Spyhunter – Savior or Judas?
It is tempting… The Medicine to get rid of IE AntiVirus 3.2 is just a mouse click away… Almost too good to be true, or what do you think?
After reading what others have experienced using Spyhunter, I was sceptical. Several users have had problems with the company withdrawing more money than shown in the information on the company’s website and almost impossible to come into contact with. Some argue that Spyhunter are leaving more junk than the program that it claims to be an expert to remove.

Manual removal of IE AntiVirus 3.2 – Does it work?
One thing that made me confused was that the websites that offer Spyhunter looks very similar. All have a guide on how to remove IE AntiVirus 3.2 manually. If I make a simple comparison between the logs from the Spyware which I used with the files recommended to remove, it is not many files that are the same. In addition, a manual remowal is risky business for the vast majority, but as I said Spyhunter is just a mouse click away…

IE AntiVirus 3.2 (getdefender2009) – How I removed the infection
I was initially unsure of what kind of infection it was. Quite quickly I established that my virus protection software did not find any infection, despite a deep scan. Then I tested a couple of Antispyware programs, “Spybot Search and Destroy” and “Super AntiSpyware” but to get rid of pop-up problems that I described in my previous post. It was after the scan with, “Malwarebytes Anti Malware” that I got rid of the problems. It is possible that it was a combination of the three, but it is difficult to determine afterwards.

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IE AntiVirus 3.2 (getdefender2009)
My son had downloaded a file from a Web page and received a popup-message which claimed that he´s computer was infected by a virus. He was ”invited” to download IE AntiVirus 3.2 (getdefender2009) for free, to remove the viruses. And as my son said, “Dad… I knew that we already had a antivirus software but I thought that two antivirus programs must surely be better than one… “.

If you chose to click “Yes”, the file ie-av.exe is downloaded and the software “IE AntiVirus 3.2″ is installed. Once installed you are asked to scan your computer for Virus / Spyware and not entirely unexpected the “IE AntiVirus 3.2″ finds a number of critical threats on your computer.

IE AntiVirus 3.2 – Detects fake viruses and offers to remove them for “only” $ 50

When you choose to remove Virus and Spyware, you get a message that you first have to buy the program for $ 50.

IE Antivirus 3.2 - The interface

IE AntiVirus 3.2 (getdefender2009) – Virus / Malware infection or ”just” questionable business methods?
So far it just looks like you have come into contact with a company with highly questionable business methods. However, quite soon you realize that “IE Antivirus 3.2″ plays on the enemy team.

When you try to use the Windows Explorer / File Manager and clicks on a folder (any), you get a number of windows / popups making a fake virus scanning. “IE Antivirus 3.2″ again claims that you have a number of critical threats on your computer.

IE Antivirus 3.2 - Popup

Ok, but how do I remove IE Antivirus 3.2 from the computer?
IE Antivirus 3.2 is installed with a neat feature to uninstall. Not surprisingly the uninstaller leave the infection untouched. If you Google IE Antivirus 3.2, you are recommended to use a Anti Spyware called SpyHunter to remove the infection.

In my next post I will explain why I avoided SpyHunter and how I removed IE Antivirus 3.2 from my sons computer.

Link to the post: IE AntiVirus 3.2 (getdefender2009) – How I removed the infection

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