What is DoctoAntivirus?

In this article, we will talk about DoctoAntivirus. Currently, many developers are creating programs to make money. DoctoAntivirus can inflict a heavy damage to your computer. To start, let’s see what is DoctoAntivirus? This program looks like a useful antivirus. When it gets into PC, it starts to scan your computer. After scanning DoctoAntivirus shows you bad results. According to this program, the status of your computer is critical. In plus it says that there are many viruses and errors on your machine. Moreover, if you want to get rid of it, you must buy full version of DoctoAntivirus. After that, many users agree to buy it. It’s a big mistake. First, because developers want you to spent money on it. All results, which are shown to you are fake. DoctoAntivirus do nothing to protect your PC. Don’t believe this program. Also, DoctoAntivirus copies its files around the system folder to make the removal complicated. If you found DoctoAntivirus, you must uninstall it and remove all files of this program to keep your PC safe.

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How is DoctoAntivirus installed on your PC?

DoctoAntivirus can be considered rogue. Usual ways of distribution of such programs are so called “fake browser security scans”. There are many sites, which engaged in distribution of malware like DoctoAntivirus. You are opening some site and get different warnings about necessity of security scan of your PC. After such scan (which cannot be really performed in browser) you are offered to download such software as DoctoAntivirus.

How to remove DoctoAntivirus from your PC?

If you want to get rid of it, you will need to follow these steps. Please follow them carefully, as if you miss something, the DoctoAntivirus and search will not be completely removed. The program may not contain any uninstall program so in this case the only way is to delete it manually.

There are tools that can help you remove DoctoAntivirus and other stubborn programs and unwanted applications even if you have trouble removing using Contol Panel. You can try to use them for removing DoctoAntivirus.

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Alternative Solution:

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You can try both of these products to remove DoctoAntivirus

Or uninstall DoctoAntivirus manually:

Uninstall DoctoAntivirus from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find DoctoAntivirus.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find DoctoAntivirus and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find DoctoAntivirus, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Remove following registry entries belonging to DoctoAntivirus:


HKLMSoftwareDoctoAntivirus

Then remove following files belonging to DoctoAntivirus:


doctoantivirus.exe

And these folders belonging to DoctoAntivirus:


C:Program FilesDoctoAntivirus

Written by Rami Douafi

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