The commonest kind of malware threat in widespread circulation on the internet toady are the rogue antivirus programs. Personal Antivirus is the latest of these rogue infections which are fake tools designed to frighten the computer user into buying another full version of the software. This infection attempts to decieve the PC user by displaying fake warnings and notifications warning of various infections that actually dont exist.
The Personal Antivirus infection will slow your PC's performance considerably.
1.Personal Antivirus contains keylogging functionality which copies all of the things that you type into your keyboard and makes this information available to the nasty authors of this virus. As you can imagine, this raw data can be used to breach your privacy and steal from you.
2.A Window and/or a system alert will appear impersonating Windows Security Center stating that you should purchase Personal Antivirus.
3. Alerts will appear, one after another, warning about virus infections and other security threats. These should be ignored. If clicked on, further malware will be installed or you will be taken to a sales page for thier fake software.
4.Changed or new Icons & Shortcuts might appear on your Desktop.
5.Personal Antivirus attempts to make your browser divert to strange sponsored listings instead of genuine webpages.
Personal Antivirus should be removed immediately from your computer. Follow the removal guide below and you won't break into a sweat! Personal Antivirus is a resistant virus. It won't just leave your computer if you ask it to (through the normal uninstall process in Add/Remove Programs). Manual removal is a challenge since the infection builds its new home in many different locations on your hard drive. Unless you are very experienced at virus removal, it is likely that you will leave some of the associated files and registry keys behind that will reinstall the infection at a later date ('reinfectors'). Bearing all of this in mind, for the vast majority of computer users, an automatic removal tool will be the best option. Malwarebytes is a very effective and trusted malware removal program. Download and install the free version of this software. Run the 'Quick Scan'. This will only take about 10 minutes or so & will automatically remove the Personal Antivirus infection. It is likely that if Personal AntiVirus was on your computer, other infections will have crept in as well. It would be wise to follow up the Malwarebytes scan with a full scan using your own existing AntiVirus software.
Stop This kind of thing happening again
1.Update all of your software. Update Windows, update Java, update Flash player! In fact update any & all software that you use. Old software often has inherent security vulnerabilities/weaknesses and these are regularly exploited by virus authors to infect your machine. Don't give the bad guys this chance. Update now!
2. Strengthen your PCs Antivirus software. This is your main defence against infections so choose wisely. Most of the free antivirus software are struggling to provide effective protection this year.
3.Alter your browsing habits if necessary! Most virus infections hide out in pornography and illegal file sharing websites.
Personal Antivirus should be removed immediately from your computer. This should be followed up with further full virus scans and preventative measures need to be taken to prevent further infections. If you got infected once, your computer is not as secure as it could be.
Read more on the Personal Antivirus infection on http://www.personalantivirus.org.uk
The Personal Antivirus infection will slow your PC's performance considerably.
1.Personal Antivirus contains keylogging functionality which copies all of the things that you type into your keyboard and makes this information available to the nasty authors of this virus. As you can imagine, this raw data can be used to breach your privacy and steal from you.
2.A Window and/or a system alert will appear impersonating Windows Security Center stating that you should purchase Personal Antivirus.
3. Alerts will appear, one after another, warning about virus infections and other security threats. These should be ignored. If clicked on, further malware will be installed or you will be taken to a sales page for thier fake software.
4.Changed or new Icons & Shortcuts might appear on your Desktop.
5.Personal Antivirus attempts to make your browser divert to strange sponsored listings instead of genuine webpages.
Personal Antivirus should be removed immediately from your computer. Follow the removal guide below and you won't break into a sweat! Personal Antivirus is a resistant virus. It won't just leave your computer if you ask it to (through the normal uninstall process in Add/Remove Programs). Manual removal is a challenge since the infection builds its new home in many different locations on your hard drive. Unless you are very experienced at virus removal, it is likely that you will leave some of the associated files and registry keys behind that will reinstall the infection at a later date ('reinfectors'). Bearing all of this in mind, for the vast majority of computer users, an automatic removal tool will be the best option. Malwarebytes is a very effective and trusted malware removal program. Download and install the free version of this software. Run the 'Quick Scan'. This will only take about 10 minutes or so & will automatically remove the Personal Antivirus infection. It is likely that if Personal AntiVirus was on your computer, other infections will have crept in as well. It would be wise to follow up the Malwarebytes scan with a full scan using your own existing AntiVirus software.
Stop This kind of thing happening again
1.Update all of your software. Update Windows, update Java, update Flash player! In fact update any & all software that you use. Old software often has inherent security vulnerabilities/weaknesses and these are regularly exploited by virus authors to infect your machine. Don't give the bad guys this chance. Update now!
2. Strengthen your PCs Antivirus software. This is your main defence against infections so choose wisely. Most of the free antivirus software are struggling to provide effective protection this year.
3.Alter your browsing habits if necessary! Most virus infections hide out in pornography and illegal file sharing websites.
Personal Antivirus should be removed immediately from your computer. This should be followed up with further full virus scans and preventative measures need to be taken to prevent further infections. If you got infected once, your computer is not as secure as it could be.
Read more on the Personal Antivirus infection on http://www.personalantivirus.org.uk
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