How to Uninstall Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014?

What is Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014?

Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 is yet another rogue anti-spyware from Fake Rean/Braviax family. There are several similar applications, like Zorton Win 7 Antivirus 2014 or Zorton Win XP Antivirus 2014. They are really similar and works identical, the only difference is that they are targeted for different operating systems. In this case, Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 attacks users with Windows 8 operating system. Below this article you can find information about what actions do you need to take if your computer is infected with Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014. In case you would like to learn more about this rogue anti-spyware, please continue reading the article.

About Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014

Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 travels around the Internet bundled with other free software and gets infected on users computer without them even being aware of that. You can get infected with this virus by clicking on malicious link as well, so be very careful. Once inside this application will start automatically every time you start your computer. Immediately after that, a notification will be displayed to you, stating that Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 is scanning your computer from various infections. Unfortunately, scan results will be sad – your computer is infected with a dangerous virus and you need to solve this problem right now, otherwise you can face some unwanted consequences. Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 will offer you a way out – it can remove the virus, but it’s a premium service. That means you need to purchase a premium version of this application. A lifetime license of Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 costs $99. As you can guess, you should not do that. Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 is fake and your computer is probably not infected at all.

Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 has no scan engine and virus database, therefore it is unable to detect any viruses. Although it has a nice user interface, it’s just a trick to convince users that it is a legitimate application. They attempt to scare users with notifications about infections stored on their computers and force them to purchase a premium version of Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 this way.

This malicious program may also block certain applications and websites to avoid being removed. It’s not very difficult to remove Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 itself, however, you should take some following actions to ensure that your computer is completely protected. While inside, Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 can infiltrate other malicious applications to your system, so even if you remove Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014, you should scan your computer with a legitimate anti-spyware application after that. We recommend you to use one of these programs: SpyHunter, StopZilla or Malwarebytes. Simply scan your computer with one of these applications and they will automatically detect and remove all infections stored on your hard drive. It will also protect your computer from rogue anti-spyware like Zorton Win 8 Antivirus 2014 and other similar infections in the future.