Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware program presence.
Fake pop-up alert telling users about “Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware program presence.” is provided by rogue security program Antivirus Plus. This warning was created intentionally to deceive computer users on the security status of the computer. It will pretend to be displayed as message from Windows but its not. The full message of this warning states that:
Warning!
Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware program presence. Your system requires immediate anti-viruses check! Microsoft Security Assessment Tool will perform a quick and free online checking of your PC.
Ignore this fake pop-up alert. Clicking on it or any link provided will redirect browser to a more dangerous and fraudulent activities. It may also attempt to connect to a remote host and download additional threats.
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Associated Threat: Antivirus Plus
Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Things you should know about “Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware program presence.”:
How does fake alert gets inside the PC?
- By exploiting software vulnerabilities, virus can easily penetrate a computer and embed itself on system directories. A much powerful virus can modify various settings including Windows registry that will launch itself when computer is started.
- Trojan and Virus developers are utilizing the file-sharing networks to spread malicious programs. There are already a number of infected files uploaded on these servers waiting to be downloaded and strike a computer anytime.
- Infected web sites is also used to propagate Trojan. By simply visiting an infected web page, visitors can be contaminated with computer parasites particularly if Internet browser have unpatched security holes.
What are fake alerts objective?
- Detection of security risks was displayed to deceive users on the security status of the computer. If victim thinks that they are infected, there is a possibility to sell the program and malware authors will have the opportunity to earn from this scam.
- If executed, it can connect to a remote host and download additional threat that can disable security programs, block Internet access to anti-virus provider’s web site and redirect homepage.
How to Remove Warning! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware program presence.
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). [how to]
2. Open your antivirus application and update the virus definitions. This method ensures that your antivirus program can detect even newer variants of Fake Alert
3. Start Windows in Safe Mode with Networking.
- From a power-off state, turn on the computer and press F8 repeatedly.
- Your computer will display Windows Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe Mode with Networking.
- System will boot Windows loading only necessary drivers and system files.
4. Open your antivirus program and run a full system scan. After the scan, delete all infected items. If unable, better place them in quarantine. Once the scan is complete, please proceed with the next step.
Online Virus Scanner:
Another way to remove Fake Alert without the need to install additional antivirus application is to perform a thorough scan with free online virus scanner that can be found here or on websites of legitimate anti-virus and security provider.
5. Go to Online Virus Scanner list and run a virus scan. This may require plug-ins, add-on or Activex object, please install if you want to proceed with scan.
6. After completing the necessary download, your system is now ready for online virus scanning.
7. Select an option in which you can thoroughly scan the computer to make sure that it will find and delete entirely all infections not detected on previous scan.
8. Remove or delete all detected items.
9. When scanning is finished, you may now restart the computer in normal mode.