Think you may be a victim of Personal AV?  Recently this has been a very common issue.  This troublesome virus seems to be making its way across the net at a devastating pace.  If you have been infected make sure you remove the virus at once.

The longer you let the virus persist on your system the more grievous the risk.  The malware infects the registry and will create false pop up alerts.  You may also notice modifications to your desktop background and browser.  The program will use spyware to steal confidential data like passwords, credit card, and social security numbers.

So how did Personal AV get into your computer?  There are actually a bunch of different ways.  These include:

Although you may be getting pop ups that say something similar to “Warning spyware detected on your computer!” do NOT fall for the trap. All this program will do is scam you out of money, steal your identity, and make your system worse.

Personal AV Removal

In order to remove Personal Antivirus manually you need to delete all of it’s components.  Focus on these areas:

Unfortunately it can be very tricky to perform an Personal AV removal on your own.  Not only can there be dozens of Personal AV files throughout your computer, if you miss a single strain of the virus it will simply regenerate when you restart your computer.

I only recommend manual removal for folks who have are computer experts.  It can be quite difficult and hazardous to remove PAV if you don’t know exactly what you are doing.  Delete the wrong files from the registry and you can cause further damage to your system.

For non computer experts I recommend installing a Personal AV removal tool.  Specific software can help you remove Personal AV right away, and with real time defense, prevent future attacks from happening.