Privacy, Security & Virus Information

Surfers Beware!
The Wireshark is Lurking in your Virtual Waters

The Wireshark Antivirus is a rogue anti-spyware program (we’ll stick to the virus name, although it’s not its textbook definition) that mimics the behavior of legitimate antivirus software. The purpose is to convince you that your computer has a virus/security problem so that you pay money to have these viruses removed. The trick is that Wireshark Antivirus is the actual infection in your computer and that instead of giving your credit card number to these criminals, the only thing you need to do is remove Wireshark Antivirus using the removal guide below.

Wireshark Antivirus gets on your computer when you download an infected image, browsed infected porn sites and such. Once installed, the virus will be programmed to start when your Windows OS loads. Once on your computer, it will perform a fake virus scan and tell you that your computer is infected. Then the Wireshark Antivirus tells you that you have to pay for the full version to remove these infections. Remember that Wireshark Antivirus is actually the virus itself and that you shouldn’t pay that money under any circumstances.

Wireshark Antivirus is a false anti-malware application and it is similar to Sysinternals Antivirus malicious software. Because it uses the Wireshark name, it manages to fool users into thinking that it is a true virus removalutility, when instead it infects computers. Wireshark Antivirus Malware infects your system by using trojans to get into your system and it install various fake online ads that tell you that your system is infected and it can help you remove all the infections.

Wireshark Antivirus malware starts automatically when Windows logs in and displays a scanning process whose results show various files that are presumably infected, when in fact those files are virus-free Windows files and it tells you that if you want to remove them, you’ll need to purchase its full version. This is a common scam that false antivirus applications use to fool people and get money from them and infecting their computers.

 

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