subject: Remove Security Tool - How to Remove Security Tool Completely [print this page] Remove Security Tool - How to Remove Security Tool Completely
What is Security Tool?
Security Tool is a fake spyware remover with an impressively generic name even in terms of rogue anti-spyware names. This parasite enters the system without the user's knowledge or consent, usually by employing the use of various trojans. Security Tool might also convince you into downloading it by using the browser hijacker Sitesecuritytest.com, which is a fake online scan. Security Tool uses misleading advertising to trick users into purchasing it's so-called "licensed version".
Once inside and active, Security Tool floods the user with popups and fake system notifications, claiming his system is infected and in need of an anti-spyware program. All of these popups lead to the purchase page of Security Tool. Much like any other rogue, Security Tool will also perform fake system scans, which mark legitimate files as threats. To remove these "threats" you supposedly have to purchase the full version of Security Tool, which is just as fake as the trial.
In order to get the best removal tool for Security Tool, you need to be sure that the tool will by able to identify Security Tool, and will then be able to remove it from your system completely. The level at which your computer will be set free of this virus is determined by how many of its components & files the removal tool you use will be able to do, and we've found these tools to be the most effective for this infection:
Frontline Registry Cleaner
This is not a removal tool for the actual Security Tool infection, but is more of a "cleanup" program for use after the virus has been removed for good. This is a 'registry cleaner' and basically cleans through the registry database of your PC and removes all the infected settings left inside it from the infection you had. Not many people know this, but after you've removed Security Tool from your PC, it leaves a series of settings that are left in the registry database. If these settings are left unattended, it could leave your computer vulnerable to future infections. It's highly recommended that you use the "Frontline Registry Cleaner" to clean up after the Security Tool virus has been removed.
From our experience, the best Security Tool removal tool is a program called Topckit.com
