Thu, Aug 2 2012 3:46 Don

Windows Antivirus Machine Removal Guide

Windows Antivirus Machine is a computer infection from the Rogue.FakeVimes family of rogue anti-spyware programs. This program is considered a rogue because it deliberately displays false scan results, fake security warnings, and hijacks your computer so that you are unable to launch your normal Windows programs. This rogue is distributed using three methods. The first method is hacked web sites that contain malicious code that exploit vulnerabilities on your computer to install the infection without your knowledge or permission. The second method is web sites that display advertisements that pretend to be online anti-malware scanners. These advertisements pretend to scan your computer and then state you are infected and should use Windows Antivirus Machine to fix your computer. The last method is Trojans that pretend to be software necessary to view online videos.

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