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Rogue:Win32/InternetAntivirus
Aliases: System Progressive Protection (other) Adware/AntiSpywarePro2009 (Panda) Adware/UltimateCleaner (Panda) Adware/Xpantivirus2008 (Panda) AntiSpyware Pro 2009 (other) AntiVirus2008 (Symantec) FakeAlert-AntiSpywarePro (McAfee) FakeAlert-WinwebSecurity.gen (McAfee) Live Security Platinum (other) Mal/FakeAV-AK (Sophos) MS Removal Tool (other) Security Tool (other) SecurityRisk.Downldr (Symantec) System Security (other) Security Shield (other) SecurityShieldFraud (Symantec) SystemSecurity2009 (other) Total Security (other) Troj/FakeVir-LB (Sophos) Trojan:Win32/Winwebsec (other) TrojanDropper:Win32/Winwebsec (other) W32/AntiVirus2008.AYO (Norman) Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity (ESET) Win32/Adware.WinWebSecurity (ESET) Winweb Security (other) Essential Cleaner (other) Personal Shield Pro (other) Security Shield 2012 (other) Security Sphere 2012 (other) Smart Protection 2012 (other) Security Shield 2012 (other) Smart Fortress 2012 (other) Win 8 Security System (other) Advanced PC Shield 2012 (other) Disk Antivirus Professional (other) AVASoft Professional Antivirus (other) System Doctor 2014 (other) Attentive Antivirus (other) Antiviral Factory 2013 (other) Antivirus Security Pro (other) Smart Guard Protection (other)
Summary
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. See the Win32/InternetAntivirus description for more information.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
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