Risk of system slowdown
“Risk of system slowdown. Press OK to optimize.” is a fake pop-up alerts that can be observed on computers contracted with a fake security program AV Checker. This alert is a common practice for malicious application to get users attention and encourage them to get a copy of this software. Instead of optimizing a PC just as prompted, it will download a potentially unwanted application and bring various trouble on the system.
Trojan.JS.Popupper.f Screen Shot:
Associated Threat: AV Checker
Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
“Risk of system slowdown” Removal:
Typical virus removal:
1. Temporarily Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP/Vista/7) . [how to]
2. Update the virus definitions.
3. Restart Windows in SafeMode [how to] 4. Run a full system scan and clean/delete all infected file(s)
5. In order to make sure that threat is completely eliminated, carry out a full scan of your system using AntiVirus and Antispyware Software. Another way to remove viruses using various Antivirus Program without the need to install the full program can be done with Online Virus Scanner.
Removal Tool:
1. Remove Risk of system slowdown. associated files from a computer by scanning with anti-malware program. We highly recommend SuperAntiSpyware. Click here to download SAS. Install it on infected computer, update the database and do a full scan of the system.