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What is Antimalware Tool virus?
Antimalware Tool is a fake system optimization utility that was released in end of March, 2011.The rogue program installs itself on your machine through either emails or landing pages claiming to provide computer security protection - the software itself is actually a threat to your computer security. The entire aim of the program is to siphon off credit card details from users, which then incur unauthorized charges, putting you at risk for losses and identify theft concerns.
The software is carefully designed to prevent its removal by changing your browser settings, disguising its resident procedures and changing your existing genuine security settings. After running a scan whenever your computer restarts, the program finds infected files with variable threat levels - the actual threats are generated based upon false results from your computer index, and Antimalware Tool always states "Your system is in danger. Please register!" The aim of this scheme is to get you to fully register the program to acquire your credit card information and to charge you $94.95. By no means should you attempt to enter credit details, since the program will never actually help solve any problems on your computer. Instead, you should immediately consider the software as a threat to your computer.
This Spyware will also show a lot of alerts and notifications warning you about system errors and hardware failure. The alert may look like this:
Microsoft Security Essentials Alert
Potential Threat Details
Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your private or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click "show details" to learn more.
Threat prevention solution found
Security system analysis has revealed critical file system vulnerability caused by severe malware attacks.
Risk of system files infection:
The detected vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to private information and hard drive data with a seriuos possibility of irreversible data loss and unstable PC performance. To remove the malware please run a full system scan. Press "OK" to install the software necessary to initiate system files check. To complete the installation process please reboot your computer.
System Security Warning
Attempt to modify register key entries is detected. Register entries analysis is recommended.
How to remove Antimalware Tool?
You can remove Antimalware Tool manually from the computer, but this manual removal is only recommended to those who have enough computer knowledge to locate and remove all Antimalware Tool entries. And if a needed file is mis-deleted by mistake, serious problems will occur to the computer.
1.Restart infected system in safe mode
2.Open windows task manager and stop all processes running by this infection
3.Open windows registry editor and remove added registry keys
4.Locate and delete other files associated with HDD repair
5.Delete corrupted files and programs
6.Restart system in normal mode to see the changes
Do not wait for your system to be further compromised, Remove Antimalware Tool Now! Once your computer is infected with this spyware it is crucial to remove it as soon as possible.
