How to remove Virus Doctor virus

Easy tips to delete Virus Doctor

Virus Doctor is rogue antivirus software. It is advertised by Trojan type virus. The virus loads pop-up windows with fake information about system security risks on regular basis. When users attempt to close these pop-ups, they immediately get redirected to some fake antivirus scan page. Scanning also states that users’ systems have numerous viruses that are need to be removed.

The users are suggested Virus Doctor antivirus –as reliable and effective tool for their removal. However, it is more than a scam that has the only aim to extort money from users. You should fall for such scams. If you have such malicious programs installed on system, check the details below the article to perform its easy and automatic removal.

If users get tricked into installing the malicious software, their systems would have been compromised. After the installation, the Virus Doctor app conducts certain alterations to make it mandate to activate with each OS reboot and run all the  time that makes it complete persistence and unavoidable. Upon that, it performs fast system scans without asking the permission for it and reports numerous infections.

Some of the files deleted by the malicious program is bought by the virus itself, for example, you could see the directories like rundllkey.drv, SM.exe, kernel32.tmp and ddv.exe, etc belongs to Virus Doctor. It will also use the names of some already known and completely fictitious parasite names. It recommends users to protect the system and remove all the found issues by purchasing a licensed version for the software.

You will be able to see bogus information brought up by Virus Doctor pop-up on the taskbar:

Warning! Access conflict detected!

An unidentified program is trying to access system process address space.

Process Name: AllowedForm

Location: C:\Windows\…\taskmgr.exe Warning! Identity theft attempt detected

Don’t give in this scam. A full version of Virus Doctor app will do nothing to remove infections as the Virus Doctor itself is the malware which is to be removed as soon as possible. For that, you should use some reputable antivirus tool and perform a full system scan using it. If you see PC crashes, errors or works much slower than ever after the deletion, it is likely that the Windows system files would have been damaged. Take the necessary action to fix these issues.

Don’t believe on fake virus scanners

Online fraud runs together with Internet since the time it gains popularity worldwide. Malicious actors realized that fake notifications to users on various websites can bring them some monetary benefits. Considering that internet was not that much safe place as now, numerous sites could have been encountered.

By the years, the situation drastically changes because of various security implementations made by tech giants. However, there are plenty of scams around the web to this day as well. So, you should take precautionary measures to reduce the possibly of getting scammed online. Here are the tips on the top:

• Always check the URLs of visited website for legitimacy,
• Remember the point that websites can’t check the system for infection and so any claims made by them of it is not more than scam
• Do not download any software from software cracks or pirated programs installer,
• Employ some reputable antivirus tool for web protection.

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 Virus Doctor:

Remove the related items of Virus Doctor 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 Virus Doctor 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 (Virus Doctor) 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 Virus Doctor 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 Virus Doctor 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 Virus Doctor 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 Virus Doctor 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 Virus Doctor (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.