26 December 2008
Astrum Antivirus Pro — new rogue anti-spyware
Astrum Antivirus Pro is a clone of another well known rogue anti-spyware Antivirus Trigger. You can infect your PC with this rogue manually downloadding AstrumAntivirus Pro or it can be installed by trojans. Usually it’s Zlob trojan or it can be Vundo trojan as well. They find their way to a system through browser security holes. Usually Astrum Antivirus Pro scans your PC automatically and provides fake scan results. AstrumAntivirusPro claims that your system is infected with spyware and that there are many system vulnerabilities which can be removed only with the ‘licensed’ version of Astrum Antivirus Pro. That’s how they try to steal money from people. Don’t be tricked and remove this rogue as soon as possible if it is already installed on your sustem.
More information:
Astrum Antivirus Pro uninstall instructions
Astrum Antivirus Pro description and removal instructions
AstrumAntivirus Pro removal guide
How to remove Astrum Antivirus Pro