Rogua AV goes green with Green Antivirus 2009

MX Lab reported earlier regarding rogue AV software (AntiVir Plus and Anti Virus for Windows) and today we focus on Green Antivirus 2009. This anti virus software is in fact malware and will infect your computer when installed. Result can vary from infected computers with malware, creation of a zombie computer or even worse, it can even go into the direction of ransomware where importent files are encrypted and you need to pay to get them back.

Green Antivirus 2009 is another counterfeiter anti-virus application. The goal of the application is the same as other rogue anti-spyware programs but Green AV also cares about environmental protection. Therefore they will donate $2 from every sold program to an Environmental care program saving the forests in Amazonia. This is  a very slick marketing trick now that everyone is “thinking green” and they also show an $ counter on their web site of the donations.

As with other web sites that we have seen in the past, the web site looks quite profesional from design point of view, promises 100% removal of viruses and protects you against phishing and other threats. With testimonials, SSL secure connection and credit card images they try to gain your trust.

Green AV can be downloaded from sites that host this malware and it might be installed automatically without user’s permission.

After installation, or should we say infection, Green AV performs fake scan and floods system with many obsessive alerts about infections and other security or privacy issues. It will decrease your system’s performance and hijack browsers.

Green AV will not remove all the detected infections on your system, because they are fake, and you will also be forced to buy the full version. Be aware that you will have to pay online with your credit card so these guys are not only taking care of your computer with malicious software but they will also use your card details for other purposes.

The recommendation is to remove Green AV immediatly and clean up your system. There are already many instructions and Green AV removal apps on the web. Google around with the keywords “Green AV + removal”.