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  • Severity: Medium
  • Rogue Anti-Spyware
  • Windows
  • Verified · Dec 2013

How to remove Windows Activity Booster

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Jake Doevan · Computer technology expert

Windows Activity Booster is a dangerous rogue anti-spyware, which belongs to a huge group of viruses known as FakeVimes. If you see alerts from this program, you can be sure that your computer is dangerously infected and that you must check it with updated anti-spyware. Otherwise, you should be prepared for misleading security notifications, fake system scanners, system slow downs and other issues that are usually initiated by this rogue. In most of the cases, Windows Activity Booster infects computers without being noticed because it strategically chooses poorly protected systems. That's why you should always use latest versions of antivirus and anti-spyware and make sure that your PC is totally protected. If you want to remove Windows Activity Booster from the system, we recommend relying on FortectIntego.

HOW CAN Windows Activity Booster INFECT MY COMPUTER?

Windows Activity Booster is spread with a help of trojans. Once this virus gets on the system, it downloads malicious files that belong to this rogue and also drops some malicious registry entries. After that, Windows Activity Booster becomes capable of displaying fake alerts that all report about invented viruses and then offer to purchase its licensed version. For example:

Error
Trojan activity detected. System integrity at risk. Full system scan is highly recommended.

Error
System data security is at risk
To prevent potential PC errors, run a full system scan.

Warning! Identity theft attempt detected
Hidden connection IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Target: Microsoft Corporation keys
Your IP: XXXXXXXXXXXX

Before you start believing these alerts and pay for the license, you should check your PC with an alternative security software. We can guarantee that it will show you that Windows Activity Booster's reported files are legitimate files that can be safely kept on your computer. Please, don't leave this malware on your computer because it can download more viruses on your computer.

HOW TO REMOVE Windows Activity Booster?

If you see alerts from Windows Activity Booster, it means that your PC is dangerously infected. In this case, you have to check the system w updated antispyware. We recommend using: SpyHunterCombo Cleaner, FortectIntego, MalwarebytesMalwarebytes. Once you finish a scan, remove all malicious files that were reported by these programs. If you can't launch these programs, use these steps:

1. Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Networking. Just reboot your PC and, as soon as it starts booting up, start pressing F8 repeatedly.
2. Loggin as the same user as you were in normal Windows mode
3. Now click on IE or other browser and select 'Run As' or 'Run As administrator', enter your Administrator account password (if needed).
4. Enter this link to your address bar: http://www.2-spyware.com/download/hunter.exe and download a program on your desktop. Launch it to kill the malicious processes and remove its files.

The latest parasite names used by FakeVimes:
[newest id=”fakevimes”]

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