Here’s a Super Simple Trick to Defeating Fake Anti-Virus Malware

Not sure what we’re talking about?

Be sure to check out our previous articles on cleaning up fake antivirus infections.

So what’s the problem?

Can’t you just run a anti-virus scan?

Well… it’s not quite that simple.

So just rename your favorite anti-malware program to explorer.exe, and you should be able to use it.

Thanks to reader Jeffrey for writing in with this tip.

Here’s the quick steps:

These steps generally work.

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Boot from it, run a scan, and then your PC will be clean.

Here’s how:

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