Antivirus Protection Trial

What is Antivirus Protection Trial?

This program is usually distributed through infected websites. Your computer might become infected with this bogus program while clicking on ads on certain websites that divert you to infected websites.

After this program self-installs, it will perform a security scan and state that your computer is infected with multiple threats. The scan results will be exaggerated and you will be asked to purchase a full version of  this program to remove the issues.

This program is useless and designed only to scare you into purchasing a non existent license.

When your computer becomes infected with this bogus program, your system performance could drastically decrease, since it is known to heavily utilize system resources. Ignore the fake security warning messages displayed, as there is nothing wrong with your computer, apart from infection by Antivirus Protection Trial - a clear scam.

Remove this rogue program from your computer as soon as possible. If you have already bought this fake antivirus software, contact your credit card company and explain that you have been tricked into purchasing a misleading computer program and dispute the charges.

Use this removal guide to completely remove this bogus program from your computer.

You should not be impressed by the professional appearance of this program - it is rogue software created to trick you into believing that your computer is at risk, and then coercing you into purchasing a useless license key. Internet criminals create new fake antivirus programs every day, and therefore, you should be especially careful when choosing security software to protect your computer.

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Quick menu:

• What is Antivirus Protection Trial?
• STEP 1. Remove Antivirus Protection Trial using Safe Mode with Networking.
• STEP 2. Remove Antivirus Protection Trial manually by deleting files and registry entries.

"Antivirus Protection Trial" virus removal

1. Start your computer in Safe Mode. Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart, click OK.

During your computer starting process press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see the Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe Mode with Networking from the list.{jcomments on}

Video showing how to start Windows in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Windows XP:

Windows 7:

Windows 8:

2. Open Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select Connections, then click LAN settings, if 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

3. Download and install anti-spyware software to completely remove Antivirus Protection Trial.

If you are unable to remove Antivirus Protection Trial, you can use these manual removal instructions. Use them at your own risk, since if you do not have strong computer knowledge, you could harm your operating system.

Use them only if you are an experienced computer user. (Instructions on how to end processes, remove registry entries...)

End these Antivirus Protection Trial processes:

[random]

Remove these Antivirus Protection Trial registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\[random]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = ’1?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter “Enabled” = ’0?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = ”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = ’127.0.0.1:33554?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyEnable” = ’1?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = ‘.exe’
KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random]“
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’

Delete these Antivirus Protection Trial files:

%Temp%\[random]\
%Temp%\[random]\[random].exe 

Summary:

The fake antivirus programs (also known as "rogue antivirus programs" or "scareware") are applications that tries to lure computer users into paying for their non-existent full versions to remove the supposedly detected security infections (although the computer is actually clean). These bogus programs are created by cyber criminals who design them to look as legitimate antivirus software. Most commonly rogue antivirus programs infiltrate user's computer using poop-up windows or alerts which appear when users surf the Internet. These deceptive messages trick users into downloading a rogue antivirus program on their computers. Other known tactics used to spread scareware include exploit kits, infected email messages, online ad networks, drive-by downloads, or even direct calls to user's offering free support.

A computer that is infected with a fake antivirus program might also have other malware installed on it as rogue antivirus programs often are bundled with Trojans and exploit kits. Noteworthy that additional malware that infiltrates user's operating system remains on victim's computer regardless of whether a payment for a non-existent full version of a fake antivirus program is made. Here are some examples of fake security warning messages that are used in fake antivirus distribution:

Computer users who are dealing with a rogue security software shouldn't buy it's full version. By paying for a license key of a fake antivirus program users would send their money and banking information to cyber criminals. Users who have already entered their credit card number (or other sensitive information) when asked by such bogus software should inform their credit card company that they have been tricked into buying a rogue security software. Screenshot of a web page used to lure computer users into paying for a non-existent full version of antivirus protection trial rogue and other rogue antivirus programs:

To protect your computer from antivirus protection trial rogue and other rogue antivirus programs users should:

• Keep their operating system and all of the installed programs up-to-date.
• Use legitimate antivirus and anti-spyware programs.
• Use caution when clicking on links in social networking websites and email messages.
• Don't trust online pop-up messages which state that your computer is infected and offers you to download security software.

Symptoms indicating that your operating system is infected with a fake antivirus program:

• Intrusive security warning pop-up messages.
• Alerts asking to upgrade to a paid version of a program to remove the supposedly detected malware.
• Slow computer performance.
• Disabled Windows updates.
• Blocked Task Manager.
• Blocked Internet browsers or inability to visit legitimate antivirus vendor websites.

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