SystemArmor is another unsafe security software that was created by the same authors who spread TrustDoctor. Both share the same graphical users interface and method of infecting a computer. SystemArmor uses the web as the primary road towards victim’s computer. Fake online antivirus web site was put up so that visitors who intended to visit it will catch a copy of the fake tool. Same thing will happen to computer that is compromised with Trojan redirect. SystemArmor will be automatically dropped and installed on computers without user’s knowledge. Secretly installing this rogue program has been successful by exploiting system weaknesses or software security lapses.
Once inside the computer, SystemArmor will alter various settings and Internet browser that will block access to websites. Instead, it will display a fake web page error that when clicked will redirect user to a payment website where a registered version of SystemArmor can be bought. That is the main goal why this fake antivirus is showing bogus alert, to force you into paying the full version of it. We highly encourage you to avoid dealing with this fraud software.
If this is happening on your system, immediately run a full scan of updated anti-virus and anti-malware program. You must remove SystemArmor at once before any further harm can be done on the computer. Please see the complete removal guide on this page. Follow every step to ensure complete removal of the malware.
What are the Symptoms of SystemArmor Infection?
This rogue program will fabricate a virus scan to convince computer users into buying the SystemArmor registration key.
It will modify Windows Registry and add the following entries:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SystemArmor
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Uninstall\SystemArmor
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SystemArmor
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “[random].exe”
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run “SystemArmor”
System Armor threat will drop the following malicious files:
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\SystemArmor.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SystemArmor
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SystemArmor\1 SystemArmor.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SystemArmor\2 Homepage.lnk
- %Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\SystemArmor\3 Uninstall.lnk
- %Program Files%\SystemArmor Software
- %Program Files%\SystemArmor Software\SystemArmor
- %Program Files%\SystemArmor Software\SystemArmor\SystemArmor.exe
- %Program Files%\SystemArmor Software\SystemArmor\uninstall.exe
How to Remove SystemArmor Manually
1. Restart your computer in SafeMode
– After Power-On the computer, just before Windows start, press F8
– From the selections, Select SafeMode
2. Remove Registry entries that the threat added. You MUST BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST.
– Click Start > Run
– Type in the field, regedit
– Navigate and look for the registry entries mentioned above and delete if necessary
3. Delete malicious files that the threat added:
– Base on the given location above, browse and delete the file
– If no location is given, click Start>Search> and search for the files.
– If cannot be deleted, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to access Task Manager, see if the file is running in the process. If it is, select the file and click End Process. Perform file delete again.
4. Scan computer with Antivirus Program
– Update antivirus program
– Scan computer and delete all detected threats.
How to Easily Remove SystemArmor
1. Download and run the removal tool from this link to remove the computer threat.
