HomeThe risks Internet user's face with Antivirus 360, are not to be trifled with. In recent years rogue applications have exploded from just a few to over four hundred, but Antivirus 360 might be one of the more dangerous ones to come out.
It is not just Antivirus 360 that poses such a terrible risk. There are 28 other rogues in the MS Antivirus family that are just as dangerous. Those that have been infected with any of the parasites in the MS Antivirus family learned quickly that standard virus protection software is not enough.
When a computer gets infected the first thing that usually happens is the computers standard virus protection software is block. This is done with the help of a Trojan. There are countless ways for Trojans to get onto a computer, but the most common way is on unscrupulous websites.
After the Trojan blocks the standard virus protection it will generally start downloading malware. Most users never even know that their computers have been compromised until they restart their computer and start getting various popups. In the case of Antivirus 360 all of these popups are bogus and none of the files listed as threats are actually on the computer.
Along with the bogus scans the rogue will also display a popup telling the computer user that they need to buy a full version on the software to eliminate the threats. Because all the threats are fake it should be obvious that buying a full version will not help. Those that might have paid for a full version of Antivirus 360 will only end up with more malware on their computers. All the bogus scans and lists of threats will continue as long as Antivirus 360 remains installed.
Manually removing this type of program is no easy feat. There are dozens of infected file associated with this rogue application and all of them need to be removed before restarting the computer. There are also changes made to the computer's registry that must be edited. Computer users that do not how to properly edit their computer's registry should get help.
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