How to Stop a Fake Anti-Virus Pop-Up

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Tip 1 - How to Get Rid of a Fake Anti Virus Program (Scareware)

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Onimicha | permalink

How to Get Rid of a Fake Anti Virus Program (Scareware)

What do the following programs have in common? Personal Security, Cyber Security, Braviax, Alpha Antivirus, GreenAV, Windows Protection Suite, Total Security 2009, Windows System Suite, Personal Antivirus, Anti-Virus-1, Spyware Guard 2008,...
Tags: WikiHow, Get Rid of a Fake Anti Virus Program (Scareware), wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Fake-Anti-Virus-Program-(Scareware) ^[1]

Tip 2 - "Your computer is infected" fake anti-virus pop-up alert scams

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by jorge plaza | permalink

SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of fake anti-virus alerts. NEVER click on pop-up anti-virus alerts.
Tags: Ransomware & malware

For further reading: http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/news/your-computer-is-infected-fake-anti-virus-pop-up-alert-scams ^[2]

Tip 3 - Fake Antivirus: What Are They And How Do You Avoid Them

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Felipe Ceccato | permalink

Fake Antivirus: What Are They And How Do You Avoid Them

Defend your personal data and your money from cybercriminal. Learn how to identify fake antivirus software.
Tags: antivirus,malicious software

For further reading: https://blog.kaspersky.com/fake-antivirus-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-avoid-them/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Remove fake update Flash Player or Java pop-up virus

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Duke De Valua | permalink

Remove fake update Flash Player or Java pop-up virus

This page contains instructions on how to remove fake update Adobe Flash Player or Java pop-up virus from Chrome Firefox and Internet Explorer.

For further reading: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-fake-flash-player-update/ ^[4]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 3 month(s) ago

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Fake-Anti-Virus-Program-(Scareware)

2. http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/news/your-computer-is-infected-fake-anti-virus-pop-up-alert-scams

3. https://blog.kaspersky.com/fake-antivirus-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-avoid-them/

4. http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-fake-flash-player-update/