There is a new rogue making the rounds on the internet. Its name is Antivirus Security Pro.
For those of you who do not know, a rogue antivirus program is a fake antivirus program that claims that you are infected with malware. It then demands payment for the removal of threats that it has detected.
You should not pay for this product, the detections are fake, and you do not really have those pieces of malware on your computer.
Below are the steps to remove this rogue:
Step #1: Reboot your computer into safe mode with networking. To do
this, turn the computer off and turn it back on. Immediately after you
press the power button to turn the computer back on, press the F8 key on
your keyboard repeatedly until you come to a menu that gives you
options such as Safe Mode. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select
Safe Mode With Networking.
Step #2: To make sure that the rogue will not interfere with removal, we must run Rkill. Download iExplore.exe here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/
Step
#3: Run the downloaded executable. It will open a black box, this is
normal. Once the black box has closed on its own, proceed to step 4.
Step #4: Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/malwarebytes-anti-malware/
Step #5: Run the downloaded installer and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Step
#6: Once the program is installed, it will automatically open a window.
Once this window is open, click Perform Full Scan, and then click the
scan button.
Step #7: As this scan will take some time,
I suggest you do something else while remaining in close proximity to
the computer so you can check on the scan every once in a while. Once
the scan is complete, proceed to step 8.
Step #8: When the scan is complete, it will open a message box. Click OK, and then click show results.
Step #9: Click Remove Selected. If Malwarebytes prompts you to restart your computer, please allow it to do so.
Step #10: Enjoy your computer which should now be free of Antivirus Security Pro.
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