Advanced Virus Remover
According to Symantec Advanced Virus Remover is listed as a potentially unwanted program.
Let there be no mistake this program is a virus and is trying to scam money out of people.
They might want to be politically correct but I'm here to tell you this thing is 100% bogus software and it should be removed right away.
Most people get infected with this after they install a so called patch for Active X.
Here is a quick break down of this process.
The user goes to a website.
They click on a video link and then the video plays for about a second.
Then you will see an error screen.
After that a box pops up asking you to install a patch for active X so you can watch the video.
If you actually do download the program and launch it then you become infected with this virus.
You will see the fake program constantly wanting to scan and showing fake scan results.
You will also constantly be asked to register and purchase the product.
In addition to this they make it hard for you to remove the program by disabling the System Restore feature and the Task Manager.
You can also not access the Windows Registry.
If that is not annoying enough you will also have your desktop high jacked with an image saying you ware infected with a virus or spyware.
To make matters even worse, most people are unable to install any security software or run updates to existing clients.
It seems this virus disable many different security features.
What options do you have out there to remove this virus then? As usual you still have several options that you can try out.
If your more of a do it yourselfer then you need to find a good website that shows you how to remove Advance Virus Remover.
Doing a Google search tends to pull up some decent results.
Another option to consider is doing a bit of research to see what clients are not affected by this strain and one that can fully remove it.
getting help from a knowledgeable friend can go a long ways just be sure you have all your data backed up first.
They may say they know what they are doing but that might not always be the case.
Worst case you will have to break down and hire a pro to remove this thing for you.
Prices vary widely be region so making a few phone calls to some local companies might yield some good results.
Let there be no mistake this program is a virus and is trying to scam money out of people.
They might want to be politically correct but I'm here to tell you this thing is 100% bogus software and it should be removed right away.
Most people get infected with this after they install a so called patch for Active X.
Here is a quick break down of this process.
The user goes to a website.
They click on a video link and then the video plays for about a second.
Then you will see an error screen.
After that a box pops up asking you to install a patch for active X so you can watch the video.
If you actually do download the program and launch it then you become infected with this virus.
You will see the fake program constantly wanting to scan and showing fake scan results.
You will also constantly be asked to register and purchase the product.
In addition to this they make it hard for you to remove the program by disabling the System Restore feature and the Task Manager.
You can also not access the Windows Registry.
If that is not annoying enough you will also have your desktop high jacked with an image saying you ware infected with a virus or spyware.
To make matters even worse, most people are unable to install any security software or run updates to existing clients.
It seems this virus disable many different security features.
What options do you have out there to remove this virus then? As usual you still have several options that you can try out.
If your more of a do it yourselfer then you need to find a good website that shows you how to remove Advance Virus Remover.
Doing a Google search tends to pull up some decent results.
Another option to consider is doing a bit of research to see what clients are not affected by this strain and one that can fully remove it.
getting help from a knowledgeable friend can go a long ways just be sure you have all your data backed up first.
They may say they know what they are doing but that might not always be the case.
Worst case you will have to break down and hire a pro to remove this thing for you.
Prices vary widely be region so making a few phone calls to some local companies might yield some good results.
