How To Get Rid Of CleanThis Gog.exe Virus? Eliminate And Remove CleanThis Gog.exe Virus Fake Antivir

Published: 04th May 2011
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CleanThis gog.exe Virus is installed through a Trojan Fake Alert that mimics Microsoft Security Essentials Alert. CleanThis gog.exe Virus is not a legitimate antivirus program but itself a spyware.







This program is distributed with the help of trojan Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert.



The fake "Microsoft Security Essentials Alert" is actually a Trojan that looks very similar to real alert from legitimate Microsoft Security Essentials.







This trojan will try to trick you into thinking that your computer is infected. It will show the warning below



"Microsoft Security Essentials Alert Potential threat details



Microsoft Security Essentials detected potential threats that might compromise your privacy or damage your computer. Your access to these items may be suspended until you take an action. Click 'Show details' to learn more



Unknown Win32/Trojan Severe"



When you click 'Show details' It will then prompt you to clean your computer using the program in order to remove it. When you click on the 'Clean Computer' or 'Apply actions' button,it will start a fake scan of your computer that ultimately states that a particular file C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe is infected with Trojan.Horse.Win32.PAV.64.a. It will then prompt you to install CleanThis gog.exe Virus to remove the virus




This program is spread-out with the help of trojans. When the trojan is started, it will automatically download and set up CleanThis gog.exe Virus onto your PC without your permission and knowledge and configure it to run when you start OS.



When CleanThis gog.exe Virus is started, it will simulate a system scan and find a lot of various infections that will not be fixed unless you first purchase the program. Important to know, all of these reported infections are scam andinexistent on your PC! So you can safely disregard the scan results.



While CleanThis gog.exe Virus has started, it will cease the ability to run any programs as a technique to scare you into thinking that your PC is infected with viruses.



The following warning will be shown



CleanThis



The application taskmgr.exe was launched successfully but was forced to shut down due to security reasons. This happened because the application was infected by a malicious program which might post a threat for the OS.


It is highly recommended to install the necessary heuristic module and perform a full scan of your computer to exterminate malicious programs from it




Understand these are all scam alerts and make sure you do not take any action on these warning messages. Follow the below instructions to remove these fake antivirus alerts.



And now coming back on How to eliminate CleanThis gog.exe Virus, you need a strong program to repair the damages, the rogue has caused. It changes files, folders,permissions and registry keys altogether....to revive your PC from malicious trojans that may still reside and make your PC slow and to stop from getting re-infected.



In order to get rid of CleanThis gog.exe Virus completely, start your PC in Safe mode with command prompt,



How to eliminateCleanThis gog.exe Virus manually



Once Windows loaded, command prompt (black window) opens. In the command prompt type explorer.exe and Press Enter. Your desktop will now appear.



Click Start, Type in search field (if you use Windows XP, then Click Start, Run and type in Open field):

%APPDATA%




Press Enter. It will open the contents of Application Data folder (for Windows XP) or the contents of Roaming folder (for Windows Vista, Windows 7).



Locate a file named gog.exe or gog, right click to it and select Rename. Type any new name (123.exe) and press Enter. Reboot your computer.



If you can`t run the IE, then you should fix the proxy settings of Internet Explorer.



Run Internet Explorer,



Click Tools -> Internet Options

Choose Connections Tab

Click LAN Settings button.

Uncheck "Use a proxy server" box. Click OK.

Click Apply.

Click OK.



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Tom Parks works for Microsoft. He is currently researching on PC optimization and system security. He is also an avid gamer and owns xbox, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Dsi and PSP. Visit my blog
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