It is an adware program which deceives users and warns them of unexisting threats in their computers. It can reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program.

Windows 98/95

A-FastAntivirus is an adware program that warns users of unexisting threats in their computers so that they purchase a certain program that removes them from the computer.

A-FastAntivirus can reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program. It can also reach the computer in a link that can be received via spam messages, fraudulent websites, etc.

A-FastAntivirus is easy to recognize, as it shows the symptoms below:

• It reaches the computer in a file with the following icon:
  
  
• When this file is run, the following warning is displayed, informing users that the computer is infected with spyware and recommending them to install an antispyware program. In order to be more credible, it seems that Windows will download the program:
  
  
• Once installed, the interface of the program is displayed and starts scanning the system in search for possible malware: