WinPC Antivirus is a bogus antivirus application that carries the slogan “designed to protect” and commonly deceives by displaying a Critical Warning Alert on computer. WinPC Antivirus was created by the same authors who made the famous WinPC Defender. This potentially unwanted program is being spread via trojan downloader and fake security websites that will pop-up alerts and simulate a virus scanning on computer.
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Risk Level: Medium
File Size: Varies
Affected System: Windows
Common Symptoms:
1. Changes internet browser settings according to its preferred execution.
2. It will display a Firewall Warning and Critical Warning Alert.
One Response for "WinPC Antivirus"
1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop.
2. After downloading, double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
3. Follow the prompts and install as “default” only
4. Before the installation completes, check on the following prompts:
– Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
– Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
5. Click “Finish.” Program will run automatically and you will be prompt to update the program before doing a scan. Please update.
6. Scan your computer thoroughly.
7. When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”
8. Make sure that all detected threats are marked, click on Remove Selected.
9. Restart your computer.
Note: Some malware may prevent mbam-setup.exe from downloading and running. You can download and rename this program from a different computer before running it on infected system.
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