Fake Antivirus Scan Virus

The fake antivirus scan virus is yet another rogue antivirus scam. Like most of its clones, the antivirus scan fake AV can deceive computer users by appearing as a legitmate computer security tool. If your PC has gotten this "antivirus scan virus", you may be interested in reading this article.




Antivirus scan: Is it fake?

This particular program, along with its versions that include the antivirus scan ultimate is a rogue antivirus. Rogue softwares are known to be copycats of real computer programs.

Antivirus scan removal
Removing Antivirusscan is necessary if you have this in your PC. You must remove Antivirusscan infection from your PC ASAP or else, this Antivirus scan virus can make it difficult for you to use your computer. Rogue antiviruses such as this Antivirusscan pop up virus are characterized by their ability to cause infected PCs to consistently show annoying system scans and popups. They may also cause infected systems to do redirects and prevent the users from browsing the internet.



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Antivirusscan removal: How to remove Antivirus scan virus

If you are trying to delete Antivirusscan, Malwarebytes is popularly utilized in removing fake av programs, you can use this as an Antivirusscan remove tool.

* Reboot your computer in Safe mode with networking. Do this by restarting your PC and pressing the F8 key after hearing your computer beep on startup. Once the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with networking and then press ENTER.

* Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.
* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:

Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

* Click Finish.
* If an update is found, Malbytes anti malware will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. Reboot your computer if prompted.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad. The "antivirus scan" virus should be gone by now.

12/23/2010