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How to remove Avcommand.net?

March 3rd, 2010

What is Avcommand.net?

Avcommand.net is a malicious website promoting Antivirus Soft fake security program. Generally, if your computer is infected with Antivirus Soft, there is a big possibility that you will be redirected to Avcommand.net or AVcommand.microsoft.com. This means that your browser was hijacked by Antivirus Soft. Unfortunately, this kind of redirection doesn’t happen just once and you will probably meet this inconvenience each time you will be surfing the Internet.

Do not relate this malicious site with Microsoft in any way as it’s a scam site using a name of Microsoft illegally in order to convince computer users into purchasing Antivirus Soft.

Once it happens to you to encounter this malicious rogue anti-spyware or if you are redirected to Avcommand.com make sure to remove them as soon as possible. You can do it manually consulting our guide below or with a reputable anti-spyware program.


Avcommand.net is Dangerous

arrow Avcommand.net is a parasitic Browser Hijacker
arrow Avcommand.net may show numerous annoying advertisements
arrow Avcommand.net logs your internet browsing history
arrow Avcommand.net will replace (hijack) your browser homepage
arrow Avcommand.net may spread additional spyware
arrow Avcommand.net violates your privacy and compromises your security
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for Avcommand.net detection

Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like Avcommand.net and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.



Avcommand.net screenshots


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Manual Avcommand.net removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Avcommand.net, 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.
Stop these Avcommand.net processes:
Remove these Avcommand.net Registry Entries:
Remove these Avcommand.net files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Avcommand.net infected files and get help in Avcommand.net removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Avcommand.net and similar threats.

Avcommand.net is classified as a Browser Hijacker, which means its parasitic damage payload consists of hijacking your browser homepage, error page, or search page with its own, mostly a commercial site of its creators, forcing you to accumulate force hits to a particular website to make it more popular or by using pay-per-click sites to earn money.

The easiest way for a Browser Hijacker such as Avcommand.net to infect your computer is to exploit certain ActiveX controls and other security holes in your Internet Explorer browser. By browsing insecure websites on the internet, users may encounter various pop-ups, which secretly install Browser Hijackers like Avcommand.net on your computer once clicked upon.

As soon as Avcommand.net completes its operations, the overall browser stability and performance severely degrade, making it nearly impossible to surf the web normally.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Browser Hijacker such as Avcommand.net?

Slow internet connection: Browser Helper Objects are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive ads and pop-ups from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.
Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Browser Hijacker 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 Browser Hijackers.

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