VirusRay
VirusRay is a rogue antivirus application that tricks user into buying the registered version by displaying its own fabricated threats on the computer. VirusRay uses unfair marketing method and deceiving information to push users to pay for the full version of it. It was found that VirusRay will be installed on target PC by means of a Trojan that will automatically download and execute it without users intervention. A visit to malicious web site is enough to get infected with VirusRay.
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Other Alias: Adware.VirusRay
Threat Level: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows – All
How to remove VirusRay
1. Download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it on your Desktop.
2. After downloading, double-click on the file 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 the computer.
Note: VirusRaymay 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.
Additional Anti-Malware Tools
Using Portable SuperAntiSpyware:
To thoroughly remove a 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. Download and run SuperAntiSpyware Portable Scanner.