When one day you find something wrong with your computer and you think you might have spyware or a virus , the most common decision is often search the Internet a program to remove it . At least, we tried to find out the name of the malicious software and find information about it online . So far so good.
The problem is that it is very common to find that the solution that appears in the first results of Google is not the c
Corrector. Yes, you will see several blogs in which you are told that you have gotten the most malignant and infectious virus in the world, but that they have the solution. All you speak of a perfect anti-spyware that serves to fix it .
After installing it on your PC, convinced that you have found the final solution, when doing the first scan, said anti-spyware tells you that you have 200-300 infections and that you have to fix it as soon as possible. Not being a fake anti-spyware, you have encountered a "fake" or fake antivirus that gives false positives . What does this mean? We talk about software that tells you that you have the computer with hundreds of infections, when it probably is not.
His goal is that you download the program, either because it is another spyware, or because they want you to buy their antivirus at all costs, or simply will make you lose much time and occupy space on your computer until you remember uninstall .
What can we learn from a fake antivirus?
1. When you think you have malicious software, inform yourself first . Find out what his name is. You can use Windows Defender as a starting point, which is typical of that operating system, or you have installed antivirus. When you know the name of the malware, you can delete it, and in case you can not, look for information about it. But be careful; Keep calm and see step by step.
2. Do not trust what all blogs say. Yes, in this world there are many liars. And that two or three blogs repeat the same idea does not mean that it is true. Almost certainly, those articles have been written by the sponsors of the antivirus. Sometimes you write the name of a malware in Google and leave a lot of blogs telling you that the way to solve it is by downloading this or that antivirus. At best, the fakes will waste your time.
3. Do not use unknown antivirus. It is only advisable to look for another antivirus in case you do not have any installed, or yours has not been able to remove the malware. Looking for a date and recognized antivirus that is not a fake or try to trick people into buying an antivirus to clean something they have not.
4. Clean your browser. Sometimes it is not that you have a virus, but some inconvenient extension has been installed in your browser. With your antivirus you can clean the trash that is in your browser, be it Chrome, Explorer or Firefox, and restore the configuration of the principle.
5. Remove it manually, if you know. Some malicious programs can be manually deleted by entering the program files, in case your antivirus software does not identify it. Anyway, I do not recommend that you use this method if you are not familiar with your operating system, since you could delete files from the system without knowing it.
Have you ever encountered a fake antivirus? What did you do? Tell us about it in the comments!
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