The latest threats we are confronted with are Win 7 Antispyware 2012 and Vista Antivirus 2012. These are "rogue antivirus" programs, that want to scam you into purchasing their "software", so the first step you can take in order to protect yourself is not to purchase this. While they are not newly released, I have seen an increase of users affected by this issue, probably due to the increase of internet users during the holiday season.
In order to remove this, rather annoying piece of infection, follow these steps:
Reboot your computer in Safe Mode with Networking by pressing F8 (or F5 on some computers) before Windows starts (before the Windows logo appears) and choosing Safe Mode with Networking from the following screen.
Lastly, download and install Malwarebytes from here: download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe and, when you are prompted if you want to start a trial, decline it, for the moment, as it may conflict with your existing protection.
Run a full scan with Malwarebytes, check all the entries that are found and choose to Remove selected.
Reboot your computer normally afterwards.
One note though! Depending on what protection you have and how extensive the infection got, you may need to reinstall your internet connection. This is sometimes as simple as going to Network connections and disabling/enabling the current connection, but you may need to create it again. Call your Internet Service Provider for help on setting your connection back on.Andreea-Luciana Ostache Senior Support Technician EN support@bullguard.com www.bullguard.com
I removed the spyware infection from my computer by the help of a weblog, it having enough information with screenshots and step by step removal instruction.
the most interested thing is Win 7 spyware is now attacking the computer in different names like win 7 security 2012 win 7 antispyware 2012 Win 7 Internet security 2012 win 7 home security 2012
and the removal steps for this spyware are the same
you can get the instruction from www.easy2resolve.com/software-issues/how-to-remove-xp-vista-win-7-security-2012
Why do I have to download and run a full scan with with Malwarebytes if I have already Bullguard installed? Can Bullguard not detect and remove this spyware directly?
Even though this forum is maintained by BullGuard, we are posting solutions, ideas, and security news for everyone, regardless of their security choice.
My article doesn't debate whether one antivirus or another is doing it's job or not. It is simply telling users what to do in case they do get infected by this.
If you have the latest version of BullGuard, and you keep it and your Windows updated at all times, you will not get infected.Andreea-Luciana Ostache Senior Support Technician EN support@bullguard.com www.bullguard.com
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