How to remove the YAC virus – Removal Guide

YAC virus (Yet Another Cleaner – YAC.mx)

 

The YAC virus (also found as YAC Search virus, YACmx virus, YAC Cleaner, Yet Another Cleaner virus, Elex do Brasil Participações Ltda, YAC computer virus, Woodtale virus, and more) is dangerous malware categorized as scareware (rogue software) that is promoted as an unregistered (free) and registered (full) Microsoft Windows cleaner and optimizer tool; However, YAC Cleaner is essentially considered a non-beneficial rogue Windows Optimizer and Antivirus program by most security experts, nothing that the program participates in unethical marketing practices and performs fraudulent computer scans with highly misleading results in order to create customers and collect user information.

 

How does YAC malware get onto a computer?

 

YAC Software can be manually and voluntarily downloaded from a variety of locations including download.com, and others; however, most users claim that YAC scareware installed without consent.

 

YAC also bundles with third-party freeware and shareware.

 

In some instances YAC scareware may be contracted via advertisements, email spam, and compromised social media content.

 

    How to remove YAC Malware

1.Automatically remove YAC - Scan for and automatically remove YAC malware

2.Manually remove YAC - Remove/Uninstall YAC and third-party malware if allowed

 

1. Automatic YAC removal

 

Use the instructions below to automatically remove YAC scareware and third-party malware.

 

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

 

1.      Install the free or paid version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

 

2. Once Malwarebytes is installed, run the program. If you are using the free version of Malwarebytes you will be prompted to update the database, make sure to do so.

 

3. On the first tab labeled “Scanner” select the Perform full scan option and click the Scan button to perform a full system scan. Malwarebytes will automatically detect malware infecting the computer system.

 

4. Once the malware scan is complete, Malwarebytes may prompt a notice stating malicious objects were detected. Select the malicious objects and click the Remove Selected button to completely remove the malicious files from your computer (the image below shows a file that is NOT selected) or click the Delete button to remove quarantined files.

 

2. Manual YAC removal

 

Use the instructions below to manually uninstall rogue YAC software using generic removal procedures (if allowed), as well as third-party malware that may have installed alongside rogue Windows optimization software.

 

How to uninstall YAC (Yet Another Cleaner)

 

1. Access Windows Start Menu and navigate to the Control Panel.

 

Uninstall a program

 

2. Click Uninstall a program or Add and remove a program.

 

3. In the list of installed programs, search for YAC (Elex do Brasil Participações Ltda) and other potentially unwanted software. Once located, double click the unwanted programs or highlight them in the list and click the Uninstall button.

 

It is important to stay alert when uninstalling YAC as the process may be difficult. If a prompt appears, click Uninstall YAC, then click the Uninstall button, then choose a reason for uninstalling the malware, and click the new Uninstall button.

 

Some versions of YAC software do now show buttons when uninstalling the software. If this is the case, viewers have suggested to use the video below as a guideline in order to click the screen in the appropriate locations to perform the appropiate tasks to remove this pesky software.