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How to remove Profantivir.com?

June 24th, 2010

What is Profantivir.com?

Profantivir.com is a phony website that pushes rogue antispyware program called AV Security Suite. There are many such websites like Profantivir.com and they all use the same web template, provide false information and display fake awards to mislead users into thinking that AV Security Suite is a legitimate antivirus program. You may be redirect to Profantivir.com or similar websites from fake anti-malware scanners or misleading video sites, though, most of the time users are taken to such websites when they computers are already infected with Trojans and rogue programs.

One  AV Security Suite is installed, it will hijack Internet Explorer and display fake warning claiming that the website you’re about to visit is infected and then immediately redirect you to Profantivir.com to purchase the rogue program. By the way, the basic package costs $49.95 which provides only a quick scan and 3 month free support. It goes without saying that AV Security Suite is a scam and should be removed form the computer as soon as possible. And of course, you should avoid such websites like Profantivir.com. If you find that your computer is infected with AV Security Suite virus or Trojans that constantly redirect to Profantivir.com, please follow the removal recommendations below.


Profantivir.com is Dangerous

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

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



Profantivir.com screenshots


Profantivir.com screenshot

Manual Profantivir.com removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Profantivir.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 Spyhunter or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these Profantivir.com processes:
Remove these Profantivir.com Registry Entries:
Remove these Profantivir.com files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other Profantivir.com infected files and get help in Profantivir.com removal by using free Spyhunter scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing Profantivir.com and similar threats.

Profantivir.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 Profantivir.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 Profantivir.com on your computer once clicked upon.

As soon as Profantivir.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 Profantivir.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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