Antivirus Action Removal Tutorial - How To Get Rid Of Antivirus Action For Good From Your PC
Despite it's professional design, this virus will install itself automatically and then cause all sorts of problems in an attempt to try and get you to buy the worthless upgrade to the program.
Known as a "fake antivirus" infection, this virus is continually installing itself onto 100's of computers around the World and show you a number of fake antivirus results to try and get you to buy its upgrade, as well as to keep it on your PC long enough to steal your passwords.
This is a very nasty virus and needs to be removed completely from your system, which can be done using this method.
This problem is a total fake and should not be trusted.
It will have downloaded itself onto your computer from various sources online, including the likes of a fake email attachment, infected download or fake online antivirus scan.
Most people report this virus just appearing on their computer screen, starting to perform a "scan" which will not actually find any problems on your PC.
This virus is known as "malware" (malicious software) by industry experts, because of the way it will actually install a program onto your computer.
Most viruses work by placing a small file / setting onto your system which will hide away in the background and cause a number of problems.
This virus doesn't do that - it will take over vital features of Windows and then use a variety of settings to make sure that you can only use the infected program.
The way to remove this infection is to basically perform an "uninstall" on it - which means that you need to be able to remove all the files, settings and options which it uses to run.
This has to be done by first stopping the software from actually working, and then removing all the parts of the virus by deleting its files and settings on your system.
This can be done manually or with an automated program.
If you feel confident enough to manually remove the program, you should browse to the folder below on your system, select it and then press SHIFT + DELETE to permanently remove it from your PC.
Antivirus Action will install itself here:
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus Action\
These are software tools that have been created specifically to get rid of infections like this, and work by scanning through your computer and then removing all the parts of the virus that are inside.
We've tested a lot of these tools, and have found that a program called XoftSpy is the best at removing Antivirus Action.
This is a newly designed software tool which has been created by a leading company in Canada, and was the program that was able to get rid of the virus from our system in the most effective way.
You can use this tool by downloading it to your PC, installing it and then letting it scan and fix any of the virus' elements inside.