Protective Antivirus 2015 Removal Guide

Protective Antivirus 2015 is known to be rogue security software because it is completely fake. It has been simply published to extort money from computer users, so if you notice it every time your Windows loads up, you should know that it is an indication to remove Protective Antivirus 2015. It is necessary to remove this rogue anti-spyware because it will not allow you to use your computer. In addition, it might perform activities behind your back, for instance, can connect to the Internet without your permission. Luckily, you only have to remove Protective Antivirus 2015 from the system in order to put an end to this. Unfortunately, it has been observed that Protective Antivirus 2015 blocks .exe files like Malware Defender 2015 and Antivirus Defender 2015, which means that you will not be able to remove it via Control Panel.

As has been already mentioned, Protective Antivirus 2015 seeks to convince computer users that their systems are heavily infected with malicious software. Thus, it is not surprising that this fake security tool will block main system utilities, including Task Manager and Registry Editor. In addition, this rogue anti-spyware will perform a fake system scan and then show you a list of non-existent infections. Last but not least, you will definitely see various pop-ups warnings with a similar text (see below). All these symptoms will disappear when you remove Protective Antivirus 2015.

Security Warning

Malware program has been detected.

Click here to protect your computer.

Do not worry; Protective Antivirus 2015 has definitely not detected any malicious programs on your computer because it is completely fake and useless. Unfortunately, many trustful computer users believe that they have many infections on the system and decide to invest in Protective Antivirus 2015 in order to remove them all. We do not recommend doing that. Actually, you should simply ignore all those symptoms and hurry to remove Protective Antivirus 2015 from your computer.

As you already know that Protective Antivirus 2015 is rogue anti-spyware, you probably understand why we do not recommend investing in it. Of course, you will lose your money; however, the most important thing is that you will reveal your credit card details to cyber criminals. They might use them for a variety of bad purposes and they might even charge all your money; thus, if you have already made a payment, we recommend calling your credit card issuer as soon as possible. After you have done that, remove Protective Antivirus 2015 as quickly as possible.

If you do not want to remove rogue security software similar to Protective Antivirus 2015 in the future, you should never open spam email attachments. You should especially not do that if the sender is unknown. On top of that, it is very important that you install a trustworthy antimalware tool, such as SpyHunter, on your computer. If you do that, malware will not be able to enter your system in the future.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to remove Protective Antivirus 2015 manually because it is impossible to do that via Control Panel. Luckily, we know an easier method to remove this threat – you have to scan your computer with a trustworthy antimalware tool. Keep in mind that only reliable security tools can remove Protective Antivirus 2015 from your system; thus, you should make sure that you invest in decent security software. A reliable tool will not only remove all infections from your PC, but will also protect your system from much more serious threats that might try to enter your system in the future.

How to remove Protective Antivirus 2015 from your PC

Windows XP

1. Restart your computer.
2. When BIOS screen loads, start tapping F8.
3. Select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.
4. Click Yes.
5. Open the Start menu and launch RUN. Type in msconfig.
6. Click OK.
7. Open the Startup tab and click Disable All. Click Apply.
8. Visit http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph and download SpyHunter.
9. Install it and scan your PC.

Windows 7 and Vista

1. Restart your computer.
2. Wait for BIOS to load and start tapping F8 on your keyboard.
3. Select Safe Mode with Networking using arrow keys and tap Enter.
4. Launch your browser and download SpyHunter from http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph .
5. Install it and scan your system to remove rogue security software.

Windows 8 and 8.1

1. Tap Windows key + C.
2. Select Settings and click Change PC Settings.
3. In Windows 8, open General and click Restart Now under Advanced startup.
4. If you use Windows 8.1, open Update & Recovery tab and click Recovery. Then, click Restart Now.
5. Click Troubleshoot.
6. Select Advanced options in Troubleshoot screen.
7. Click Startup settings.
8. Click Restart.
9. Press F5 on your keyboard.
10. Go to http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph to download the security tool.
11. Scan your system to remove Protective Antivirus 2015