How To Remove Total Antivirus 2020 PUP

Proper Guide To Delete Total Antivirus 2020 Virus

Total Antivirus 2020 is a fraudulent anti-malware application that has been specially designed by potent cyber hackers to scam novice users and generate profits from them. This malicious piece of software is advertised as an effective anti-virus tool that is capable of preventing malware attacks and keeping the device safe and secured. However, in reality, it is not able to perform as it claims and only displays fake notifications in order to make users purchase a full version of this tool to apparently remove malware that was detected. It is also classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) due to its deceptive intrusion tactics.

Depth Analysis of Total Antivirus 2020:

Upon getting into your PC, Total Antivirus 2020 displays several pop-ups (e.g. alerts, warning, security notifications, etc.) that claim of being non-existent infections on your machine. Some illicit anti-virus tools may also imitate suspicious behavior (e.g. force-open malicious sites, etc.) to further the impression that the device has been compromised. It must be emphasized that all the claims provided by Total Antivirus 2020 is false and the malware it detects is non-existent. This illusive information is just used to lure users into registering/activating the fake anti-virus. In other words, this software tries to scare people into buying it.

However, even after getting activated, Total Antivirus 2020 remains non-operational. Financial loss is not the only hazard posed by such unwanted programs. It can have additional monstrous aptitudes. It can run malevolent advertisement campaigns. The unstoppable flow of ads diminishes the browsing experience and when clicked – redirect users to spiteful domains and some of them can even furtively download and install malicious software.

What is more, Total Antivirus 2020 tracks users’ browsing activities such as viewed pages, visited URLs, IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, searched queries, geolocations and other details. The gathered information may also contain personally identifiable information and malware developers usually sell it to third parties. In summary, presence of this threat on your computer can result in system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft. To prevent all these threats from being occurred, instant removal of Total Antivirus 2020 virus is strongly recommended.

Quick Glance

Name: Total Antivirus 2020

Type: Adware, PUP, fake anti-virus

Symptoms: Endless intrusive ads, Fake pop-up messages, identity theft, new tab settings. Users are enforced to visit hijacker’s website and search the Internet using their search engines, slowness of infected system’s performance.

Short Description: Scans and displays warning messages about ‘found issues’ and asks people to buy its full version. Aims to deceive visitors into installing PUAs, Redirects users to affiliated sites, promotes sponsored products, services and programs and make online revenues for the creators, Also steals users’ personal and confidential information and share them with hackers for evil purposes.

Distribution methods: Free software installers (bundling), Deceptive emails, malicious pop-ups ads, fake flash player installers.

Damage: Fake pop-ups messages, internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites.

Removal: To get rid of this infection and other malware threats, our security researchers recommend scanning your computer with a powerful anti-malware tool.

Penetration Of Total Antivirus 2020:

This precarious application can be downloaded or purchased from “official” promotional site. However, it is mostly distributed via download and installation setups of other programs. This illusive marketing technique of pre-packing regular programs with malicious tools is called “bundling”. Careless process of download and installation of software(e.g. skimmed or ignored terms, skipped steps and sections, etc.), increases the risk of unintentionally allowing dubious or bundled content into the work-station. Intrusive ads can also cause PUA intrusion. Upon being clicked, they can execute scripts to download and install adware without user permission.

How To Prevent Adware Intrusion?

To avoid unwanted installations, you are strongly recommended to research software to verify its legitimacy, before downloading and installing them. All downloads must be done from trustworthy sources and direct links. Avoid using Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, unofficial and free file-hosting pages, and other third party downloaders as they are considered to be undependable due to commonly offering precarious content. When downloading and installing a program, it is advised to read terms, explore all possible options, use the “Custom” or “Advanced” settings and deselect the contents that look suspicious. Additionally, avoid clicking on malicious ads since they can redirect to various questionable sites (e.g. pornography, gambling, adult-dating, etc.). In case, you are already infected with this PUA, you must remove Total Antivirus 2020 from the device immediately.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Total Antivirus 2020:

Remove the related items of Total Antivirus 2020 using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Total Antivirus 2020 issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Total Antivirus 2020) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Total Antivirus 2020 removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Total Antivirus 2020 still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Total Antivirus 2020 plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Total Antivirus 2020 removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Total Antivirus 2020 (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.