Beware of CleanUp Antivirus Rogue Program
Have you heard of CleanUp Antivirus so far? If so, you might
already be a victim of the creators of this malware and your computer has
probably been infected with this scam application. So to begin with, CleanUp Antivirus pretends to be an
anti-spyware application imitating system scan and offering to purchase its
license in order to supposedly provide security services.
The application is generating
plenty of different pop ups and security tray alerts stating that your system
is full of infections and your private data is at risk so you need to purchase
a license of Cleanup Antivirus. The program promises to eliminate the existing
parasites and protect from future spyware attacks.
CleanUp Antivirus infects the system with a help of Trojan
viruses that actively spread on the Internet, for example, imitating programs
necessary to install in order to watch certain videos online. The Trojan enters
the system without any notification and together installs CleanUp Antivirus. Then
it is configured to start automatically which each login to Windows.
You will definitely
notice considerable computer slowdown, besides, after each restart of your pc,
Clean Up Antivirus will run its scanner. The scanner will announce about a
bunch of infections and recommend eliminating them as soon as possible.
In reality,
the files that are shown as infections are harmless. They were created by the
same Trojan that infected with CleanUp Antivirus and the reason they were
created is because in this way the program expects to convince you the
infections are really in your system.
Cleanup Antivirus will keep insisting you on purchasing the program;
however, you shouldn't fall for it. You will only lose your money and get
nothing return. Please get rid of CleanUp Antivirus as soon as you detect its traces
on your system. Moreover, if you are one of those who have already paid for
this scam program, do not hesitate to contact your credit card company and
dispute the charges.
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