This program is a fake antivirus application, which also known as rogue antispyware. The websites stats:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Internet Explorer Warning - visiting this web site may harm your computer!
Most likely causes:
* The website contains exploits that can launch a malicious code on your computer
* Suspicious network activity detected
* There might be an active spyware running on your computer
What you can try:
Purchase for secure Internet surfing (Recommended).
Check your computer for viruses and malware.
More information
Screen shoot of the malicios website below:
avtiviruspower.com, avtiviruspower.net - browser hijacker
Obviously, you can not trust neither avtiviruspower.com, avtiviruspower.net websites nor its affiliate Antispyware Soft. These two created with one purpose, using deception and threats to force you to open your wallet and pull out the money. Do not need! Remember the important rule, if your PC was infected with Antispyware Soft, you need to ignore all that it shows you and temporarily stop using the computer. Use the Antispyware Soft removal guide or the removal instructions below, which will remove redirect to avtiviruspower.com or avtiviruspower.net and any other infections you may have on your computer for free.
How to remove avtiviruspower.com, avtiviruspower.net browser hijackers
1. Download HijackThis from here, but before saving, in the Save dialog, rename HijackThis.exe to iexplore.exe and save it to your desktop.2. Run HijackThis.
3. In the main menu click to "Do a system scan only" button.
4. Look for these lines and place a checkmark against each of the following, if still present
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:55555. Make sure your Internet Explorer (& or any other browser) is closed when you click Fix Checked!
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [{RANDOM}] %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\{RANDOM}\{RANDOM}tssd.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [{RANDOM}] %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\{RANDOM}\{RANDOM}tssd.exe
7. Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware.
8. Double click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
9. When installation is complete, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
10. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
11. Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.
12. When the scan is done, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
13. Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
14. Once disinfection is finished, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.
Note: if you can`t download these suggested programs above, you need uncheck "Use a proxy server" option by doing: Run Internet Explorer, open Tools menu, select Internet Options. Open Connections Tab and click to Lan Settings button. Uncheck “Use a proxy server” box. Click OK. Click Apply. Click OK.
If the instructions does not help you, then ask for help in the Spyware removal forum.
Hey Thanks,
ReplyDeleteworked well for me.. however, I was not able to run HiJack.exe... so I went to safe mode and did that..
Thank you. I used it on my computer and it worked great. No problems. Easy to follow directions. Again thank you
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