Paladin Antivirus pretends to be a knight in shining armor come to save you from the badware villains, but it’s actually just another troll bent on stealing your money. Plus, it’s weird. There’s an inexplicable, slightly frightening android eye in the upper-right corner, and it uses a picture of a syringe to go with its “System Scan” function. Who’s the genius who thought this creepiness would work?

Other than that, Paladin Antivirus is typical fake antispyware. It sneaks into your computer through Paladin Antivirus pop-ups, shows fake system scans designed to scare you into paying for the full version, and tries to make you uninstall your real antivirus software.

Ready to fight back against this faux-warrior? Here’s how to uninstall Paladin Antivirus for free.

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The SafePcAv virus is the latest scam cooked up by the badware crooks behind GuardWWW and MyPcSecure. These guys have no qualms about lying, being annoying, and sabotaging people’s computers just for a little bit of money. And if you have this on your computer, you already know that they do a pretty thorough job of it.

Those SafePcAv alerts that come up every 5 seconds? Fake. And those system scans that try to tell you your computer has hundreds of infections? All fake. That’s just this program’s way of trying to scare you into paying for their “Realtime protection,” which doesn’t exist.

Ready to drop this nuisance like a bad habit? I’ll show you how to get rid of SafePcAv for free.

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If you’re reading this, you’ve probably figured out by now that Your PC Protector is a virus. It’s nothing but badware with no antispyware capabilities, and its antivirus scans are just faked animations designed to make you think the program’s doing something. Those Your PC Protector pop-ups may look like the real deal, but it’s all a scam. And not a very original one.

In reality, this fake antispyware is just trying to scare you into paying for a Your PC Protector activation key. And the funny thing about that activation key? It doesn’t exist. Even if you pay, you won’t get one.

Ready to get your sanity back? I’ll show you how to uninstall Your PC Protector for free.

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The crooks behind the GuardWWW virus aren’t very good at naming their badware programs—who thought InSysSecure, SysDefence, and TheDefend were good ideas for names?—but they do have a knack for creating super-obnoxious programs that are hard to get rid of. GuardWWW is more of the same: annoying scareware tactics, phony scans, and manipulative pleas for free money. Fun stuff.

It enters as a trojan, burrows deep into your computer, and changes your registry settings. After that, it starts sending its horrible GuardWWW pop-ups, which try to fool you into thinking your computer is infected. Then it starts asking for money for “Realtime protection” it can’t deliver.

Don’t feel like getting scammed today? Let me show you how to uninstall GuardWWW for free.

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The Antimalware Defender fake antispyware tries to profit off of web users’ comfort with Windows software. It blatantly rips off Microsoft design features right down to the logo and the color scheme. But if you have the Antimalware Defender virus, try to see beneath the surface. These black-hearted badware crooks just want your money.

After sneaking into your computer, this program pulls out all the stops, spamming you with Antimalware Defender pop-ups, showing fake system scans, and trying to scare you into paying for a nonexistent full version. No, you don’t really have a threat named “Browser Modifier: Win32/Zwangi.” They just want you to think you do.

Sick of the lies? Let me show you how to remove Antimalware Defender for free.

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If you have the Antivirus Soft virus, don’t be fooled by the “Innovative protection for your PC” tagline or the sophisticated design of the program. This is fake antispyware from the same badware crooks who recently inflicted Antivirus Live upon honest web users like yourself. These people are not trying to help you. They just want your money.

The Antivirus Soft badware gets into your computer through ill-advised downloads. It spams you with Antivirus Soft pop-ups warning of phony viruses supposedly on your computer. But it’s all a scam to get you to pay for “maximal protection,” which doesn’t exist, at least with these guys.

Don’t pay the ransom to get your computer back. Instead, follow these steps to remove Antivirus Soft for free.

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The only thing new about the fake antispyware MyPcSecure is the name. Otherwise it’s a clone of PcSecureNet, DefendAPc, and about 30 other badware pests that have been terrorizing millions of web users in recent months. If you have the MyPcSecure virus, take a deep breath. It’s ugly and rude, but it’s not hard to get rid of.

Like all of its little buddies, this badware gets into your computer as a trojan. It messes with your browser and registry settings, and then it sends MyPcSecure pop-ups to try to scare you into thinking your computer is infected, but it’s all just a ploy for money.

Ready to get your old computer back? Let me show you how to uninstall MyPcSecure for free.

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The badware whizzes behind PcSecureNet make their living by scamming people into paying for a non-existent product. They’ve done it with over 30 identical fake antispyware programs, including PCsSecure and DefendAPc, and they just keep on going. So if you’ve been trying to get rid of this PcSecureNet virus, you’re not alone. It’s put thousands of people through the same aggravation.

Here’s what it does: It sneaks into your computer through shady downloads, changes your computer’s settings, and spams you with PcSecureNet pop-ups. Then, it displays fake system scans that supposedly detect infections on your computer, but which are actually just making stuff up.

Ready to squash this pest and move on with your life? I’ll show you how to uninstall PcSecureNet for free.

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The fake antispyware Live Enterprise Suite, from the crooks who gave us Internet Antivirus Pro, doesn’t just try to scam you. It also fills your computer with a bunch of clutter, all in an effort to convince you that you your computer has viruses. So even if you manage to uninstall Live Enterprise Suite, it’ll still leave a trail of garbage in its wake.

The Live Enterprise Suite virus enters as a trojan, spams you with pop-ups, and throws a bunch of little fake viruses all over your computer. Finally, it begs for money for a “activation key,” which you’ll never get

Instead, let’s “activate” the Live Enterprise Suite removal process. Let me show you how to get rid of this badware for free.

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If you have a short temper, the PCsSecure fake antispyware won’t be good for your mental health. Not only is it ugly, but it’s also persistent—it digs in deep, it spams you incessantly, and it refuses to leave. If you don’t know the tricks, PCsSecure removal can take all day, and you’ll end up with a battered and dejected  hard drive.

A clone of DefendAPC, InSysSecure, and about 30 other obnoxious viruses, PCsSecure rudely storms into your computer, takes over your browser, and screws with your registry settings. It shows a PCsSecure pop-up that displays a fake system scan warning of made-up viruses, and then it asks for money.

Ready to relieve this badware headache? I’ll show you how to uninstall PCsSecure for free.

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