Avp-sscannerr.org is a browser hijacker. Basically, it's a fake online anti-malware scanner that reports false malware threats on your computer and then prompts you to download and install removal tool. There are also seven other sites that look and behaves just like avp-sscannerr.org. Here they are:
- avonlinescanerr.org
- avonlinescannerr.org
- avplscanerr-online.org
- avplus-scanerr.org
- avp-scannerr.org
- av-scaner-onlinepeople.org
- av-scaner-onlinereview.org
All these misleading websites use the same web template. As you can see in the images below, Avp-sscannerr.org, avp-scannerr.org and others use Windows Vista style icons to make the whole scam look more realistic and legit. Actually, all these eight site promote the rogue antivirus program called Antivirus Plus.
You should close such fake site immediately if you were redirected from other bogus sites or infected online ads. Also you should scan your computer for malware with a legitimate anti-malware program. In some cases you don't actually have to click anything, Trojans enter a computer without your permission. There are several free and powerful anti-malware/spyware program that you can choose from:
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