors and their detection names for TDSS can be found below. [...]
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How to remove Defense Center (Removal Guide)
Defense Center is a program that is installed through the use of malware or fake anti-malware scanners and then uses deceptive warnings and scan results to scare you into purchasing the program. The Trojans that install this malware are typically ones that are installed through vulnerabilities in your installed programs or Windows. These vulnerabilities are exploited through sites that you may visit so that Defense Center is installed on to your computer without your permission or knowledge. Therefore, to block this program, and programs like it, from infecting you again please make sure to install all of the Windows updates that are released on Tuesdays and to make sure your programs like Adobe Reader, Flash, Shockwave, and Java are updated to the latest versions. Certain malware distributors are also bundling this Defense Center with the TDSS rootkit. If you are experience redirects when using Google or other search engines then you may be infected with the TDSS rootkit. It is then suggested you also follow the steps in this guide: How to remove the TDSS, TDL3, or Alureon rootkit using TDSSKiller [...]
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Remove Antivirus 2010 Security Centre (Uninstall Guide)
Antivirus 2010 Security Centre is a rogue anti-spyware program that is promoted through the use of malware and fake online anti-malware scanners. If you encounter this rogue through malware, then the program will be installed on your computer without your permission or knowledge. More commonly, though, you will instead see a pop-up while browsing the web that states that your computer is infected and that you should scan your computer. When you click on the pop-up it will automatically open a site that contains an advertisement pretending to be an online anti-malware scanner. Once this advertisement is finished, it will state that you are infected and prompt you to download and install Antivirus 2010 Security Centre. The truth is that the fake online scanner has no possible way of knowing what is running on your computer and will state you are infected even if you computer is clean. [...]
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Remove Antivir Solution Pro (Uninstall Guide)
Antivir Solution Pro is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Antivirus Soft and AV Security Suite. This family of rogues is installed through the use of malware that download and install Antivir Solution Pro onto your computer without your permission. When this program is installed it will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts, and once started, will perform a scan of your computer and state that it has found numerous infections. It will not, though, tell you the files that are supposedly infected and will also state that you cannot remove anything until you first purchase the program. This is a complete scam, as the program is scripted to display infections every time it is run. That means if you reinstalled Windows and ran Antivir Solution Pro it would still say that you are infected. It does this to scare you into thinking that your computer has a security problem so that you will then purchase the program. When you purchase the program, though, all you do is waste your money as the program has no useful function for your computer. [...]
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Remove AntivirusGT (Uninstall Guide)
AntivirusGT is a rogue anti-spyware program that is distributed through the use of fake online anti-malware scanners. When browsing the web you may be redirected to a page that states that your computer is infected. This page will then prompt you to perform an online anti-malware scan on your computer in order to search for viruses. Regardless of whether you accept this offer, you will be brought to a page that displays a fake scanner, that when finished scanning, will state that your computer is infected. It will then prompt you to download and install AntivirusGT in order to remove these supposed infections. It should be noted that this fake scanner page does not actually scan your computer. Instead it is simply an advertisement that will state that your computer is infected no matter how clean it may be. [...]
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How to remove AV Security Suite (Uninstall Guide)
AV Security Suite is a scareware and ransomware program from the same family as Antivirus Soft and AntiSpyware Soft. The developers of this program are distributing AV Security Suite through the use of hacked sites, spam, and Trojans that install it onto your computer without your permission. Once installed AV Security Suite will be configured to start automatically when your computer starts. Once started it will scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections, but will not let you remove any of them until you purchase the program. All of these scan results are fake and are only being shown to trick you into purchasing the program, which you should obviously not do. [...]
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Remove Sysinternals Antivirus (Uninstall Guide)
Sysinternals Antivirus is a scareware and ransomware program from the same family as Your PC Protector. This program is installed through the use of malware that will install it onto your computer without your permission or knowledge. Once installed, Sysinternals Antivirus will automatically perform a scan when your computer starts. When the scan has finished it will state that your computer is infected with numerous infections, but will not allow you to remove anything until you first purchase the program. As the scan results are all fake and are only being shown to scare you into purchasing the software, you should ignore them and instead use this guide to remove the program. [...]
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Remove Protection Center (Uninstall Guide)
Protection Center is part of the Your PC Protector family of rogues. This program pretends to be a legitimate anti-malware program, but instead uses false scan results and deceptive security alerts to make you think that your computer has a security problem. Once installed Protection Center will be configured to start when you login to Windows and then scan your computer. When it scans your computer Protection Center will state that it found a variety of infections, but will not let you delete them until you purchase the program. All of these infections, though, are fake or legitimate programs being classified as malware that should not be deleted from your computer. Therefore, please do not act upon any of the information displayed by this program. During testing, we have also found that this program is bundled with the Pragma TDSS rootkit, which will attempt to stop you from running various anti-malware applications that may remove it. [...]
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Remove Security Master AV (Uninstall Guide)
Security Master AV is a program that impersonates an anti-malware program, but is in fact a computer infection that uses deceptive tactics to make you think you are infected. This program is considered a rogue anti-spyware program and is part of the Virus Doctor family. Security Master AV is typically installed through Trojans that pretend to be legitimate programs, but instead install this rogue onto your computer without your permission. The installer will also create numerous harmless files that will be detected as malware when Security Master AV scans your computer. When installed, the rogue will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. Once started, it will scan your computer and state that the files it created during installation are malware files residing on your machine. In reality, these files are harmless and pose no harm to your computer. They are only being shown to you in order to scare you into thinking that you are infected in the hopes that you will then purchase the program. [...]
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Remove Win Antispyware Center (Uninstall Guide)
Win Antispyware Center is a rogue anti-spyware program that is promoted through the use of Trojans. These Trojans are found on fake video pages that state that you need an update to properly view a video and then prompts you to download and install the update on your computer. Once this Trojan is run it will download and install Win Antispyware Center onto your computer without permission. Once installed it will configure itself to start automatically when you login to Windows and then start scanning your computer. When it is done it will state that you have numerous infections, but will not allow you to remove any of them until you first purchase the program. All of the infections that Win AntiSpyware Center reports, though, do not actually exist on your computer and are only being shown to scare you into thinking that you are infected. [...]
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