Ghost Antivirus is a rogue antivirus application that is the successor to Antivirus Pro. This rogue is pushed through trojan horse activity and aggressive advertising tactics. It makes things very challenging to remove this rogue because it disables task manager, as well as any security programs that it detects. It also installs other malware on your system and terminates explorer.exe which makes the desktop unusable. It is possible to remove this rogue and you need to reboot into safe mode (with networking) in order to do so. Read on for how to remove ghost antivirus.
Category: Rogue Security Software
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How to Remove Guard Pro | Guard Pro Removal Guide
Guard Pro is a rogue antivirus application that is promoted through the use of malware and trojan horses. Once it is installed on a system it will run at startup and will scan the computer claiming to find files infected with viruses and finding security problems with your system. It will also claim that these problems cannot be solved unless you purchase this software. Please instead read for how to remove guard pro.
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How to Remove APCDefender | How to Remove SysProtector | How to Remove InSysSecure | How to Remove SysDefenders
It looks like we’ve been awash in variants of the wini family lately so I’m combining three of the latest rogue antivirus applications in that family into one post. This post will talk about removing APCDefender, removing Sysprotector and Removing InSysSecure and removing SysDefenders. Some of the same steps would be taken for each anyway. The main thing that they have unique are the names of the rogues and the filenames that they make use of once they install on your system. They all of course are from the wini family of rogue antivirus software and are typically promoted through trojan or other malware activity. Once installed on your system each of this rogues will run scans of your machine and claim that you have security issues on your pc and that there are even viruses on your computer. These viruses are usually either files that the rogue itself creates, or files that are already normally on your computer. Read on for how to remove APCDefender, how to remove Sysprotector and how to remove InSysSecure and how to remove sysdefenders.
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How to Remove PCSProtector | PCSProtector Removal Guide
PCSProtector is a rogue antivirus application from the winisoft family of rogues. They are essentially clones of each other and all resemble each other with the minor modification of the name of the rogue and it’s files. These rogues are typically distributed by trojan horse activity as well as malware on attack websites. They will install themselves on a computer and then launch on startup and start claiming all sorts of security problems with your pc. They will do falsified scans of your computer finding either files that this software has placed or legitimate files and tagging them as being infected with a virus. Read on for how to remove PCSProtector.
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How to Remove Antivirus PC 2009 | Antivirus PC 2009 Removal Guide
Antivirus PC 2009 is a rogue antivirus application that is installed through malware and other nefarious means. Once installed on your system it will complain about security problems on your system. It will scan and claim that there are viruses on your computer. Like most all of these rogue antivirus programs the only way it can fix these problems would be for you to purchase their software. Then they can fix everything. Don’t fall for this scam. Read on for how to remove Antivirus PC 2009.
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How to Remove GreatDefender | GreatDefender Removal Guide
GreatDefender is a rogue antivirus application from the winisoft family. It is installed onto a system through the use of trojans and other malware which should give you an indication that it is not something that you want on your system. (It’s usually a bad sign when you don’t know where a piece of software came from.) Once on your system it will run at boot and complain about security problems that it has found on your computer. It will further scan for viruses and consistently find viruses (even if it’s installed on a fresh windows installed it is guaranteed to find something to complain about.) Don’t fall for this scam and pay them for this software. They claim the problems found can only be fixed by paying for this software, don’t buy it. Instead, read on for how to remove greatdefender.
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How to Remove SystemCleanerPro | SystemCleanerPro Removal Guide
SystemCleanerPro is a rogue antivirus application. It is a part of the WinSpywareProtect family and will run at system startup. It will popup many warnings about your computers security (or lack thereof). It will scan your system and claim there are viruses and it will repeatedly nag you about purchasing their software. They will claim that the problems they have identified with your system cannot be repaired unless you purchase their software. This should raise a red flag. Of course you should also consider this a scam when you realize that you are not sure how you came to have this software on your system. Read on for how to remove SystemCleanerPro.
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How to Remove AntiSpyware Shield Pro | AntiSpyware Shield Pro Removal
AntiSpyware Shield Pro is a rogue antivirus that typically is installed via trojans or other malware. Once it’s invited itself onto the system it will do all sorts of things. It will popup warnings about the computers security. It will scan the computer for viruses and find many files that it claims are infected with viruses. It will warn that you have not activated your protection and as such it cannot fix any of these problems that it is reporting unless you purchase their software. This is a scam to scare you into sending them your money. The software is not to be trusted. Read on for how to remove antispyware shield pro.
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How to Remove Total PC Defender | Total PC Defender Removal Guide
Total PC Defender is a rogue antivirus application that installs via malware and trojans. The software then runs each time the system boots and will run a fake scan that is designed to scare the user. This scan will find security problems, numerous viruses and they will further claim that they can clean these problems from your system only if you purchase the software. This is a scam to scare you into buying total pc defender. You really should do no such thing. Read on for how to remove total pc defender.
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How to Remove APCProtect | APCProtect Removal Guide
APCProtect is the latest rogue antivirus product in the wini family of rogue security sotware. It is generally pushed through sites that claim in order to view a video you need to install a video codec update or flash player update. This “update” is actually the loader for apcprotect. Once it is installed on your system you will find that it will nag you with many popup warnings about your system security. It will claim that you have viruses on your system and that the virus infection cannot be resolved until you purchase their software. Please avoid this scam and read on for how to remove APCProtect.