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How to remove My-computer-scan43.com?

September 26th, 2009

What is My-computer-scan43.com?

My-computer-scan43.com is a malicious website used by the rogue anti-spyware Alpha Antivirus for promotion purposes. The user will be redirected to this website after being infected with various trojans associated with the rogue. The website hosts a fake online system scan, which doesn’t actually do anything; it will, however create the illusion that the users system is infected by displaying popups alarming him of fake threats. Should the user click on any of the popups, he will be taken to the purchase page of Alpha Antivirus where he will be prompted to pay money in order to dispose of the non-existent infections, which are supposedly infesting the system.

Do NOT trust this website and remove Alpha Antivirus upon detection.


My-computer-scan43.com is Dangerous

arrow My-computer-scan43.com is a parasitic Browser Hijacker
arrow My-computer-scan43.com may show numerous annoying advertisements
arrow My-computer-scan43.com logs your internet browsing history
arrow My-computer-scan43.com will replace (hijack) your browser homepage
arrow My-computer-scan43.com may spread additional spyware
arrow My-computer-scan43.com violates your privacy and compromises your security
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Manual My-computer-scan43.com removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove My-computer-scan43.com, 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 My-computer-scan43.com processes:
Disable these My-computer-scan43.com DLL files::
Remove these My-computer-scan43.com Registry Entries:
Remove these My-computer-scan43.com files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other My-computer-scan43.com infected files and get help in My-computer-scan43.com removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing My-computer-scan43.com and similar threats.

My-computer-scan43.com 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 My-computer-scan43.com 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 My-computer-scan43.com on your computer once clicked upon.

As soon as My-computer-scan43.com 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 My-computer-scan43.com?

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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