Antivirus Scan

17 December 2010 Rogue 1 Comment

Antivirus Scan is a rogue security application that was developed primarily to penetrate a computer and act as a real AV program. In a real world of computer security, Antivirus Scan is just a clone of a useless product Antivirus Action. These type of applications are commonly installed on a computer without users permission by means of a Trojan that will find security holes and take advantage of it to sneak into the system without being detected by anti-virus application. When inside the system, Antivirus Scan will create its own value on the registry that will allow itself to run each time Windows is started. Having this opportunity, legitimate AV installed on the computer can be blocked and so so access to security web sites. The most common symptoms that a system is contracted with rogue program is a frequent pop-ups of fake alert messages situating that a computer is infected with different kind of Trojan, viruses and malware.

Whether Antivirus Scan has infected a computer moderately or severely, a complete scan using an anti-malware application must be carried out immediately. This action will prevent any further damage on the compromised system. Use only legitimate versions of security software to eradicate all files and system changes that Antivirus Scan has made.

Antivirus Scan Screen Shot:

Alias: Antivirus Scan

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Antivirus Scan Removal Procedures

Antivirus Scan Removal Tool:
In order to completely remove the threat, click here to download and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Sometimes, Trojans will block the downloading and installation of MBAM. If this happens, download it from a clean computer and rename the executable file before executing on the infected machine.

Using Portable SuperAntiSpyware:
To thoroughly remove the virus, it is best to do a separate scan of another security program so that other infected files not detected by anti-virus application can be remove as well. Click here to download and run SAS Portable Scanner.

Scan with Portable Antivirus:
Most of the time, Trojan associated with a rogue program will disable Windows functionalities and prevent execution of any application including antivirus program locally installed. If this happens, you can try using a McAfee Portable Antivirus called Stinger. You can download it for free.