Win7 AV is a new type of virus that’s been designed to try and steal your personal details, as well as tricking you into buying a fake upgrade to the software. It’s often cited that this software is a “rogue antivirus” program – designed to make you think you have a legitimate antivirus tool on your PC. If you have this software on your system, it’s vital that you get rid of it as quickly, reliably and completely as possible – to make sure that it will not only stay away, but your personal details will remain protected.

This is what many people are calling a “malware” (malicious software) program that’s been designed to lure you into losing your money & identity. It will typically infect your system from the likes of a Trojan Horse virus, fake email attachments or a malicious antivirus scan online, and will cause nothing but problems for you. Common traits of Win7 AV include the likes of it stopping the use of functions such as your task manager and other programs, as well as bombarding you with fake virus alerts. You should not trust this program at all.

In order to get rid of Win7 AV, there are two things you can do. The first method many people use is to try and manually remove the virus from your system, by deleting the files & directories which it requires to run. Because this program is basically a software tool, it has a series of files and settings which it uses to run. Most people try and delete these files to get rid of the virus. You can try this yourself by deleting the folder below on your system:

• C:\Program Files\Win7-AV

Although manual deletion of this folder may allow a brief respite from the virus, it’s generally the case that the infection will continue to show itself again & again as it will just rely on hidden files inside your PC to come back. It’s because this virus has a series of hidden files that it’s recommended you use a professional tool to get rid of it, instead of the manual method.