Free Fake Antivirus Removal Software Updated

Martin Brinkmann — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:39:21 +0000

Fake antivirus software has been on the rise in the past years. The term refers to malware that disguises itself as system protection software. Some of those programs fake malware infections to lure the user into buying an upgrade to remove the non-existing threats on the system. Others are plain malicious in nature or are disguised as official antivirus solutions from well known companies such as AVG, Microsoft or BitDefender.

The biggest advantage for attackers when it comes to fake antivirus software is that users install the software by themselves on their systems. There is no need to exploit a security vulnerability or hack a PC, all that is needed is a legitimately looking website that offers the fake security software for download.

I reviewed the Remove Fake Antivirus software for the first time back in 2009. Back then it offered to remove 27 different fake antivirus suites and programs from a Windows system.

A new version of Remove Fake Antivirus has been released today, bringing the version of the program to 1.81. More important than that is that the program is now supporting a total of 74 fake antivirus programs.

All that needs to be done is to run the portable software on an infected system to remove any of the supported antivirus programs.

A click on Start scans the system for fake antivirus processes and files. The program cleans everything automatically after scanning system directories (including windows, winsxs and the user profile folders) and known fake antivirus directories thoroughly.

The scan may take some time depending on the speed of the computer and the hard drives. It may be required to reboot the computer if fake antivirus software has been found on the system.

Here is the list of fake antivirus software that the software can remove.

Data Recovery
Wolfram Antivirus
Security Protection
Windows Antivirus 2011
Mega Antivirus 2012
AVG Antivirus 2011
PC Security 2011
ThinkPoint
ThinkSmart
Antivirus 8
Security Tool
My Security Shield
Antivirus 7
Antivirus GT
Defense Center
Protection Center
Sysinternals Antivirus
Security Master AV
CleanUp Antivirus
Security Toolbar
Digital Protection
XP Smart Security 2010
Antivirus Suite
Vista Security Tool 2010
Total XP Security
Security Central
Security Antivirus
Total PC Defender 2010
Vista Antivirus Pro 2010
Your PC Protector
Vista Internet Security 2010
XP Guardian
Vista Guardian 2010
Antivirus Soft
XP Internet Security 2010
Antivir 2010
Live PC Care
Malware Defense
Internet Security 2010
Desktop Defender 2010
Antivirus Live
Personal Security
Cyber Security
Alpha Antivirus
Windows Enterprise Suite
Security Center
Control Center
Braviax
Windows Police Pro
Antivirus Pro 2010
PC Antispyware 2010
FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d
Winshield2009.com
Green AV
Windows Protection Suite
Total Security 2009
Windows System Suite
Antivirus BEST
System Security
Personal Antivirus
System Security 2009
Malware Doctor
Antivirus System Pro
WinPC Defender
Anti-Virus-1
Spyware Guard 2008
System Guard 2009
Antivirus 2009
Antivirus 2010
Antivirus Pro 2009
Antivirus 360
MS Antispyware 2009
IGuardPC or I Guard PC
Additional Guard

The portable nature of the application makes it a great addition to a PC technicians toolbox. Have you ever encountered fake antivirus software? How did you resolve the infection?

Windows users can download the latest version of Remove Fake Antivirus from the developer website.

Remove Fake Antivirus Software Programs

Martin Brinkmann — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:51:04 +0000

Fake antivirus software programs, also called rogue security software, are programs that seem to be antivirus programs when in fact they are not. They either are disguised viruses, trojans or try to sale another product to the user. Like “normal” trojans rogue security software is often difficulty to remove from a computer system as it usually uses background processes to protect uninstallation or tampering. Remove Fake Antivirus is a portable software program for the Windows operating system that has been designed to uninstall 27 different rogue antivirus software programs from the computer system. The following rogue security software programs can currently be removed with Remove Fake Antivirus:

Cyber Security
Alpha Antivirus
Braviax
Windows Police Pro
Antivirus Pro 2010
PC Antispyware 2010
FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d
Winshield2009.com
Green AV
Windows Protection Suite
Total Security 2009
Windows System Suite
Antivirus BEST
System Security
Personal Antivirus
System Security 2009
Malware Doctor
Antivirus System Pro
WinPC Defender
Anti-Virus-1
Spyware Guard 2008
System Guard 2009
Antivirus 2009
Antivirus 2010
Antivirus Pro 2009
Antivirus 360
MS Antispyware 2009

A click on the start button will initiate the process of removing these rogue security software programs from the computer system if they are installed. It starts by stopping running processes and removing the programs from the computer. The program seems to be updated fairly regularly by the software developer which makes it likely that new rogue antivirus programs will be added to future versions. Remove Fake Antivirus is available for download at the developer’s website. (via Raymond)

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