Windows 7 Recovery Scam

This article provides info about the windows 7 recovery scam, its symptoms and how you can remove advanced module scam virus from an infected computer.


Getting adverts to activate the windows 7 recovery advanced module, windows vista recovery advanced module or windows xp advanced mudule? Be cautious once you see these windows 7 advanced module adverts. Your computer may have been infiltrated by malwares associated with fake security softwares such as the rogue advanced module windows recovery program.

Symptoms of the windows recovery scam
The windows advanced module virus is characterized by causing compromised computers to show alerts informing that there are issues within the computer system. These warnings may include hard drive errors. These windows security hard drive problems scam alerts are often followed by an advice to pay for the windows xp recovery advanced module or window 7 advance module licenses supposedly to activate a software that can mitigate and fix issues with the computer. Do not buy advanced module virus because this will only cause you more problem and trouble particularly if you hand out your credit card information. Do not spend your hard earned money on this non working windows recovery advanced module, this is a scam.

Dealing with the advanced module malware
* 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.
For information on how to get rid of windows advanced module virus and other rogue softwares, you can read this post about removing fake antiviruses.