Virus and Spyware Removal Guides, uninstall instructions

What is Best Antivirus infection?

Best Antivirus is scare-ware distributed using misleading methods. When installed on your computer, Best Antivirus runs a scan and reports that your browser add-ons are unsafe.

In fact, this bogus program 'detects' all add-ons as being unsafe, a tactic used by Internet criminals to scare you into purchasing their fake program called Best Antivirus. When Best Antivirus is installed on your computer, you are continually reminded that you need to register and pay $42.29 in order to remove the 'detected' unsafe add-ons.

Do not trust Best Antivirus - it is a poorly designed scam designed to scare computer users into purchasing a fake license. If you have already bought Best Antivirus, contact your credit card company and dispute the charges, explaining that you have been tricked into buying a fake computer security program.

Remove Best Antivirus from your computer immediately.

What is Computer Fix?

Computer Fix is a fake computer optimizer derived from the same family of misleading programs as System Fix, System Restore, Data Restore, and others. This rogue computer program differs from most fake anti-spyware, since it attempts to convince computer users into believing that their computer hardware has serious malfunctions.

Usually, bogus anti-spyware employs a different method - performing security scans and attempting to trick PC users into purchasing fake licenses. When your computer is infected with Computer Fix, multiple warning messages reports that your computer's hard drive has failed, your RAM memory has malfunctioned, or other similar problems.

What is AV Protection 2011?

AV Protection 2011 is a fake program derived from a large family of misleading computer security scanners. Previous versions were named AV Security, System Security 2012, and AV Protection Online. Like its predecessors, AV Protection 2011 is proliferated through Trojans, misleading websites, non legitimate updates, and other rogue methods.

AV Protection 2011 self-installs on your computer by exploiting security vulnerabilities, and then starts a fake security scan. On completion of the scan, you will be provided  with a list of supposedly 'detected' infections.

This list of detections is fake - AV Protection 2011 uses this list to scare you into believing that your computer has serious security issues.

What is Privacy Protection?

Privacy Protection is a fake computer security program derived from the same family of misleading applications as Security Protection and Malware Protection. Like its predecessors, Privacy Protection attempts to scare you into believing that your computer has various security threats.

After you click the 'Remove All' button in the main window of Privacy Protection, you are asked to purchase a full version of the software in order to remove the 'detected' security issues. Do not purchase Privacy Protection - it is a scam.

What is AV Security 2012?

AV Security 2012 is a fake security scanner derived from the same family as System Protection 2012, Guard Online, and many others. Internet criminals change the names of their rogue programs and continue to distribute these bogus programs across the Internet.

Like its predecessors, AV Security 2012 self-installs on users' computers without permission. Internet criminals use numerous methods to proliferate misleading programs such as AV Security 2012, and recent research has proved that they are able to infiltrate legitimate ad networks and distribute their fake security scanner via trusted websites.

If your PC is infected with AV Security 2012, your work will be continually interrupted by fake security scans and fake security warning messages.

What is AV Protection 2012?

AV Protection 2012 is a fake computer security scanner. Internet criminals distribute this rogue program using misleading methods including Trojans, online security scanners, and fake program updates.

This program is a clone of its previous versions: AV Protection 2011, Cloud AV 2012, and others. These fake security scanners share the same interface and scare tactics.

AV Protection 2012 self-installs on your computer by exploiting security vulnerabilities in order to start its rogue processes. Firstly, it modifies the operating system's registry so that AV Protection 2012 starts each time you boot your computer.

What is System Protection 2012?

System Protection 2012 is a fake security scanner derived from the same family of rogue anti-spyware as Cloud Protection, Guard Online, System Security 2012, and others. Like its previous version, System Protection 2012 attempts to scare computer users into purchasing a fake license in order to remove non existent security threats.

Internet criminals use various rogue methods to proliferate fake programs such as System Protection 2012 across the Internet. Your computer may be infected with System Protection 2012 if you download Flash Player or other software updates from non legitimate sources.

What is System Security 2012?

System Security 2012 is a misleading computer security scanner that attempts to convince you that your PC is infected with various malware. This rogue program is derived from the same family of fake security scanners as Guard Online, Cloud Protection, System Security 2011, and others.

Like its previous versions, System Security 2012 is distributed via misleading websites that exploit security vulnerabilities in users' computers in order to self-install. After installation, System Security 2012 modifies the registry of your operating system such that it starts automatically each time you boot your operating system.

This bogus program imitates a security scan and then displays fake results.

What is Security Suite?

Security Suite is a fake computer security scanner derived from the same family of misleading applications as Antivir Solution Pro. Like its previous version, Security Suite is a rogue anti-spyware program created by Cyber criminals with the intention of stealing money from unsuspecting computer users.

Security Suite is designed to scare you into believing that your computer is highly infected with spyware/malware and that the only way to remove these security issues is to purchase a license for the software.

What is System Security 2011?

System Security 2011 is a fake computer security scanner that attempts to trick computer users into purchasing a fake license. This bogus program is derived from the same family of rogue scanners as Cloud Protection, Guard Online, and many others.

Like its previous version, System Security 2011 is proliferated through misleading websites that exploit various security vulnerabilities in users' PCs to install rogue programs. This fake computer scanner is installed on your computer along with a rootkit infection that makes System Security 2011 harder to remove.

The rootkit blocks legitimate security scanners that try to scan your computer. To remove this bogus scanner, you need to eliminate the rootkit infection first.

When infected with System Security 2011, a security scan is performed each time you boot your operating system and your desktop will be flooded with various security warning alerts.