ContraVirus Pro Threat Level:

ContraVirus Pro may be a rogue anti-spyware program that may install itself onto your computer through a Trojan or web security holes. ContraVirus may launch itself on Windows startup, and may cause excessive popup ads that are difficult to close. ContraVirus may also show false security alerts and may install two harmless files– c:\WINDOWS\system\ext32inc.dll and c:\WINDOWS\wincom27.dll–on your PC and say they’re spyware/malware to scare you into downloading and buying the “full-version” of ContraVirus for $39.95. ContraVirus may be very difficult to remove manually. ContraVirus may be compared to VirusBlast, SpySheriff, and MySpyProtector. You may want to send all your love letters and fan mail–sarcasm? Me?–to ContraVirusPro.com. You also might want to download and install Firefox Mozilla web browser — a lot of spyware and malware like ContraVirus can infect your computer by sneaking through Internet Explorer.

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