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Remove System Progressive Protection Virus

September 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

System Progressive Protection is an fake application which poses as an antivirus application. Once System Progressive Protection has been installed on the computer, it will block all other programs from running and will provide a error message to the user. When a program attempts to load on the computer, System Progressive Protection will automatically close the program. In doing so, System Progressive Protection makes it harder to remove the program since real antivirus applications get blocked. However, System Progressive Protection can be removed automatically with removal software or manually removed.

We recommend the following removal tool for System Progressive Protection. The tool has received numerous awards including CNET’s Editor’s Choice. The tool can be downloaded below.

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Second Option: System Restore

System restore is an excellent option because it will roll back the computer to a previous date. In this case, it can roll back to when the files weren’t hidden on the computer.

System Progressive Protection Manual Removal -

Stop System Progressive Protection Processes (Learn How)
[random].exe

Delete System Progressive Protection Files (Learn How)
C:\ProgramData\[random].exe

Delete System Progressive Protection Registry Keys (Learn How)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ”[random].exe″

Stop System Progressive Protection Start Up (Learn How To Do This)
[random].exe

Below is a common warning from System Progressive Protection.

“Warning: Your computer is infected
Detected spyware infection!
Click this message to install the latest update of security software”

Remove File Recovery Virus

August 20th, 2012 | No Comments

File Recovery is an fake application which poses as an computer performance optimization program. Once File Recovery has been installed on the computer, it will hide files on the computer to make the user think that the hard drive has been damaged. After hiding the files, it will provide the user with a fake scan and proceed to bombard the user with warnings about system issues. The files which File Recovery have hidden can be viewed by turning on hidden files.

Once the hidden files are found, it is best to back up the files and set these files back to normal viewing. File Recovery should be removed and the hidden files restore back to regular viewing mode. On a positive note, File Recovery can be removed for free with Malwarebytes Antimalware. Malwarebytes Antimalware can be downloaded from the link below.

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Second Option: System Restore

System restore is an excellent option because it will roll back the computer to a previous date. In this case, it can roll back to when the files weren’t hidden on the computer.

File Recovery Manual Removal -

Stop File Recovery Processes (Learn How)
[random].exe

Delete File Recovery Files (Learn How)
C:\ProgramData\[random].exe

Delete File Recovery Registry Keys (Learn How)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ”[random].exe″

Stop File Recovery Start Up (Learn How To Do This)
[random].exe

Below is a common warning from File Recovery.

“Hard drive boot sector reading error
During I/O system initialization, the boot device driver might have failed to initialize the boot device. File system initialization might have failed because it did not recognize the data on the boot device”

“System blocks were not found
This has most likely occurred because of hard disk failure.
This may also lead to a potential loss of data.”

Remove Live Security Platinum Virus

August 20th, 2012 | No Comments

Live Security Platinum is an fake application which poses as an antivirus program. Live Security Platinum is a powerful application is that it closes and blocks all other programs from operating on the computer. Once Live Security Platinum has been installed on the computer, it will conduct a fake scan on the computer and will provide a virus scan result with many infections. Live Security Platinum will also bombard the user with alerts and tell the user that the computer is heavily infected. On a clean computer, Live Security Platinum will still report infections. Live Security Platinum should be removed and replaced with a real antivirus application. Once Live Security Platinum has been replaced, it is recommended to check the computer for spyware and viruses.

Live Security Platinum can pose a threat to data on the computer and should therefore be removed. Live Security Platinum is not a new type of fake application; rather, there are many like Live Security Platinum which have been released in the past. On a positive note, Live Security Platinum can be removed for free with Malwarebytes Antimalware. Malwarebytes Antimalware can be downloaded from the link below.

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Second Option: System Restore

System restore will restore the computer to an earlier period as long as Live Security Platinum hasn’t made any changes to system restore. In many ways, a system restore is the best option since it will roll back the computer to a previous date. Live Security Platinum may be bundled with a rootkit, which may make a system restore the best option. A rootkit will work to hide Live Security Platinum and will make changes to the computer.

Live Security Platinum Manual Removal -

Stop Live Security Platinum Processes (Learn How)
[random].exe

Delete Live Security Platinum Files (Learn How)
C:\ProgramData\[random].exe

Delete Live Security Platinum Registry Keys (Learn How)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ”[random].exe″

Stop Live Security Platinum Start Up (Learn How To Do This)
[random].exe