Win32 Virus Removal

Wireshark Antivirus is a false anti-malware application and it is similar to Sysinternals Antivirus malicious software. Because it uses the Wireshark name, it manages to fool users into thinking that it is a true virus removal utility, when instead it infects computers. Wireshark Antivirus Malware infects your system by using trojans to get into your system and it install various fake online ads that tell you that your system is infected and it can help you remove all the infections.

Wireshark Antivirus malware starts automatically when Windows logs in and displays a scanning process whose results show various files that are presumably infected, when in fact those files are virus-free Windows files and it tells you that if you want to remove them, you’ll need to purchase its full version. This is a common scam that false antivirus applications use to fool people and get money from them and infecting their computers.

Wireshark Antivirus Malware

So, if you saw messages from Wireshark Antivirus virus, then it means that your computer is infected with it and you need to remove it immediately. When Wireshark Antivirus is up and running, you won’t be able to open applications, because it blocked them in case you’re trying to run a real antivirus program that might remove it. An example of a fake alert message is the one below :

• Security Warning: The file C:\Program Files\MalwareBytes’ Anti-Malware\mba.exe is infected. Running of application is impossible.
• Please activate your antivirus software.

So, if you see something like this it means that you’re infected with the Wireshark Antivirus virus and if you want to remove it from your system, you need to follow this step-by-step virus removal guide. Still, if you did pay for it, then you should call the credit card company and tell them that your last purchase if a computer virus and you want your money back. So, if you want to remove the Wireshark Antivirus Virus from your computer, then you need to look below and follow all the instructions on how to uninstall Wireshark Antivirus virus completely :

1. First of all, you need to save all these instructions in another PC or you can simply print them out, because later you will need to close all the running applications on the infected computer.
2. Wireshark Antivirus might block the download capabilities of your system, so you might be forced to download the virus removal software on other PC and then you can copy them onto a DVD or you can use a USB memory stick. By doing this, you will be able to copy them in the infected computer and so you can go to the next step and start removing Wireshark Antivirus virus completely from your PC.
3. Now, you need to download the Rkill.com application from HERE. Rkill.com is a software application which can stop all the malicious processes from running and to be able to remove the virus. Download and copy Rkill.com onto your desktop. Download Rkill.com from here.
4. After you downloaded and saved Rkill.com, you can open it and it start terminating the processes of Wireshark Antivirus virus. The scanning might take a while and you’ll know that Rkill.com finished when you no longer see its window running. Please note, that you might see a warning message which says that Rkill.com is a virus, this is a false message warning displayed by Wireshark to protect itself against the removal tool. Do not close the warning if you see it, just open Rkill.com again and again until Wireshark Antivirus malware is completely terminated. If you see that Rkill.com struggles to terminate the Wireshark Antivirus’ process then you might want to try the eXplorer.exe or iExplore.exe applications, these two are similar to Rkill.com application. Please DO NOT RESTART your system after Rkill.com finishes its job, as the Wireshark will be re-enable when Wndows logs on. Now get to the next step.
5. Now you need to download the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application from HERE.
6. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware aka MBAM is downloaded you need to close all the running applications and opened windows on the infected system. I hope saved this instructions. Get to the next step after you closed everything.
7. To open MBAM, you need to double click the ‘mbam-setup.exe’ and this icon will start installing Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware on your system.
8. After the installation of MBAM starts, you need to know that you shouldn’t change any settings in the installations process, you only need to make sure that at the Finish screen, both Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and the Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware boxes are checked and so you can hit ‘Finish’ . Please DO NOT REBOOT your system after MBAM finishes installing.
9. Now Malwarebytes’ should be automatically opened and when you see a pop-up that asks you to update it, you need to press OK as MBAM already did an update action.
10. Now you should see the MBAM’s Scanner screen where you need to make sure that the ‘Perform Full Scan’ option is checked and after that you need to press the Scan button and MBAM will start scanning your PC for viruses.
11. Now that the scanning process is in progress you simply need to wait and you better have a strong patience, as the scanning process will take quite a while. After the scanning process is complete, click the OK button to go and see the scanning results.
12. The Scanner screen should be displayed now and you need to press ‘Show Results’ to see the scanning results.
13. Now you should see the Scanning results and all the infection existent in your system. To remove them press ‘ Remove Selected’ button and MBAM will start the removal process. Now you can let MBAM to restart your system if it asks you, as this action is required to completely remove Wireshark Antivirus malware from your computer. After Windows logs back in, you can go to the next step. See below an image with the scanning results provided by Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malwarem, also please note that the infections found in your system might differ from ours scan results.
    

    MBAM Scanning Results

14. After MBAM removed all the viruses, the Notepad will be opened with the scanning log. After you reviewed it , you can close Notepad and the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application also. The Wireshark Antivirus malware removal process is complete and your system is clean of any type of malicious software.

This is all you need to do in order to remove the Wireshark Antivirus virus from your PC and if you have any questions please feel free to post them in the comments field.