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TrendMicro Fake Antivirus Removal Tool (Beta)

Fake Antivirus (FakeAV) threats have been rampant in the past few years. Various FakeAV variants have infected millions of PCs and are continuously spreading worldwide and creates several security threats as well as financial lose to users. Moreover, they are often pretends itself to be a real antivirus program, so users should never purchase antivirus software from unknown sources.
One of the biggest problems with many FakeAV is that they are toughest to remove from the computer. If you are experiencing trouble removing any fake programs, the TrendMicro FakeAV Removal Tool can help you.

TrendMicro FakeAV Removal Tool is a powerful tool, which is able to remove infection of various rogue antivirus applications (see full list here) from your PC.

To use it, download and extract the tool. Run FakeAVRemover.exe and accept the license agreement. Go to the Settings tab and click the Update Now button. Then go to the Scan tab and run a scan by clicking Scan All Processes.

Download TrendMicro FakeAV Removal Tool (currently beta) at source here

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  1. Vijay7:53 PM, July 26, 2011

    Look at Malwarebytes Antimalware. It's very effective at removing fake antivirus apps from your system.

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