Proven Antivirus

22 January 2011 Rogue 0 Comment

Proven Antivirus is a fake computer security application that will repeatedly state that computer is infected with Trojan, virus and malware. This scare tactics was employed in an attempt to persuade computer users into getting the paid version of the program. Commonly acquired from malicious web sites, Proven Antivirus can penetrate the system without users consent. When inside the PC, it will start modifying system settings and add an entry to Windows registry. This will make Proven Antivirus to run every time Windows is started. Another way when one can acquire this rogue program is by downloading executable files from file-sharing networks. Spam email messages containing malicious links can also contribute to the infection of Proven Antivirus.

Its presence on the system will produce several annoyances including excessive pop-up alerts. A fake virus scan will also be launched displaying fake results and urging users to remove detected threats by having the full version of Proven Antivirus. Never buy this useless application, as a matter of fact this rogue application must be remove from the system immediately. Remove Proven Antivirus with the specified tool and procedures below.

Alias: Proven Antivirus Protection

Damage Level: Medium

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

Proven Antivirus Removal Procedures

Proven Antivirus 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.

Online Virus Scanner:
Another way to remove a virus without the need to install additional anti-virus 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.