SAntivirus

SAntivirus is a name used to hide a rogue Windows Antivirus program named Segurazo. The name SAntivirus is used to provide a mask for the well-known malware in order to stay unsuspected. Other names for this malware include Segurazo Realtime Protection Lite, SAntivirus Product, and SAntivirus Realtime Protection Lite. This malware is often searched for online as “SAntivirus virus” although this program is not technically defined as a virus.

SAntivirus is one of the most well known malicious programs around. According to VirusTotal, numerous legitimate Antivirus programs detect and remove SAntivirus. Most legitimate Antivirus programs detect files associated with the program and categorize them as malware, potentially unwanted, trojan, and adware.

The rogue Antivirus program may cause many issues including:

• Data harvesting resulting in selling or sharing personal information
• Unethical marketing practices
• Deceptive computer scans/results
• Difficulty to uninstall/remove
• Bundles with third-party threats (malware, adware, spyware, ransomware, etc.)

Users have voiced their frustrations with how difficult it is to manually uninstall SAntivirus. To uninstall SAntivirus in Apps and Features the user must restart their computers numerous times. This is a marketing tactic used by malware to make users surrender to the program and leave it on the infected computer. In addition, manually uninstalling the program will not remove every file associated with the program nor will it remove third-party malware, adware, spyware, and other threats that install alongside SAntivirus malware.

SAntivirus malware is dangerous and the most sufficient way to stop this specific threat is to use a reputable security program with real-time protection against active threats such as Malwarebytes Premium.

How to remove SAntivirus (Virus Removal Guide)

Follow the instructions to effectively remove the SAntivirus malware and other third-party threats from your computer.

Windows 10

1. Right-click the Start menu (Windows icon in the taskbar) and go to Apps and Features.

2. Locate SAntivirus (or a similar name such as SAntivirus Realtime Protection Lite), click it, and then click the Uninstall button that appears to begin the removal procedure.

Windows (Other)

1. Open the Start menu and go to the Control Panel.

2. Click Uninstall a program button.

3. Locate the program you want to remove, click it, and click Uninstall.

You may be asked to restart your computer multiple times while removing this program manually. If you wish to avoid doing this, you may proceed to step 2 to scan for and remove malware and viruses. The program listed below is known to detect and remove this threat.

1. Download and install Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes will seamlessly guide you through the quick installation process.

2. Once Malwarebytes is installed, click the blue Scan button to begin scanning your computer for malware, viruses, and potentially unwanted programs. The scan may take several minutes to complete.

3. When the scan is complete, click the Quarantine button to remove all threats detected by Malwarebytes.

4. Reboot your computer.

1. Download and install CCleaner. CCleaner will seamlessly guide you through the quick installation process.

2. Once CCleaner is installed, click the Take my PC Health Check button or go to Health Check > Next and follow the instructions to begin checking your PC’s health.

3. When the scan is complete, click Make it better button to remove trackers, remove junk files, disable startup apps, and more.

4. Go to Registry and click Scan for Issues to check your computer for registry issues.

5. When the scan is complete, click Fix selected Issues, backup the registry, and click Fix Issue or Fix All Issues.