AVC Plus Removal Manual

AVC Plus is a rogue antivirus program part of the Breviax/FakeVimes rogue family. AVC Plus is promoted as a legitimate security program but its main purpose is to generate profit to its creators. AVC Plus displays fake security notifications and virus alerts on the affected machine in order to scare the users into buying the licensed version of the rogue antivirus software. Since the alerts have no value whatsoever, computer users are advised against purchasing the program. Like many other rogue antivirus tools, AVC Plus affects mainly PCs running Windows.

Source:bleepingcomputer.com

What Does AVC Plus Do?

As AVC Plus infiltrates the system, it performs a fake system scan and displays a number of notifications and security alerts that warn the user about numerous security threats detected on the compromised PC. If the user wants to remove them, he is urged to buy the full version of the program. The full version of AVC Plus promises to protect the infected computer from other infections that may threaten the system in the future.
The security alerts displayed by AVC Plus are designed to lead the user into believing that the PC is exposed to severe security risk and he should fix it right away. The messages AVC Plus shows contain the following information:

→Threat Detected!
Security alert! Your computer has been infected with privacy-threatening software. Personal information may get stolen. System damage may be severe. Recover your computer from the detected infection right now, by performing a security scan.

or

→Severe System Damage!
Viruses and Spyware have been detected in the background. Sensitive system components may be under attack! Information loss, identity theft and/or system corruption are possible. Protect your system now, click here for a free security scan.

or

→System Hijack!
System security threat has been detected. Spyware and/or Viruses and/or may be damaging your system now. Stop the infection and possible data loss or theft by running a free security scan.

Security experts warn that AVC Plus can neither detect nor remove any infections and strongly recommend you remove the rogue program as soon as possible.

AVC Plus – Distribution Techniques

AVC Plus normally infiltrates the targeted system via Trojans, malicious emails and hacked web pages. To prevent any malicious infiltrations, users should make sure that their antivirus software is up-to-date and do not open email attachments from unknown sources.

Related Rogue Antivirus Programs:
Zorton Win 7 Protection 2014
Rango XP Antivirus 2014
Sirius Win 8 Protection 2014

Should You Remove AVC Plus?

Despite the fact that AVC Plus is not a large-scale security threat, you shouldn’t forget that the rogue program has been created for monetizing purposes only. Purchasing AVC Plus will not assure the safety of your computer. That is why malware experts advise users who have seen the bogus security warnings by AVC Plus on their PCs to remove the rogue antivirus program immediately. AVC Plus can be removed manually, or with the help of a trustworthy anti-malware program. Just follow the steps provided below.

Spy Hunter FREE scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the malware tool.

1. Restore the settings in your browser

1. Remove AVC Plus from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select AVC Plus and click “Remove”

After AVC Plus is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate AVC Plus and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After AVC Plus is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select AVC Plus to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After AVC Plus has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on AVC Plus
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall AVC Plus. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the AVC Plus will be removed.

2. Remove AVC Plus automatically with Spy Hunter Malware - Removal Tool.

2. Remove AVC Plus automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.

To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter –
It is highly recommended to run a FREE scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter.

Berta Bilbao

Berta is the Editor-in-Chief of SensorsTechForum. She is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space.

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