Well, please give me some advice on how to deal with this AVLab Internet Security. I want to uninstall from my computer, but I cannot find it in control panel. How can I find out where it is located and then delete it. Actually, this program is very annoying and always pops up warding alter telling my computer is infected with viruses, but it cannot remove any threats at all. And I have search info of this stuff, and now I know that it is a rogue program not a real antivirus. I don’t want it on my computer, so please help me remove this fake program.

Brief Introduction to AVLab Internet Security

AVLab Internet Security is actually a fake antivirus or a dangerous virus to infect computer running window system. Once this fake AVLab Internet Security accesses targeted computer, it will perform many evil activities to mess up computer. The cyber hacker designs this malware mainly to get money from victims by tricking users into purchasing their fake antivirus program. Therefore, when this AVLab Internet Security virus resides on targeted computer, it will automatically run a full scanning on your computer soon as you start up the system. When it stops scanning, it will tell you that computer is infected with many threats by displaying different infected files. And those inexperienced users will be freaked out and believe that, then try to click to remove all. Next this program will ask you to purchase the registered version to finish this removal. And many victims will do it as it requires. Then hacker will collect users’ money but users get the fake antivirus program again. Anyway, the real purpose of this virus is to tricking users into paying money for another fake antivirus program by showing scaring fake security warning. However, your computer might be safe and there is no virus on it. In a word, AVLab Internet Security is not reliable but a scam malware that needs to be removed timely.

AVLab Internet Security virus usually comes on the targeted computer by bundling into those free applications or programs that users download free from unlicensed resources like unsafe websites. Or it may exist in those malicious websites that contain different kinds of unknown threats, when users visit those websites, this fake program will have a chance to get on. Beside, strangers may send you some unknown links or files, when you receive those stuff or click on them, this malware also enter into your computer without your notice at all. Generally, this virus usually wanders around on the Internet, and users need to pay attention to what they do online in order to prevent this malware from accessing your device. During its scanning, AVLab Internet Security infection will find out the loopholes of system, then it insert its executable files, thus it can root itself well on your machine. This virus can disable your real antivirus program’s firewall by bring another aggressive virus like Trojan horse. And the start-up item, crucial system files or windows program will be changed or disabled. Due to more viruses on your computer, the computer will perform slowly and improperly. If you cannot remove AVLab Internet Security virus in time, it will do more damages to computer. Please remove it soon as you find it on your computer.

A Screenshot of This Infection (Fake Antivirus Alert)

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Properties of the Fake Anti-virus Spyware

-Always pops up once you boot up your computer or run a program, claiming your computer is in great risk

-Asking you to purchase a code to activate this software, so that it can help you to remove the threats in your computer

-Can modify the computer registry once it is installed into the computer

-Can prohibit legit program to run, including your anti-virus programs

-Can occupy a great usage of CPU, which slows down the performance of computer or even causes blue screen

Finding all or some of these symptoms on your computer, sorry to say that your computer is infected by AVLab Internet Security virus. Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.

Manual Removal Guide of Fake Anti-virus Program (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Try to access the Safe mode with Networking.

In order to get into this mode, you should restart your infected computer and tap F8 key constantly when computer is booting back up to get safe mode options on the screen, use arrow keys to highlight the option you want to enter then press E/Enter key. * Usually, this rogue program will be disabled from automatically starting in safe modes. Users will be able to fix the AVLab Internet Security problem without constantly blocks from the fake AV. If you are a Windows 8 user, click here and learn how to boot up Windows 8 to safe mode.

Safe-mode-with-Networking

For those computer which are XP operating systems, you will need to you choose your XP system after you choose safe mode with networking, you can press Enter directly without choosing any thing.

safe mode system choose

After loading files, you need to log in your account to get the safe mode with networking, for XP users, please choose Yes when you see the dialog.

windows_xp_safe_mode_dialog

Step 2: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to AVLab Internet Security, the name of the process of it is random.

XP task manager

Step 3:Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel, then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs.

XP-control-panel-add

Then try to find AVLab Internet Security, highlight it and choose Remove.

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Step 4: Click on Start button or press Win+R, then type regedit in the box to open Registry Editor, after that, try to find
C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Video Guide on How to Remove Rogue Program:

YouTube Video Removal Guide:

Conclusion:

Once AVLab Internet Security virus is installed to your computer it will be configured to run automatically along with the operating system, and each time when you start up your computer it will pretend to be computer internet security software to run and display fake security state of your computer to scare you. It aims at cheating out of your money by recommending you to purchase its fake full version. This fake antivirus also performs destructive activities on your computer. This fake AVLab Internet Security damages the main system files to make it be able to pop up even under troubleshooting mode such as safe mode and safe mode with networking. It damages some fatal system to slow down computer performance. What you should do promptly is to remove fake AVLab Internet Security and install a real reputable antivirus program to protect your computer instead of a fake one.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a quite level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of AVLab Internet Security virus? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on December 26, 2014 9:34 pm

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