How to remove Ghost Antivirus?
What is Ghost Antivirus?
Ghost Antivirus is a scam application that is similar to Internet Antivirus Pro which caused lots of infections in 2009. It is fake security application, a rogue anti-virus that should be removed on first signs of infection. Ghost antivirus popups, blocked sites and lots of security alerts are a sign that your PC needs to be cleaned from Trojans. This rogue has no real scanning and removal engine, so its scans are completely fake.
Ghost Antivirus uses fake security scan websites as primary way of infection. Most of these websites have interface similar to windows explorer and show various numbers of infections on each hard drives. Of couse, these infections are not real. If you try to close these fake websites, an system alerts tries to block the exit. However, do not download Ghost antivirus install or you will risk a real infection.
Another popular ways for Ghost Antivirus infections are fake applications like codecs or ads in infected websites. You should be vary if you are greeted with popups and alerts that promote this rogue software and scan your PC for parasites or remove Ghost Antivirus manually. These infections and popups will not go away by themselves.
Ghost Antivirus keeps the most of the former parasite skin, also some messages are the quite similar.
For example,
Your PC is still infected with dangerous viruses. It is strongly recommended to activate antivirus protection to prevent data loss and to avoid the theft of your credit card details. Click here to activate protection.
Harmfull and malicious software detected
Online scanner detected programs that might compromise your privacy or damage your computer
The parasites that are supposedly detected are Trojan-IM.Win32.Faker.A, Virus.Win32.Faker.A, Trojan.PSW.Bat.Cunter, Trojan.Spy.Win32.WMPatch, Trojan.Bat.AnitV.a, Trojan-Spy.Html.Bankfraud.ra and others.
The websites related to infections are
93.190.140.165 Softwareanti com
93.190.140.165 Softwarejar com
93.190.140.165 Softwarerising com
93.190.140.165 Softwaresecure net
93.190.140.165 Softwarespyware net
93.190.140.165 Softwarethe net
93.190.140.165 Softwarethreats com
93.190.140.165 Softwarethreats net
93.190.140.165 Softwarexp net
93.190.140.165 Softwarespam net
93.174.95.194 Ghost-antivirus com
93.174.95.194 Ghost-pay com
93.174.95.194 Ghostantivirus com
93.174.95.194 Ghostpays com
Ghost antivirus uses a fake payment processor, Thesecurebill.com which should be avoided as well ( websites Thesecurebill com and Thesoftbill com). They might get your credit card details if you use these websites. You should remove Ghost antivirus and improve your PC security. We want to thank Bharath M Narayan for some of the information.
Ghost Antivirus is Extremely dangerous
Ghost Antivirus is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program Ghost Antivirus may spread via Trojans Ghost Antivirus may display fake security messages Ghost Antivirus may install additional spyware to your computer Ghost Antivirus may repair its files, spread or update by itself Ghost Antivirus violates your privacy and compromises your security
for Ghost Antivirus detection
Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like Ghost Antivirus and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.
Ghost Antivirus screenshots
Manual Ghost Antivirus removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Ghost 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.
Stop these Ghost Antivirus processes:
Disable these Ghost Antivirus DLL files::
Remove these Ghost Antivirus Registry Entries:
Remove these Ghost Antivirus files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Ghost Antivirus infected files and get help in Ghost Antivirus removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Ghost Antivirus and similar threats.
Ghost 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 Ghost Antivirus can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Ghost Antivirus trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Ghost Antivirus offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Ghost 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 Ghost 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 Ghost Antivirus, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Ghost Antivirus, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
My external was just infected by a virus. All folders inside this external hard drive were block and even hidden. I had to use another antivirus software to refresh for the folders to appear, otherwise they will become ghost folders.
How can I rectify this problem? Is this caused by the Ghost antivirus?
No, it is not caused by Ghost antivirus. It is caused by some trojan and decent antivirus will solve the problem. Try scanning with Hitman Pro http://www.2-viruses.com/reviews/hitman-pro