I was just about to turn off my Internet and all of a sudden I had this software called personal antivirus upload on my computer. I want to uninstall but it won’t let me. I tried to delete but it still doesn’t leave. Does anyone have any ideas? 
Most likely, the reason that you are having difficulty getting rid of this “personal antivirus” application is that it is a form of malware or rogue antivirus program. Since you haven’t made mention to downloading any such program, this personal antivirus application probably came to you compliments of visiting a particular website, clicking on a link sent through an instant messaging service, clicking the security alert that appeared, or opening an unsolicited attachment.
Sometimes you can prevent the application from installing by closing out of your browser immediately and shutting down the computer. However, this strategy doesn’t always work and it is past that point for you.
What is Personal Antivirus?
The application, Personal Antivirus, was created by Innovagest 2000. It is a form of rogue antivirus that will eventually create pop ups telling you that you have security problems with your computer such as spyware or viruses. It makes use of Trojans, a form of malware that uses a great deal of Internet bandwidth and can upset the functioning of your computer. As long as you don’t click on the security alert that appears, the application shouldn’t fully install. However, it is designed to load automatically upon the start of Windows.
What are Rogue Antivirus Programs?
A variety of rogue antivirus programs exists and infects computers every day. These fake antivirus applications can create a lot of problems on your computer. So, you really do want to get it removed as quickly as possible.
How to Remove Fake Personal Antivirus Applications
The first strategy that you need to take is to run a thorough scan using an up-to-date anti-virus/anti-spyware program. If you have such a program, check the website for it and make sure that you have the latest version. Once you have done that, you can run the application and hopefully, it will remove the fake personal antivirus program. You can check the log file for most anti-virus/anti-spyware programs to see what programs have been removed.
If you don’t already have an up-to-date anti-virus/anti-spyware program, you need to obtain one. I can recommend Anti-VirusPLUS. It’s a great application that should be able to remove the fake one.
What Signs Exist for Personal Anti-Virus?
If you check the log file for your legitimate anti-virus/anti-spyware program, you will most likely see some of the following types of data:
- Rogue.PersonalAntiVirus
- C:\Program Files\Personal AntiVirus
- C:\Program Files\Personal AntiVirus\Explorer.ico
- C:\Program Files\Personal AntiVirus
- PerAvir.exe
These are just a few of the entries that will show up in the scan. Once they are removed by your legitimate anti-virus/anti-spyware program, you should be fine.
Susan Keenan | June 16th, 2009
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I have SpyHunter 3 as well as
older version of Norton that is just a free version now. I can scan my computer and come up clean and still end up getting stuff from “Personal AntiVirus” how do I get rid of this?
Hello, here’s some information that should help:
http://filetonic.com/blog/2009/06/26/older-antivirus-doesnt-remove-virus/
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