Threat Level: Low
Threat Type: Rouge Program
Antivirus Pro 2009 is a menace and has been infecting computers worldwide. Antivirus Pro is a fake anti-spyware program similar to AntiSpywareXP 2009 mostly affecting Windows XP systems. This fake anti-spyware automatically gets installed on your computer by displaying fake security alerts and fake warning messages.
What does Antivirus Pro 2009 do when installed?
When this fake anti-spyware gets installed, it will automatically configure once you restart or log into your system. While configuring, it would also automatically create a number of fake malwares and spyware files. These files though they are not harmless, are used to depict that your system has a huge number of malwares and spywares and it has been detected by Antivirus Pro 2009. It would then lead you to purchase it in order to remove these malwares. Read the full story
