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How to remove Green Shield Antivirus?

August 20th, 2010

What is Green Shield Antivirus?

Green Shield Antivirus is another creation of cyber criminals seeking for easy way to gain money. It’s a program that pretends to be an antispyware program though it doesn’t have any features of security tool. The main goal of such rogue programs is to make computer users purchase it by stating that their systems are at risk.

Green Shield Antivirus doesn’t require user’s authorization in order to be installed because the main job of downloading and installing this rogue is done by a Trojan virus. The same Trojan also modifies some entries in Windows Registry. This kind of changes leads to receiving tons of security notifications and pop up ads giving completely false information. Basically, you are told that your system is badly infected with spyware infections and that this may cause revealing your private information. After that, the program is trying to convince you into purchasing a full version of Green Shield Antivirus presenting it as the best security tool which will both fix existing problems and provide protection against future spyware attacks.

Green Shield Antivirus also runs its scanner and even generates infection list once the scan finishes. You have to know that this list of infections is absolutely fabricated and only displayed in order to make computer users think these threats pose risk to their computers. There is no need to say that later on the program insists purchasing Green Shield Antivirus for removal of these infections.

As you see, you have to get rid of Green Shield Antivirus as soon as you detect its very first signs on your computer. Do not get fooled by computer hackers and never pay for such rogue program.


Green Shield Antivirus is Extremely dangerous

arrow Green Shield Antivirus is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program
arrow Green Shield Antivirus may spread via Trojans
arrow Green Shield Antivirus may display fake security messages
arrow Green Shield Antivirus may install additional spyware to your computer
arrow Green Shield Antivirus may repair its files, spread or update by itself
arrow Green Shield Antivirus violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual Green Shield Antivirus removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Green Shield Antivirus, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Green Shield Antivirus infected files and get help in Green Shield Antivirus removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Green Shield Antivirus and similar threats.

Green Shield Antivirus is classified as Rogue Anti-Spyware. After infecting a user’s system, it proceeds to scare its victim into buying the “product” by displaying fake security messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and only Green Shield Antivirus can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Green Shield Antivirus trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Green Shield Antivirus offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Green Shield Antivirus does not only fix the errors, but it also takes the user’s money and may even install additional spyware into the victim’s computer.

Some Rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Green Shield Antivirus, may offer users to buy it after the victim clicks on a banner or a pop-up while surfing the internet. Usually, a Trojan is installed to a victim’s computer after clicking on the advertisement. It then proceeds to download or even install Green Shield Antivirus, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.

Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Green Shield Antivirus, is nearly impossible to remove manually.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Rogue Anti-Spyware such as Green Shield Antivirus?

Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Rogue Anti-Spyware parasite keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Rogue Anti-Spyware.
Changed or new icons: Sometimes, Rogue Anti-Spyware installs unwanted software to a victim’s PC without user’s knowledge and consent. This may lead to slower PC performance and stability, as well as more unwanted programs you can't remove.

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