Remove A Plethora Of FAKE Antivirus Software With This Free App


	Remove A Plethora Of FAKE Antivirus Software With This Free App

kkcapricorn

10-22-2009 2:54 PM

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kkcapricorn says:

list of applications that it detects and removes:
1. Cyber Security
2. Alpha Antivirus
3. Braviax
4. Windows Police Pro
5. Antivirus Pro 2010
6. PC Antispyware 2010
7. FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d
8. Winshield2009.com
9. Green AV
10. Windows Protection Suite
11. Total Security 2009
12. Windows System Suite
13. Antivirus BEST
14. System Security
15. Personal Antivirus
16. System Security 2009
17. Malware Doctor
18. Antivirus System Pro
19. WinPC Defender
20. Anti-Virus-1
21. Spyware Guard 2008
22. System Guard 2009
23. Antivirus 2009
24. Antivirus 2010
25. Antivirus Pro 2009
26. Antivirus 360 and
27. MS Antispyware 2009
I hate these programs --software that advertise their ability to protect and fix your machine, yet once they are installed, they take over your machine, disable your antivirus and hold your computer as a virtual hostage

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10-23-2009 12:32 AM

chestnut501

Thanks kk, It's happened to me before and, of course, it took me awhile to find something that would get rid of it. Very frustrating. I'll save this just in case.

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