Get Rid Of The Security Shield Virus - Remove This Malware Which Does Not Shield Your Computer

If you suddenly find you are getting warning messages about viruses on your computer and you see a screen appear saying it is security shield and it is scanning your computer then it is infected and you need to get rid of the security shield virus to stop this.

How does this malware get on your computer?

This malware uses security holes in your web browser, trojans and malicious websites to install onto your computer. It will not even ask you if it can install. This will install automatically and the first thing you will know about it is when it pops up on your screen and warns you about trojans and security threats. When people see this they do not worry about where this software came from and are more concerned with all the warning messages they see which can be scary. To stop this you need to get rid of the security shield virus fast.

If you leave this malware on your computer it will start warning you about more errors and will prevent programs from running. One program it will stop running is task manager. This is so you cannot run this and stop this malware. If you do try and run task manager it will tell you that it is infected with a virus and cannot run. It as at this point that many people just get so scared they pull out their credit cards and pay for this malware to make all their problems go away. If you do this though your problems will get worse and now someone has your credit card details too and you must get rid of the security shield virus to stop this happening to you.

How do you remove this?

You cannot really remove this malware manually but you can do it automatically. If you want to do it the manual way you need to start your computer in safe mode and stop the processes this malware uses. This is when you run into a big problem. There are three processes this needs to run.

1. antigen.exe
2. MSSSys.exe
3. (random).exe

The last one is a randomly generated file name and there is no way you can guess what it is, so stopping it manually is very hard. The solution is to remove this automatically and here is how.

1. Start your computer up in safe mode. This is easy as pressing the F8 key on your keyboard before you see the windows start screen and then to choose safe mode with networking from the menu screen that appears.

2. Download a system scanner that will stop any running malware and help you remove it quickly.

3. Run a full scan. This will help you to get rid of the security shield virus quickly and any other malware on your computer and keep it safe. If your computer has suddenly slowed down or is reporting error messages scan it now and keep it secure from malicious software.