Personal Antivirus

Alias: PersonalAntivirus

Description: Personal Antivirus is a rogue anti-spyware application. Usually, it is secretly installed into your computer by a trojan such as Vundo. Also, Personal Antivirus can be directly downloaded from one of its redistribution websites such as safeinternettoolv1.com, which looks like legitimate anti-spyware site. Once installed, Personal Antivirus "scans" system and displays exaggerated results. It displays annoying pop-up windows and system alerts stating that computer is infected or under attack. Personal Antivirus tries to scare the user and push it into purchasing of "full" version. It may slowdown computer performance, limit internet connection speed and even cause a system crash.

Threat type:

Ransomware - Ransomware is a software application that infects a computer and asks for money to have the infection removed.

Trojan - A Trojans or Trojan Horse is any programs that installs itself secretly normally via malware programs, quite often with sinister intent. Once installed, the trojan author (hacker) can gain complete control of the infected PC. Trojans are usually designed to steal sensitive information and/or destroy the system. Trojans can be distributed as unsolicited email attachments, or bundled with freeware and shareware programs.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes Personal Antivirus: Yes

Threat risk: Very High Risk

Extremely dangerous malware. Uses stealth installation, randomly named entries and has the capability to self update or resurrect after incomplete removal. Almost impossible to remove manually. Category mostly consists of trojans and spyware.

Symptoms:

Annoying popup messages claiming that your computer is infected;

Stealthly installation of Personal Antivirus without your concent or knowlege;

Personal Antivirus is launched after system restart and stays resident in background;

New desktop shortcuts appeared.

Personal Antivirus Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Personal Antivirus, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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See Also:
Perfect Defender 2009
Privacy Center
Antivirus Pro 2009
System Security 2009
WinPC Antivirus
Google Redirect Virus
Spyware Protector 2009
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