Personal Antivirus Removal

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.

Personal Antivirus will cause many different kinds of negative behaviour on your computer and will result in a dramatic system slowdown.

1. The Personal Antivirus infection has the ability to record keystrokes of each and every username, password and bank account number that you type into your computer. In the wrong hands this private information can be used to hack your accounts 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.Numerous alerts stating that your computer is under attack or that you have malware running on your computer. If you click on these alerts, Personal Antivirus will be installed, or you will be brought to the purchase page for the program.

4. Strange new icons might appear on your taskbar.

5.Your Internet Explorer browser will be hijacked to show security warnings when browsing the web that stop you from reaching your desired page.

Without doubt, Personal Antivirus should be removed from your computer as quickly as possible. Unless you are well experienced with manual virus removal, use an automatic tool. Malwarebytes is quite effective at gettting rid of this infection, (but there are others as well like Spyware Doctor). Install the free version & run the ‘quick scan’. This will remove the Personal Antivirus infection but there is a chance that other infections will be there as well. It would be wise to continue with a full scan of your computer using your own AntiVirus software.

Prevent Future Infections

1. Strengthen your first line of defence. Update Windows and any other software you use to make sure that any security vulnerabilities are patched and fixed. Check for updated software at least once a month.

2. If you dont already have top-class antivirus and antispyware software, do some research and get some now. Once installed, keep them updated.

3.Alter your browsing habits if necessary! Most virus infections hide out in pornography and illegal file sharing websites.

Hopefully you have followed the advice given here and got rid of the Personal Antivirus infection. Don’t forget to beef up your internet security to prevent future infections and run some full antivirus scans to check for other signs of infection.

For more detailed advice on the Personal Antivirus infection at http://www.personalantivirus.org.uk