Remove Data Recovery
Data Recovery is a rogue security software distributed through system vulnerabilities which tricks users that it is a legitimate anti-virus software. If your computer is infected by this malware, it will automatically be launched when your computer is restarted. Like other rogue security software, it will conduct a fake scan and seem like it is searching for malware on your system. When the fake scan completes, it will display to you what has been detected on your system which are critical security errors found on the registry as well as hardware problems.
This bogus application also has the ability to restrict application access and compromise your privacy. Other extents to annoy you are by hiding your files and shortcuts and also making your Desktop black. People that are not aware of this fake anti-virus software will surely fall for the trap and believe that their system has been infected and would most likely install Data Recovery on their system. However, please understand that this is a fake software which has intentions in involving you in fraud activities. Do not freak out if you think you have this malware installed in your system as it can be removed. Below is the GUI and fake security warning from Data Recovery.
Remove Anti-Virus Elite 2011
Anti-Virus Elite is a rogue security software which infects a system with the act of the user manually downloading and installing it. Anti-Virus Elite tricks its user by appearing like a legitimate anti-virus product. Below you can see that its website is designed to be professional looking and will most probably make inexperienced computer users wanting to try it out.
Remove Advanced PC Shield 2012
Advance PC Shield 2012, despite its name, is a malware which is harmful to your system. Cybercriminals have developed this malware with intentions to trick you into buying the useless product and make themselves filthy rich. Once you have come across this product, it will definitely make itself comfortable by not letting you easily remove it from your system. It will restrict you from downloading programs and will make your system extremely slow with limited access to certain programs.
Advanced PC Shield 2012 is installed with the help of Trojans and fake websites. It will display system errors and scan results which are fake; therefore, do not fall for this scam and remove Advance PC Shield 2012 immediately. Below is the GUI and fake alerts from Advanced PC Shield 2012.
Remove System Tool 2011
A rogue antimalware is a form of malware which attempts to fool the user into believing that his or her system is infected by malware after showing a simulated scan followed by a falsified scan result of the system being infected by various malware. Then it also attempts to convince the user to buy the program to remove these “infections”. One such rogue antimalware is System Tool 2011.
Symptoms
It is very apparent that when a system is compromised by this malware, as upon contracting it, besides the numerous pop-ups, it hijacks the desktop and displays a fake warning screen:
Remove Security Tool
Security Tool is a rogue antimalware which deceives the user into thinking that his or her system is infected by malware after showing the user a simulated scan upon running after installation. Then it displays a fake result of the system being infected by various malware and entices the user into buying the program to remove these “infections”.
Symptoms
When a system is infected by this particular malware, the Task Manager is disabled, and the user may experience random continuous pop-ups of fake warnings, the system may slow down and random crashes may occur.
Here’s a screenshot of the main window of this malware:
Remove Security Shield
Security Shield is a rogue antimalware which deceives the user into thinking that his or her system is infected by malware after showing the user a simulated scan upon running after installation. Then it displays a fake result of the system being infected by various malware and entices the user into buying the program to remove these “infections”.
Symptoms
The main window of the malware has the following screen:
Remove Personal Internet Security 2011
Rogue antimalware, or rogueware such as Personal Internet Security 2011, carries out social engineering on the user in an attempt to trick his or her mind into believing that the system is infected by malicious software after showing the user a simulated scan upon running after installation. Then it displays a falsified result of the system being infected by a list of malware and persuadces the user into buying the program to remove these “infections”.
The main window of Personal Internet Security 2011 looks like the following:
Remove MS Removal Tool
A rogueware like MS Removal Tool pretends to scan the system for malware after being installed, then it tricks the user into thinking that his or her system is infected. It displays a fake result of the various “infections” and entices the user into cashing out to buy the “full version” to remove them.
Remove Antimalware Doctor
To bypass the security system installed on many personal computers nowadays, a rogue antimalware, or rogueware such as Antimalware Doctor has its interface made for the purpose of carrying out social engineering on the user to deceive him or her into thinking that his or her system got infected by malware after displaying to the user a falsified scan result that lists a set of fake infections of the system by various “malware” and persuades the user to purchase the “full version” of the program to remove these “infections”.
Such a security software fraud poses significant security threat to the end user of the personal computer by exploiting his or her ignorance of the existence of such malware. Fortunately, many such malware have been identified and ways of their removals have been tested on personal computer systems.
