How to remove Total Virus Protection?
What is Total Virus Protection?
Total Virus Protection (a.k.a TotalVirusProtection) is a new rogue anti-spyware program, a fake spyware remover, which will try to trick the user into purchasing it’s "licensed version" by intimidating him with fake threats. This parasite typically makes it’s way to the system by using trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, but can also be manually downloaded and installed.
Once inside and active, Total Virus Protection will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an infection or multiple infections present on the system. This information may coincidentally be true, but Total Virus Protection has neither the ability to detect nor remove infections either way. This parasite will also hijack the browser and provide falsified system scan reports to further disinform the user. Upon convincing the user of the existence of an infection, Total Virus Protection will prompt him to purchase the full version, which is no more functional than the trial.
Total Virus Protection is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it’s homepage using your HOSTS file
Total Virus Protection is Extremely dangerous
Total Virus Protection is a corrupt Anti-Spyware program Total Virus Protection may spread via Trojans Total Virus Protection may display fake security messages Total Virus Protection may install additional spyware to your computer Total Virus Protection may repair its files, spread or update by itself Total Virus Protection violates your privacy and compromises your security
Manual Total Virus Protection removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Total Virus Protection, 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 automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these Total Virus Protection processes:
Remove these Total Virus Protection Registry Entries:
Remove these Total Virus Protection files:
Total Virus Protection 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 Total Virus Protection can help you to remove it after you download the trial version. As soon as the victim downloads Total Virus Protection trial version, it pretends to scan your computer and shows a grossly exaggerated amount of non-existent errors. Then, Total Virus Protection offers to buy the full version to fix these false errors. If the user agrees, Total Virus Protection 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 Total Virus Protection, 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 Total Virus Protection, which is another way for Rogue Anti-Spyware to spread itself.
Most of rogue Anti-Spyware, such as Total Virus Protection, is nearly impossible to remove manually.
total protection virus.i actually got rid of it after 7 hours…it only takes 5 minutes to kill when you know how. you can start windows in safe mode when you turn pc on… by pressing 1 of the f keys, then right click on the time to get on task manager and on processes stop the number, then run malwarebytes, it detected it n destroyed it for me.good luck, nasty horrid virus the worst ive ever had,thought my pc was a gonner.
Do a followup scan with Spyware Doctor, Kaz. Just in case… no anti-spyware program is 100%. I would consider using some antivirus program continuously in the future.
I ran into a particularly devious version of the virus: it disabled safe mode and disabled task manager. The only program that still functioned was IE (because that was how the software connected with the internet to deliver a credit card ransom).
In order to kill it, I browsed my hard drive using IE. There were some new folders created in the root directory and in program files – changing the names of the executables there made the program go away on a restart). Now my antivirus programs aren’t finding any trace of it.