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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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Remove Defence Center (Uninstall Guide)
Defence Center is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses deceptive scan results to trick you into thinking that you are infected. When installed Defence Center will be configured to start automatically when you start Windows. Once started the program will scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections, but will not remove any until you purchase the program. The infection results, though, are all made up with little or no information as to what files are actually infected. It provides so little information because there are actually no infected programs other than Defence Center itself. It is only stating that there are infected files on your computer in order to scare you into purchasing the program. [...]
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Remove Malware Destructor 2011 (Uninstall Guide)
Malware Destructor 2011 is a rogue security program from the same family as Paladin Antivirus. Malware Destructor is promoted through the use of web pop-ups that state that your computer is infected and that you should run an online anti-malware scanner to scan for viruses. When you click on the OK button, you will be brought to a site that displays an advertisement that pretends to be an online anti-malware scanner. When this advertisement is finished it will then prompt you to download and install Malware Destructor 2011. It should be noted that this online anti-malware scanner is just an advertisement and has no way of knowing what is running on your computer. [...]
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Remove Win7 AV (Uninstall Guide)
Win7 AV is a rogue anti-spyware program that is installed through the use of malware and fake online anti-malware scanners. When browsing the web you may be shown a pop-up that states that your computer is infected. When you click on this pop-up you will brought to a site that shows a page that pretends to be a fake online anti-malware scanner, but in reality is just an advertisement. When the advertisement is finished it will state that your computer is infected and that you should download and install Win7 AV in order to protect your computer. [...]
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Remove AWM Antivirus (Uninstall Guide)
AWM Antivirus is a rogue anti-virus program that is installed on your computer by other Trojans. Once installed AWM Antivirus will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts. Once started it will scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections present. It will state, though, that it will not remove any programs until you first purchase it. As all of the infections it finds are fake, you should not attempt to delete any of the files it states are infections. [...]
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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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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 AVDefender 2011 (Uninstall Guide)
AVDefender 2011 is a rogue anti-virus program that is installed through other malware that is installed on your computer. When AVDefender 2011 is installed it will be configured to start by replacing Window's normal explorer.exe shell with the main infection executable. This allows the program to automatically start, even before the Windows Desktop shows, when you start Windows. Once started it will scan your computer and state that there are numerous infections found. It will state, though, that it cannot remove any of these infections until you purchase the program. The scan results for AVDefender, though, are completely false. In fact the scan results list legitimate Microsoft Windows programs, such as CMD.exe, as infections that if removed could cause your computer to not operate correctly. Therefore, do not manually delete any of the files it states are infections. [...]
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Remove Major Defense Kit (Uninstall Guide)
Major Defense Kit is a rogue anti-virus program that is distributed by the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan. When the fake alert states that you are infected it will prompt you to download one of 5 rogue anti-spyware programs, with Major Defense Kit being one of them. Once Major Defense Kit is installed it will be configured to start automatically when you start Windows. It will start before the Windows Desktop appears and alert you that your computer is infected and that certain files cannot be repaired unless you use the program's heuristic mode, which is only available if you purchase the program. In reality, though, none of the files it states are infections are actually infected. Therefore, do not purchase this program no matter what it displays. [...]
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Remove Pest Detector 4.1 (Uninstall Guide)
Pest Detector 4.1 is a rogue anti-virus program that is distributed by the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan. When the fake alert states that you are infected it will prompt you to download one of 5 rogue anti-spyware programs, with Pest Detector 4.1 being one of them. Once Pest Detector 4.1 is installed it will be configured to start automatically when you start Windows. It will start before the Windows Desktop appears and alert you that your computer is infected and that certain files cannot be repaired unless you use the program's heuristic mode, which is only available if you purchase the program. In reality, though, none of the files it states are infections are actually infected. Therefore, do not purchase this program no matter what it displays. [...]
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Remove Peak Protection 2010 (Uninstall Guide)
Peak Protection 2010 is a scareware program that is promoted through the Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Trojan. This alert will masquerade as a Microsoft Security Essentials alert and state that your computer has a Trojan. It will then pretend to clean it, and fail, and then prompt you to install one of 5 rogue programs, including Peak Protection 2010, in order to clean the infection. When the Peak Protection 2010 is installed it will reboot your computer and start up before your Windows Desktop loads. It will then scan your computer and state that there are numerous infected files found, but will state that it will not be able to clean some of them as it requires the heuristics module in order fix them. In order to activate this heuristic module you will need to first purchase the program. This is a scam, though, as none of the files it states are viruses are actually infected. [...]
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