Antivirusplasma – not an Antivirus! : Antivirus

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AntivirusPlasma is another program pretending to be an antivirus, but in reality is a rogue antispyware program. AntivirusPlasma is not new. In fact, AntivirusPlasma is a clone of Antivirus 2009. AntivirusPlasma can install through Trojan exploits or via spam email, porn websites or file sharing without your knowledge.

Some signs that AntivirusPlasma is on your computer are that your wallpaper and desktop settings are changed, you have unusual system tray icons and desktop shortcuts, your web browser home page has changed, and there is an irritating beeping coming from your speakers. You will also get sexually explicit porn pop-ups.

The first hint that AntivirusPlasma is on your computer, though, is the pop-ups telling you that you are infected and only AntivirusPlasma can save you. These pop-ups are nothing but scare tactics and aggressive advertising. If you click on these pop-ups you will be taken to a website that pretends to do a scan and will tell you that valid, needed files are your infection when, in fact, AntivirusPlasma is the infection. You are pressured into buying AntivirusPlasma for either $49.95 or $79.95. If you cough up your credit card information you aren’t even getting a full version–you are getting the trial version. As if that were not enough of a rip off, you are also installing a bundle of spyware, malware and adware with this “trial version.”

AntivirusPlasma can be annoying, but it is also dangerous to have on your computer. AntivirusPlasma can steal your credit card information and information such as user names and passwords to be passed on to the controlling outside servers. AntivirusPlasma will track your web activity and generate pop-ups that match your web browsing activities, collect Windows information, and can download and install third-party files from controlling servers. AntivirusPlasma will run unusual files in task manager and remove registry keys, DLLs and system files. This leads to the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death,” which means your Windows is no longer a stable operating system and your computer may have to be wiped clean and Windows reinstalled.

AntivirusPlasma is difficult to remove. If you try to remove it via Add/Remove Programs you will find that on system log-on AntivirusPlasma has reinstalled itself. Manual removal is tricky even for those who are into programming because it takes hours, and if you miss a single file AntivirusPlasma will reinstall itself on system log-on. Also, if you do not know what you are doing while trying to manually remove AntivirusPlasma you could delete files that are needed for your Windows to run properly.

So how do you remove AntivirusPlasma? What you need to do is a little research. Go to a few sites that give awards to antispyware programs that have proven to go above and beyond the norm and find an antispyware program that has won a few different awards. After you have found a good program, download, install and update the program. Then run your antispyware program. This is the best way to remove programs like AntivirusPlasma.

Carl runs a site devoted to helping you rid your computer from all sorts of spyware and malware at http://www.spyzooka.com/

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