How to remove OpenCloud Antivirus
OpenCloud Antivirus description
OpenCloud Antivirus is a misleading security program pretending to be a legitimate protection tool. It is also a copy of Wolfram Antivirus malware. OpenCloud Antivirus gets into the system through trojan horses. Malware installs itself automatically without user’s knowledge.
While the rogue is running, it will display a lot of fake security alerts and notifications. For example:
Windows Security Alert
To help protect your computer, Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program.
Do you want to keep blocking this program?
Name: Zeus Trojan
Publisher: Unauthorized
Warning! Infection found
Unauthorized sending E-MAIL with subject “RE:” to <fake email here> was CANCELLED.
Warning! Infection found
Unwanted software (malware) or tracking cookies have been found during last scan. It is highly recommended to remove it from your computer.
Keylogger Zeus was detected and put in quarantine.
Keylogger Zeus is a very dangerous software used by criminals to steal personal data such as credit card information, access to banking accounts, passwords to social networks and e-mails.
Security Warning
Your computer continues to be infected with harmful viruses. In order to prevent permanent loss of your information and credit card data theft please activate your antivirus software. Click here to enable protection.
Security Warning
Malicious programs that may steal your private information and prevent your system from working properly are detected on your computer.
Click here to clean your PC immediately.
Security Warning
There are critical system files on your computer that were modified by malicious software.
It may cause permanent data loss.
Click here to remove malicious software.
Warning: Infection is Detected
Windows has found spyware infection on your computer!
Click here to update your Windows antivirus software
Warning: Spyware Detected
Windows has found spy programs running on your computer!
Click here to update your Windows antivirus software
Windows Security Center
Serious security vulnerabilities were detected on this computer. Your privacy and personal data may be unsafe. Do you want to protect your PC?
This is all fraud and malicious. OpenCloud Antivirus is designed to pilfer money from unwary users. After fabricated scans malware always offers to pay small fees for supposedly legal program which is able to delete all the infections. This is not true. Downloading this registered version can cause you serious problems and more viruses inside your computer. Use a decent malware removal tool and terminate OpenCloud Antivirus upon detection.
How to get rid of OpenCloud Antivirus
This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.
Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from OpenCloud Antivirus and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with OpenCloud Antivirus we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove OpenCloud Antivirus
To get rid of spyware such as OpenCloud Antivirus you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other OpenCloud Antivirus related files from your computer.
Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic OpenCloud Antivirus remover.
- Uninstall OpenCloud Antivirus from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. -
Delete OpenCloud Antivirus registry entries:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19090308-636D-4e9b-A1CE-A647B6F794BF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{19090308-636D-4e9b-A1CE-A647B6F794BF}
To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
October 3rd, 2011 10:01
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