Wed, Feb 22 2012 4:48 Don

How to remove Antivirus Protection 2012

Antivirus Protection 2012 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.Zaxar family. This rogue displays fake scan results and alerts in order to scare you into thinking your computer is infected. This program is installed through Trojans that download and install the program on to your computer without your permission. When installed, the rogue will also create numerous harmless files in your Windows Temp folder that will then be detected as malware when Antivirus Protection 2012 attempts to scan your computer. If you attempt to use the program to remove any of the files it detects as infections, it will state that you need to purchase the program before you can do so. As all of the files it detects as infections are harmless or legitimate Windows files, please disregard the scan results and do not purchase the program.

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