A fake anti-spyware program much like many other dangerous rogue security applications propagating throughout the internet today, AWM Antivirus uses fear tactics to induce the user into purchasing a software license. A clone of the notorious rogue anti-malware program A-Fast Antivirus, AWM Antivirus is heavily promoted online by fake websites which claim to scan the user’s computer and come up with a number of fake threat warnings. These websites install a Trojan on the user’s system which downloads and installs AWM Antivirus. Once downloaded and installed on the user’s computer, this rogue software immediately establishes itself as a startup application, displaying numerous pop-ups claiming that the user’s computer is heavily infected with various viruses. It then tells the user to purchase the ‘full’ version of AWM Antivirus, claiming that the currently installed ‘trial’ version is incapable of cleaning out the fake ‘threats’. However, it should be noted that the ‘full’ version of this rogue software is no more capable of cleaning out your system than the ‘trial’ version, and under no circumstances should you allow yourself to be tricked into purchasing a license to the rogue software.
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If you come across an infection caused by this threat on your system, you should take immediate steps to initiate removal. In order to remove it is necessary to stop its processes, delete its files and folders and remove its registry entries.
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AWM Antivirus Manual Removal Procedures
The first step you need to take in order to remove this is to stop the following process:
- AWM.exe
Delete AWM Antivirus Files
The next step in your quest to delete the following files and folders from your hard disk:
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AWM Antivirus
- %Program Files%\AWM Antivirus
- AWM.exe
After the above 2 steps have been completed, AWM Antivirus no longer resides on your hard disk.
AWM Antivirus Registry Removal Procedures
Deleting files alone is not sufficient to ensure complete removal. In order to completely remove Atgia threat, it is necessary to remove the following keys and settings from the Windows Registry as well:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AWM Antivirus
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AWM Antivirus”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AWM Antivirus
Now it is safe to say that your computer is completely void of anything that has to do with this threat. At this point it is recommended to scan the entire system using genuine antivirus software
AWM Antivirus Directories:
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AWM Antivirus
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