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24×7 Help is the headline of a pop-up warning which you may be provided with after installing the 24×7 Help program. The 24×7 Help pop-up promotes emergency computer assistance which can supposedly help you when you encounter some computer-related issues. The pop-up contains a phone number which you can use to contact the support service. Our advice is to ignore the pop-up notification and take measures to remove the application which displays the warning. 24×7 Help pop-ups are aimed at making you install various computer security and optimization tools. Careless interaction with such warnings as 24×7 Help pop-ups can have adverse consequences, so if you do not want to install unreliable programs, first you should make sure that the program that you want to install is legitimate. Read more »

PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted application that comes with Systweak Support Dock application. It is promoted as a useful tool that can scan and clean your PC. This application also comes with a free of charge phone support service that is offered for computer users in the United States and Canada. Nevertheless, it is advised to remove PC Cleaner from the system along with related applications, because this program significantly slows down your computer, and in the long run it may do more harm than good. Read more »

Activeris Antimalware is a potentially unwanted program, which means that it can be bundled with malware and adware programs. The application starts running every time your Windows starts through a scheduled task known as Activeris AntiMalware_startup. Activeris Antimalware is claimed to be capable of protecting your computer against all types of malware, boosting the overall performance of the PC and fixing startup issues. We recommend that you remove Activeris Antimalware from the computer because it detects some components of the malicious programs it is installed with and encourages you to invest in it to have the detections removed.  Even though a lot of malware experts categorize Activeris Antimalware as a PUP, some computer security programs detect the application in question as a Trojan horse. Read more »

You should know that you have probably encountered Windows Defense Master if you see a strange program running on your desktop and cannot access your programs. Unfortunately, we have to upset you by saying that your system is infected with a rogue application, which is not going to do anything good for you. Instead, it just seeks to extort money from computer users. It does not matter which version of Windows is running on your PC; it has been found out that this fake program might appear on all the computers. However, Windows XP users should be extremely careful because it is known that Windows Defense Master might borrow the interface that belongs to legal Windows XP programs. It means that this rogue application might easily fool the users of this operating system. However, you should definitely not trust any word of it. Read more »

Have no doubt that you need to remove Windows Security Master instead of trusting supposedly beneficial services. Even though the anti-spyware is represented as a legitimate security program, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers can assure you that this is a fictional program which has been developed by schemers to fool you into giving up your money. Unfortunately, many rush to purchase the full version of the clandestine Windows Security Master without even thinking about the consequences. If you purchase the fake malware remover, besides taking your money in return of bogus services, schemers will also find out your home address, full name and credit card details. This data could be employed to use your credit card in the future. If this is not what you want, you need to ignore the bogus rogue’s services and rush to delete it from the PC. Read more »

Windows users need to beware of the new rogue anti-spyware – Windows Protection Tool. This fake AV could be offered as a legitimate malware removal application via a misleading online scanner; however, it could also be installed secretly using various drive-by download and social engineering scams. The infection could be running with the help of malicious files as well as other dangerous infections. If you have found the rogue running on the operating system and you cannot explain its entrance, you can suspect malignant, malware downloading Trojans. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com, if you do not remove Windows Protection Tool and other potentially running infections, your virtual security could be endangered. If you are not comfortable with this outcome, you should delete the malicious computer infections right away, and this report will help you perform this task. Read more »

Windows Protection Booster is a fake anti-virus program, which can easily beguile unsuspecting computer users into purchase the full version of the program. It is installed as a trial version without the user’s permission, and, once it is installed, the system stops running properly. It is so because the malicious program attempts to make you think that the computer is being damaged by numerous infections.  According to the schemers’ plan, you get worried about your personal information stored on the PC and invest in the program to have the infections removed. However, Windows Protection Booster cannot detect any threats. It provides you with a fake scanner; hence, do not delay the removal of this fraudulent program. Read more »

If you cannot access the internet and any of your legitimate programs, it is very probable that you have encountered Futurro Antivirus Software, which is a typical rogue application. As it is a fake antivirus tool, you should not expect it to do anything beneficial. Actually, its main purpose is very simple – it is to extort money from computer users. Thus, it is not surprising that this fake application seeks to convince users that their computers are heavily infected. For this matter, various fake alerts and pop-ups are displayed. You should definitely remove this rogue application if you want to use your computer freely again. The removal of Futurro Antivirus Software is not very easy, which is why we are determined to help you. Read more »

Windows AntiVirus Booster is a rogue application which might infect your system without you even noticing it. This fake program has only been created to convince you that your computer is infected and thus lure you into purchasing the license to erase all the existing threats. However, you should definitely not do that because this program will not remove any infections and you just lose all your money. Unfortunately, these FakeVimes family infections, including Windows AntiVirus Booster and other ones that have been replaced, for instance, Windows AntiVirus Helper and Windows AntiVirus Tool are not easy to remove. Luckily, we are here to help you. Read more »

There are plenty of rogue applications published nowadays and Windows Antivirus Helper is the newest product of cyber criminals. This fake application replaces Windows Antivirus Suite, Windows Antivirus Tool, and Windows AntiBreach Helper as well as belongs to the FakeVimes family of rogue antispyware. You should definitely not keep it on your PC because this program will not only slow down the computer, connect to the internet without your permission, but also restrict the access to different programs and documents. The only way to change this is to erase Windows Antivirus Helper entirely from your system. You should know that the removal process is not very easy, which is why we will help you to do that. Read more »