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BestAntivirus2011.exe

Posted: March 21, 2011

As a rogue anti-virus program that can only outwardly imitate useful functions, BestAntivirus2011.exe is only 'best' at giving you false alarms! BestAntivirus2011.exe will bother users with warnings about Trojans and other malware infections that aren't actually present on the system and may also pretend to scan the PC. This fakery is just a prelude to trying to rip you off, though, and there's no good to be found in registering BestAntivirus2011.exe or trusting any of BestAntivirus2011.exe's messages. PCs are most often infected by BestAntivirus2011.exe when the user mistakes a malicious website or Trojan-based error message for one from Microsoft.

Make Sure That It's Really Windows Warning You

BestAntivirus2011.exe can spread through infected files on free file-sharing networks or downloading websites as well as through malicious website or add code that creates forced downloads. However, the majority of users will only brush up against BestAntivirus2011.exe's little scam after mistaking a fake Trojan or malicious website warning for a real one. BestAntivirus2011.exe is presented as a legitimate anti-virus tool that will help clean your computer of infections that dangerous sites or already-present Trojan malware tell you are on your PC.

If you see warnings like these you should immediately take precautions against infection; the download may proceed with or without your permission! Once installed, BestAntivirus2011.exe will report that your PC has Trojans and other infections that can't be removed. Other anti-malware scanners will not see these Trojans because BestAntivirus2011.exe is making them up as an excuse to get you to buy BestAntivirus2011.exe!

BestAntivirus2011.exe may or may not attack your computer in other ways typical to rogue security applications, with some examples being:

  • Preventing programs from running arbitrarily, usually with fake errors indicating that the program in question is infected or corrupted. Many rogue anti-virus programs will block real anti-virus scanners that can detect and remove BestAntivirus2011.exe and other malware. They may also shut down applications central to the Windows environment like your Task Manager and MSConfig.
  • Hijacking your web browser to take it away from safe websites and force it to go to malicious ones instead. Rogue anti-virus programs like BestAntivirus2011.exe tend to hijack browsers with fake warning messages that imply helpful sites are actually unsafe, and will frequently redirect you to their own homepage.
  • Changing your default Windows startup process to run BestAntivirus2011.exe or other malware every time Windows loads. Even if BestAntivirus2011.exe allows itself to be outwardly shut down, BestAntivirus2011.exe may still run as a background process that can only be detected in Task Manager or similar applications that allow you to monitor your running processes.

Be the Best at Deleting BestAntivirus2011.exe for a Healthier PC

Keeping a stable and secure computer with BestAntivirus2011.exe cluttering things up is very unlikely, but this threat so far hasn't been reported to be unusually challenging to remove. Don't waste your time trying to uninstall BestAntivirus2011.exe like a normal program; BestAntivirus2011.exe will do its best to resist mundane efforts like hunting for BestAntivirus2011.exe in Control Panel.

A Safe Mode-based boot, accessible by hitting F8 before Windows starts, will prevent needless processes from running. This conveniently lets you get into a mode where BestAntivirus2011.exe doesn't start up by default regardless of the changes made to your Windows Registry. If you need to access the Internet for downloading anti-malware tools, using the networking-enabled variant of Safe Mode should be adequate for your needs.

Don't just scan for BestAntivirus2011.exe and stop when you have a good anti-malware scanner to use; rogue anti-virus programs usually come with Trojans and may create other infections by persistently redirecting you to dangerous websites. Once you've scanned your entire PC and found no additional lingering malware threats, you can be sure your system is once again squeaky clean.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].dll
    2 %temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
    3 %temp%\BestAntivirus2011.exe

Registry Modifications

  • The following newly produced Registry Values are:
    HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[RANDOM CHARACTERS]"
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