Antivirus Action is a fake anti-virus which was created by professional online hackers who are out to steal your personal information as well as your hard earned money. The virus is transported with the help of a number of Trojans that are used to bypass your secure firewall protocols, and once this has happened the virus is then initiated and begins to download onto your system and you will notice some significant changes to your system which include:
- Slow operating system
- Random pop-ups claiming your system is at risk
- Antivirus Action appearing on your desktop
- Certain programs won’t be available
How Do You Catch The Antivirus Action Infection
You would normally catch this virus by doing either one of the following:
- Clicking on infected links
- Downloading infected and untrusted programs
- Navigating round infected websites
- Opening spam emails
How To Remove Antivirus Action From Your PC
Step 1 - Download & Install Frontline Rogue Remover
Frontline Rogue Remover is a powerful "fake antivirus" removal tool which you can download here. You need to install it on a PC which is not infected and then follow the steps it shows you to get rid of the infection. This is the most effective way to get rid of the Antivirus Action virus from your PC. If you don't have access to the Internet (because the Antivirus Action virus blocked it) then you should download this tool on another PC and then transfer the installation file via CD or USB pen.
Using this tool is very simple. You need to download the program and then click on "Sart Here" to get the tool to show you how to remoe the virus. This will send Frontline Rogue Remover through your system and it will identify all the infected files, removing them for you. This automated tool is the best way to remove the infection because it gets 95% of it.
Step 2 - Clean Out The Registry
XoftSpy is very effective at removing the actual infection from your PC, it does not finish the job properly... and ends up leaving a series of settings on your PC. These are kept in the 'registry' database and can actually allow the infection back onto your PC. In order to fully protect yourself, it is recommended that you download a registry cleaner and then use it to remove any of the infected 'Antivirus Action' registry keys that can still cause problems. This tool is automated and is very easy to use.
What This Removal Process Does:
Kills Processes
- [random].exe
Removes Directories
- /%temp%/





