If you turn on your computer and you find you suddenly have a new anti-spyware program installed that you do not remember installing called bitdefender 2011. There is some bad news. This will not protect your computer at all and in fact malware that will cause nothing but problems for your computer, its security and even your personal data, unless you take steps to get rid of bitdefender 2011 quickly.
The malware cleverly plays on the name of the real bitdefender program which is a genuine program. The interface or display id different though and it calls itself bitdefender 2011.
This malware gets on your computer when you visit websites that have been compromised by this malware or through pop up messages that tell you that your computer is infected and you need to install this to stop it.
The real bitdefender software will not install by itself or send you warning messages of any type, the only way to install it is to download it from their site. If you suddenly see an icon for the bitdefender 2011 virus appearing on your taskbar and messages appearing on your screen that your computer has to be scanned you can be sure this is not genuine if you did not install the software yourself.
If you visit a site and suddenly see a pop up saying your computer is infected ignore it. The messages you see are automated and random and the only way any software will know what is on your computer is by being installed on your computer and scanning it, not from the internet.
What can you do if your computer is infected with this malware?
If this is installed on your computer it will start up when windows starts. This means unless you know how to stop it you will find it very hard to stop it and get rid of the bitdefender 2011 virus at all.
This is what you need to do.
#1 start your computer in safe mode with networking. This is the only way to stop this malware from running. To do this restart your PC and then press the F8 key on your keyboard before you see the windows startup screen. You may need to do this several times, and you will then see a list of options on your screen. Select safe mode with networking and press return.
#2 Once in safe mode start the task manager by pressing the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys together. Once task manager opens go to the processes tab and look for the following.
Bitdefender.exe
If you see this running stop it by clicking on it and then clicking on end process at the bottom of the task manager screen.
#3 Once you have done this search for a folder called bitdefender 2011. Delete all the files inside it and then delete the folder itself.
Search for any files called bitdefender 2011 and bitdefender and delete them.
#4 Search for the following registry keys and delete them.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EVAEC2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MonEC2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "BitDefender 2011" = 'C:\Program Files\BitDefender 2011\bitdefender.exe'
Find the following registry key and change it from
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyEnable" = '0'
To
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "ProxyEnable" = '1'
To find these registry keys you need to start the registry editor. To do this go to the windows start button and then run and type in regedit and press enter.
Once you have changed and removed these entries and gone through the other steps you should restart your computer. Once you have done this you should be able to get rid of the bitdefender 2011 virus quickly. If you still have this malware on your PC go to the next step.
#5 Restart your PC in safe mode using the steps above. Once in safe mode download a system and registry scanner. This will carry out the same steps as above but do it for you automatically. This method is the safest if you do not know how to carry out the above steps or the malware is still there. If your computer is infected with the this malware follow these steps or scan your computer now and get rid of the bitdefender 2011 virus quickly.
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