Registry Virus Scanner

Registry Virus Scanner is a fake Registry optimization and anti-virus application from a long line of similar fraudulent anti-virus products. Registry Virus Scanner tries to get you to purchase its registered version by infecting your PC through dishonest means and then showing you error messages and scans that indicate heavy system damage. Unfortunately, Registry Virus Scanner has no real anti-malware functions to offer your computer; all Registry Virus Scanner's information is fake. Keeping Registry Virus Scanner on your PC may also result in security problems due to loss of control over your web browser, changes to your Registry and random program crashes.

A Program That Offers Nothing That Your Registry Needs

Registry Virus Scanner is part of a newly-emerging wing of a much larger subcategory of threats from the family. Examples of these rogue anti-virus programs include Registry Virus Scanner and its kin all pretend to be good anti-virus programs while actually offering nothing but attacks on your PC. Some common attacks are:

• Malicious entries placed into the Windows Registry. In addition to letting Registry Virus Scanner start automatically, this can also create popups and disable certain important system functions and programs.
• Blocked application access. Registry Virus Scanner will stop anti-virus and general security and maintenance programs from launching, which forces you to find a way to disable Registry Virus Scanner to get your system security working again.
• One of the most dangerous attacks in Registry Virus Scanner's arsenal is hijacking your web browser. This will result in changes to your homepage and search results that redirect you to malicious websites. Other changes may also stop you from getting to safe websites related to removing malware.

At this point, it should be plain that buying Registry Virus Scanner, as it asks you to do, is never in your best interest!

Getting the Upper Hand on Registry Virus Scanner

While trying to remove Registry Virus Scanner, you'll also have to wade through an ocean of fake errors that present inaccurate information about your computer's health, as seen below:

System danger!
Your system security is in danger. Privacy threats detected. Spyware, keyloggers or Trojans may be working the background right now. Perform an in-depth scan and removal now, click here.

Attention: DANGER!
ALERT! System scan for spyware, adware, trojans and viruses is complete.
Total Virus Scanner detected 30 critical system objects.

Stealth intrusion!
Infection detected in the background. Your computer is now attacked by spyware and rogue software. Eliminate the infection safely, perform a security scan and deletion now.

Privacy threat!
Spyware intrusion detected. Your system is infected. System integrity is at risk. Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords. Click here to perform a security repair.

System Hijack!
System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan.

Learning to ignore all these bad warnings will help you get into the state of mind to remove Registry Virus Scanner properly. It's recommended that you use Safe Mode and at least one thoroughly-updated anti-malware scanner to delete Registry Virus Scanner, since removing Registry Virus Scanner the way you'd remove a normal program, will probably fail.

While scanning, be careful to perform a full scan – don't just stop the procedure once you've caught Registry Virus Scanner! Registry Virus Scanner and similar threats are known to come with trojans, rootkits and other dangerous infections that should also be removed to get your computer back in good shape.