This icon opens up into a antivirus software with no certificate. It says it is a demo and cannot be disabled. It is opening popups right and left. It keeps opening up my Windows Security Center, but there is absolutely no reason to believe it has anything
to do with Microsoft. It will not allow me to open certain programs like Window Defender or uninstall programs. It keeps asking me if I want to activate it. Its open page says it is from London. I have restarted my computer and shut it down, but this little
green shield is still sitting in my taskbar. I would appreciate any help.
Download, install, update and scan with each of the two programs below to check for/remove Malware/spyware.
If necessary, do all the above work in
Safe Mode with Networking.
To get into
Safe Mode with Networking, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP arrow key to get to
Safe Mode with Networking from list of options, then hit ENTER.
Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
Download the Free Version from the link above.
Download, install, update and scan once a fortnight.
How to use Malwarebytes after it is installed:
1. Open Malwarebytes > Click on the Update Tab across the top> get the latest updates.
2. On the Scanner tab, make sure the
Perform full scan option is selected and then click on the
Scan button to start scanning your computer
3. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while.
4. When the scan is finished a message box will appear
5. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Malwareremoval process.
6. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the
Show Results button.
7. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown
8. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing
the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
9. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
