Monday, January 20, 2014

How Can I remove Adware:win32/adpeak?

Adware:win32/adpeak is a member of the "rogue antivirus" group of malicious software programs, which infect your PC and pretend to be a legitimate antivirus program, just to get you to pay for the upgrade of the program. Unfortunately, this software does nothing to help your computer, and will actually cause damage to your system & steal your personal data if you're not careful.

Adware:win32/adpeak pretends to be an application that you can "trust", and acts like any antivirus application would. It infects your computer from the likes of malicious software websites, Trojan Horses and fake virus scans online; and is extremely difficult to remove. To remove Adware:win32/adpeak, you need to be sure you are able to remove all parts of this infection, as it has a "front end" which shows you the GUI & options... as well as a series of malicious files & code that get left on your PC to harvest your personal data.

You can try and remove Adware:win32/adpeak manually by deleting the following directories:

C:\Program Files\PSecurity
C:\Program Files\Common Files\PSecurityUninstall
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\PSecurity
Removing these directories will remove the "application" from your PC, but what not many people know is that, like a weed, PSecurity has a series of "roots" which stay when you get rid of the application. The "roots" of this virus are in the form of a series of files which steal your personal data when you type it into the Internet, allowing the hackers who make the virus to profit from your money. Many people who think they remove this virus actually end up finding their credit cards maxed out in a few short weeks, which is a big problem.

In order to remove Adware:win32/adpeak properly, you need to be sure that all parts of it have been destroyed. And to do that, you need to use a "malware removal program", which will scan through your PC and remove all elements of this virus.

You can remove Adware:win32/adpeak by using the tutorial and tools on our website. You can Click Here to remove Adware:win32/adpeak from your PC.

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