Spyware such as Security Shield spreads quickly and is very fast moving. There is an ongoing trend now of viruses that are made to look like security software, and Security Shield is just the latest of these. This type of software will do a computer scan and will repeatedly ask you to buy the full version of the software, but you should never do this. These people will steal anything and everything from your computer. While these programs will claim to be a free Antivirus (upgradable to a full paid version) that's capable of fixing computer errors on your computer, they will not. They will actually slow down your computer and put you in danger of losing your vital information. Software such as this is likely to take control of your browser, make some programs lock up, change the settings of your computer, drive you crazy with those pop-up ads, and steal your personal information. So we need to protect ourselves, our identity, our privacy and our money. It is vitally important to rid Security Shield Virus immediately!!
This threat will normally get on your system through spam, phishing sites, email attachments or flash video codecs. Security Shield sometimes combines with a legal program and once that program is installed, it can be very hard to get rid of. Things that your computer normally doesn't have any trouble with won't run correctly now. Performing searches will become difficult because they'll be re-routed and doing the simplest tasks takes a longer time. So how is this virus removed? Let's talk about it.
There are a couple of different ways to go about removing this. You can remove Security Shield manually which is only recommended for professionals because it involves editing the registry and one error could mean huge problems and a lot of money in repairs. Or you can remove it automatically. The manual way should only be attempted by experts. If you are one and are comfortable editing the registry, then follow these steps. Go in to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder. Find all related registry keys and delete them. Then locate related DLL files and unregister them and delete all folders and files related to the program. You can find the complete list of all files and folders related to this virus online.
I recommend the second option of removing the virus automatically. This can be removed by using a lightweight free antivirus. Most of these can clean up your computer fast and get it running like new in no time. Make sure that your free antivirus is from a reputable company and not another security virus. Also make sure that it does updates automatically and has an active scanning process that will keep you safe. If you take these steps you will no longer be at risk.
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