Remove Internet Security Guard (Uninstall Guide)
Internet Security Guard is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.VirusDoctor family. This program is classified as a rogue as it displays false information in order to trick you into purchasing the program. This infection is spread via two methods. The first method is through web sites that state they are an online anti-malware scanner called Windows Web Security. When you visit these sites you will be presented with a page that pretends to scan your computer for infections. When it is done, it will state that your computer has numerous infections and that you need to download a program to clean your computer. It is important to remember that any time you encounter a web page that states that your computer is infected, you should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get you to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this rogue is through hacked web sites that install Internet Security Guard on to your computer without your knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in your outdated programs. [...]
Remove Malware Protection Center (Uninstall Guide)
Malware Protection Center is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.VirusDoctor family. This program is classified as a rogue as it displays false information in order to trick you into purchasing the program. This infection is spread via two methods. The first method is through web sites that state they are an online anti-malware scanner called Windows Web Security. When you visit these sites you will be presented with a page that pretends to scan your computer for infections. When it is done, it will state that your computer has numerous infections and that you need to download a program to clean your computer. It is important to remember that any time you encounter a web page that states that your computer is infected, you should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get you to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this rogue is through hacked web sites that install Malware Protection Center on to your computer without your knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in your outdated programs. [...]
Remove Antivirus Smart Protection (Uninstall Guide)
Antivirus Smart Protection is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.VirusDoctor family. This program is classified as a rogue as it displays false information in order to trick you into purchasing the program. This infection is spread via two methods. The first method is through web sites that state they are an online anti-malware scanner called Windows Web Security. When you visit these sites you will be presented with a page that pretends to scan your computer for infections. When it is done, it will state that your computer has numerous infections and that you need to download a program to clean your computer. It is important to remember that any time you encounter a web page that states that your computer is infected, you should not believe them as the majority of these pages are scams trying to get you to install the actual infection. The second method that can be used to install this rogue is through hacked web sites that install Antivirus Smart Protection on to your computer without your knowledge by exploiting vulnerabilities in your outdated programs. [...]
Remove System Check (Uninstall Guide)
System Check is a fake computer analysis and optimization program from the FakeHDD family of rogues. This rogue displays false alerts that are designed to make you think that your computer has hard disk problems that have lead to corrupt and missing data. It displays these alerts in order to scare you into purchasing the program so that you can fix these issues. In reality, though, there is nothing wrong with your hardware or data, so please ignore any error messages that this program displays. System Check is installed through hacked sites that exploit vulnerabilities in software that may be installed on your computer or through fake online scanner pages. Once installed, System Check will display false error messages and security warnings on the infected computer. These messages will state that there is something wrong with your computer's hard drive and then suggests that you download and install a program that can fix the problem. When you click on of these alerts, System Check will automatically be started. [...]
Remove XP Home Security 2012 (Uninstall Guide)
XP Home Security 2012 is a variant of the 2012 name-changing rogue program that changes its name randomly depending on the version of Windows it is installed on. This guide will cover the variant of the 2012 name changing rogue called XP Home Security 2012. This rogue is promoted in two ways. The first is through the use of fake online antivirus scanners that state that your computer is infected and then prompt you to download a file that will install the infection. The other method are hacked web sites that attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in programs that you are running on your computer to install the infection without your knowledge or permission. [...]
Remove Internet Security 2012 or Internet Security (Uninstall Guide)
Internet Security 2012 or Internet Security are rogue anti-spyware programs from the same family as Privacy Protection. This rogue will display false scan results in order to trick you into thinking that your computer is infected so that you will then purchase the program. When this infection is installed on your computer it will be configured to start automatically when you login to Windows. Once started it will scan your computer and then state that there are numerous infections on your computer. If you attempt to remove any of these so-called infections, though, it will state that you first need to purchase the program in order to remove anything. As many of these files are actually legitimate files, please do not manually delete any of the files that this rogue states are infections as it may affect the operation of your legitimate programs and Windows. [...]
Remove the Smart Anti-Malware Protection Virus (Removal Guide)
Smart Anti-Malware Protection is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Virus Doctor. This infection is promoted through web sites that show advertisements that pretend to be online anti-malware scanners. These scanners will then pretend to scan your computer, and when finished, will state that your computer is infected and that you need to download and install Smart Anti-Malware Protection to protect yourself. The truth is that these online scanners are all fake and are only an advertisement. They have no way of knowing what is running on your computer. [...]
Remove Internet Defender 2011 (Uninstall Guide)
Internet Defender is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Security Defender. When Internet Defender is installed onto a computer it will be configured to start automatically when Windows starts. Once started it will perform a fake scan of your computer and then state that there are numerous infections present. If you attempt to remove any of these so-called infections with the program it will state that it is unable to do so until you purchase it. As none of the infection files actually exist on your computer, please disregard these scan results and do not purchase the program. [...]
Remove AV Protection Online (Uninstall Guide)
AV Protection Online is a computer infection from the Rogue.WinAVPro family, which includes other rogues such as OpenCloud Security. This infection is classified as a rogue anti-spyware program because it uses false security alerts and fake scan results to try and trick you into thinking that your computer is infected so that you will then purchase it. This infection is promoted through hacked sites that use exploits to install this program onto your computer without your permission. [...]
Remove Smart Protection 2012 (Uninstall Guide)
Smart Protection 2012 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Security Sphere 2012. This program is categorized as a rogue anti-spyware program because it pretends to be a legitimate security program, but is actually a program that purposely display false scan results, fake security alerts, and hijacks your computer so that you are not able to run your normal applications. Smart Protection 2012 is installed onto a computer through other viruses, hacked websites that exploit vulnerable programs on your computer, or through fake online anti-malware scanners that prompt you to install the program. When Smart Protection is installed it will create a random named folder in c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\, in XP, or C:\ProgramData, in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It will then be configured to start automatically when you login to your computer. [...]
