Virus and Spyware Removal Guides, uninstall instructions

What is Control Commander?

Control Commander is a misleading application distributed by Internet criminals with the intention of tricking unsuspecting computer users into buying a fake antivirus program. This program is a well designed scam, and although the interface of this fake scanner has a highly professional appearance, you should not be fooled.

Control Commander is designed with the sole purpose of stealing money from your credit card. You should ignore the fake scans and fake security messages generated by this bogus software.

What is Essential Cleaner?

Essential Cleaner is a fake antivirus program created by Internet criminals and derived from a large family of bogus software. Other members from this rogue family include Smart Fortress 2012, System Tool, and many other.

This fake scanner is often distributed through websites displaying ads for spyware scanning. On entering such a website, a pop-up window appears showing a fake security scan and stating that your computer is at risk and that you should download and install a security program to remove these threats.

If you click on this window, Essential Cleaner will be installed on your computer.

What is Antivirus Center?

Antivirus Center is an imitation of a genuine security program. This fake software is distributed by Internet criminals who use various misleading methods to install this rogue program on users' PCs.

The bogus software is distributed through infected websites. Usually, an ad appears on your screen purporting to scan your computer.

After the 'scan', the ad informs you that your computer is infected and you are advised to download Antivirus Center in order to remove these infections.

What is Fake Windows Security Center?

Fake Windows Security Center is a misleading application that attempts to trick computer users into believing that their computers are at risk. This bogus software is commonly distributed using search engine result poisoning techniques and spam campaigns.

Internet criminals also use misleading websites capable of installing Fake Windows Security Center on your computer through security vulnerabilities. When this bogus program infects your computer, it displays warning messages reporting that your computer is not protected.

What is Fast Windows Antivirus 2011?

Fast Windows Antivirus 2011 is a bogus computer antivirus program that should not be trusted. The program imitates the scanning of users' computers and then provides false promises to remove the 'detected' security infections should users purchase a license key.

These rogue programs are often distributed via fake video codecs and there are many fake websites distributing this fake program. These websites may attempt to trick you into downloading Fast Windows Antivirus 2011 by displaying a video.

What is Vista Defender Pro?

Vista Defender Pro is a fake antivirus program derived from a large family of rogue applications notorious for infecting a very large number of computers. Internet criminals designed this rogue program to change its name according to the operating system it infects.

In this way, this bogus program looks authentic and thus more unsuspecting computer users fall for this trickery and purchase a useless security program to remove the supposed security infections. These infections do not actually exist.

What is Fake Bitdefender 2011 Antivirus?

Fake Bitdefender Antivirus 2011 is a scam released by Internet criminals to trick computer users into purchasing their fake computer security program. They name their rogue program after a legitimate program, and in doing so, try to fool people into buying a full version.

These fake programs are often distributed through fake advertisements. When the user enters a website, a pop-up ad appears reporting that it is scanning your computer.

After this 'scan', the ad states that your PC is in danger and that you need to install Bitdefender Antivirus 2011 in order to remove the threats.

What is Antivirus Clean 2011?

When your system is infiltrated by Antivirus Clean 2011, a pop-up will appear on your screen when you visit any website. This pop-up will imply that it is performing a computer security scan and will report multiple infections on your computer.

In order to clean these infections, you will be asked to download and install the full version of Antivirus Clean 2011. When this program is installed on your computer, it will be invoked on every system start-up.

What is Internet Protection?

Internet Protection is rogue software that imitates the processes of a real security program in order to scare computer users into thinking that their PCs are at risk. This misleading program is designed to scare you into purchasing a fake license.

When this program self-installs, it performs fake security scans and will report that it has detected many infected files. This bogus program displays non existent files and suggests that these files are infected with spyware and viruses.

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.