What is Windows Antivirus Pro?
- Type: Spyware
- Category: Rogue Programs
- Discovered: 11 August 2009
- Removal tools: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Spyware Doctor
1. Introduction
Windows Antivirus Pro is a corrupt computer program that imitates antivirus software. The program belongs to the same rogues group as Windows Police Pro and Your PC Protector. Windows Antivirus Pro acts as a scareware (software that uses scare tactics on victim):
· displays fake alerts, associated with computer system security breach;
· reports high level computer disorder;
· finally, licensed program version is offered for a sum of money that you would normally pay for a reliable anti-virus application;
· apart from that Windows Antivirus Pro is wasting quite an amount of computer resources, what makes it run much slower.
There should be selected an appropriate way to remove Windows Antivirus Pro, as a Trojan is installed along with the application. Add/Remove Programs is helpless here, even if it tells that Windows Antivirus Pro has been uninstalled, it will renew itself after OS reboot and keep repeating all the aforesaid actions.
Here is an example of a Security Warning created by Windows Antivirus Pro or to be precise - Trojan:
There are critical system files on your computer that were modified by malicious program. It will cause unstable work of your system and permanent data loss. Click here to undo performed modifications and remove malicious software (Highly recommended).
· displays fake alerts, associated with computer system security breach;
· reports high level computer disorder;
· finally, licensed program version is offered for a sum of money that you would normally pay for a reliable anti-virus application;
· apart from that Windows Antivirus Pro is wasting quite an amount of computer resources, what makes it run much slower.
There should be selected an appropriate way to remove Windows Antivirus Pro, as a Trojan is installed along with the application. Add/Remove Programs is helpless here, even if it tells that Windows Antivirus Pro has been uninstalled, it will renew itself after OS reboot and keep repeating all the aforesaid actions.
Here is an example of a Security Warning created by Windows Antivirus Pro or to be precise - Trojan:
There are critical system files on your computer that were modified by malicious program. It will cause unstable work of your system and permanent data loss. Click here to undo performed modifications and remove malicious software (Highly recommended).
2. Windows Antivirus Pro removal tools:
- Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (for the installation guide click here)
- Spyware Doctor (for the installation guide click here)
3. Screenshot:
