Fake Windows Performance Center Virus

This article about the Windows Performance Center av is intended to give info for people who got the fake Windows Performance Center infection in their PC. You may want to read this article as this may give you details on what is Windows Performance Center and how to remove Windows Performance Center virus from infected systems.

"Windows performance center": The Windows Performance Center Scam
If you notice Windows Performance Center popups in your pc screen and there are system scans telling you there are Trojans and viruses in your computer yet you do not recall initiating a scan in your antivirus protection program, chances are your computer has what they call the Windows Performance Center virus infection.

"Fake windows media center"
What is Windows Performance Center virus? The rogue windows media center is the malware that makes your computer display bogus Windows Performance Center Antivirus popups and fake scans to encourage you to get yourself the WindowsPerformanceCenter AV, a fake and non working virus and spyware protection program. You may either be encouraged to upgrade or to purchase a license key for this particular program. The fake Windows Performance Center is a clone of other roguewares including the fake windows media center (see separate article on how to remove windows media center virus) and fake Windows Security System 2010.

Do note that this program is classified as a rogue pc security tool. It is not wise to deal with the developers/makers of this rogue windows performance center program. Removing Windows Performance Center AV Virus should be considered because the windows performance fake program may slow down you computer and thus affect your browsing activities.

Fortunately, you can uninstall Windows Performance Center online protection and there are even options to remove Windows Performance Center free. Here’s how to get rid of Windows Performance Center virus:

Getting rid of Windows Performance Center: How do I get rid of Windows Performance Center free?
Manual Windows Performance Center removal can be done but you may want to delete Windows Performance Center using a malware removal tool. Malewarebytes has a free version that can be used as a Windows Performance Center remove tool.

How do I remove Windows Performance Center malware using Malwarebytes?

Fake virus and spyware protection softwares usually prevent infected systems to run legitimate antiviruses so how do you get rid of Windows Performance Center using this free Windows Performance Center remover? Try to install and run this application after rebooting your computer in safe mode.

To download and for more information on using Malewarebytes as a free Windows Performance Center removal tool, please visit the official Malwarebytes website.
4/25/2010