Protection System is scareware — that’d mean software designed to scare you — disguised as security software. To keep you from detecting Protection System as a rogue, Protection System tries to uninstall your legit security software, such as Avast!, AntiVir, AVG, F-Secure, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, NOD32 and Norton Internet Security. Like other scareware, Protection System likely launches with your computer, and spoofs scanning your system for security holes. Protection System scan’s results? Think a long list of non-existent threats, and pop-up ads and fake system alerts detailing imaginary spyware on your PC. Protection System may actually list necessary Windows files as threats — so don’t try to remove any files Protection System dubs spyware. If you follow these Protection System popup’s prompts, you’re conned into buying the “full” — or “fool”? — version of Protection System.

Before Protection System popups make you set fire to your PC, I’ll show you how to uninstall Protection System.

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