subject: remove Security Master AV - How to fix Security Master AV effectively [print this page] What is Security Master AV? What is Security Master AV?
Security Master AV is a new rogue anti-spyware tool and a clone of General Antivirus and Internet Antivirus Pro. Advertised through the use of Trojans, Security Master AV is able to pop up fake security alerts about infections that supposedly inhabit your machine. When you click on these alerts, Security Master AV will be installed on your computer and automatically be configured to run when you start Windows. When running, it will scan your computer and display a variety of infections that cannot be removed unless you first purchase the program.
Actually, Security Master AV can not remove any actual infections because it's not developed on a legitimate antivirus engine. On the other hand, though, ignoring Security Master AV in your system will soon turn its obsessive pranks into a major system disruption and further malware invasion resulting in getting your privacy violated. Therefore, it's highly recommended to remove Security Master AV once you spot its signs on your computer.
How to fix Security Master AV effectively
Once Security Master AV has got into your computer, it will connect to Remote Server and execute some backdoor operation. And it also infect linkinfo apphelps.dll which are under Windows catalog by typing the characteristic bytes into these files and a drive file named riodrvs.sys will be produced at the same time. At this very moment, some Power Tools on your computer, such as icesword,sms can not operate as usual. Here I would like to recommend you an easy and forcible tool Spyware Cease, which you can use to detect *.sys so as to remove Security Master AV. Run the Full scan; remove the detected files and finally restore your system. Then the problem can be fixed!
A highly recommended tool to remove Security Master AV is RegistryQuick which is available for free at http://www.registryquick.net Before you try other programs, give RegistryQuick a try! You will be surprised!
