Removing Malicious Anti-malware Applications

This post was written by admin on March 17, 2008
Posted Under: Free PC Security, Free Program, Malware Removal

There are many malicious fake anti-malware applications.

Frequently this rogue software uses intentional false positives to convince the user that their system has been compromised and then demands money to remove these false threats. In extreme cases the false threats are actually the very trojans that advertise or even directly install the rogue program.

It also leads to annoying popups reminding the user that their system has been compromised or the registry has 'x' number of problems even after removing the program.

To remove the remaining files download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your desktop.

Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.

Once installation is complete, ensure a checkmark is placed next to the following:
Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Then click Finish.

If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.

When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.

Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.

When completed, a log will open in Notepad. The rogue applications should now be gone.

I would also recommend the use of a Registry Cleaner and CCleaner to optimise your system along with an anti-spyware application.