Are you one of the unlucky ones infected with Windows Advanced Spyware Detect? You're among the thousands of unfortunate users, as this spyware is spreading at a wildfire pace through the internet right now. Windows Antivirus Pro 2009 is fake spyware removal software, in this case abusing the Windows brand name to gain your trust.
Windows AntiVirus Pro is not affiliated with Windows in any way, other than the fact that it will corrupt your Windows-based PC if given the chance, and abuse your system with popups and fake security alerts. Just like other similar malware, the software will use fake warnings and false scan results to push you toward providing a credit card for "full" access to the software and a complete removal. It's all a dangerous spoof, and if you fall for it, can result in a nightmare of system corruption and at worst, identity theft.
The only thing Advanced Spyware Detect will remove from you is your hard earned money from your credit card. So you need to remove it from your system as soon as possible. First off, you should note the general signs of a spyware infection which are: a) a slower system, b) random popups and/or pop-unders, c) strange new installed programs or icons on your desktop, d) a hijacked starting page in your internet browser. All are possible signs of infection, and all merit a scan with a trusted, tried and true spyware scanner to see if you are infected.
For Manual Removal: (I don't recommend you try this if you're a beginner)
Those of you who consider yourselves advanced can attempt to delete all associated files that contain the AntiVirusPro2009 name from your C:/Program Files, from your HKEY_LOCAL_USER folder, and associated DLL files from your registry. Please don't attempt this if you are not an expert, as deleting the wrong system files can do a world of harm to your system.
For Automatic Removal: Luckily there are easy to use, trusted automatic spyware removal tools. When a client of mine complains of a slow computer or tells me of popups annoying them from their taskbar, I direct them to my website, Spyware-Review.net for a free scan. So if you are one of the unlucky ones among the thousands of infected AntiVirusPro2009 computers, then head over to my site and get your
remove Advanced Spyware Detect today.
