"System Tool 2011" is a fake antivirus application which has been designed by the same people who created the infamous "System Tool" infection. It's designed to install itself onto your computer and then work to try and steal any personal information you may type into unsecure websites, as well as trying its best to force you to download the upgrade to the program. Despite being a highly infectious application, the System Tool 2011 infection is relatively simple to remove, and can be done by using the tutorial outlined on this page.
The traits of this virus are that it will just suddenly appear on your PC (will have downloaded itself from the likes of a rogue download, infected website or fake email) and will then start to attempt to "scan" your PC for viruses. this scan is completely fraudulent and should not be trusted at all. Fortunately, unlike other fake antivirus infections, System Tool 2011 will actually allow you to browse the Internet and remove the virus relatively easily. The only real problem with it is the way it will keep a large number of "backup" files on your system which will reload it if not removed correctly.
The way to remove System Tool 2011 is to first stop the program from running. This can be done by actually clicking onto the Internet and then downloading a free application called "rkill". This is an MS-DOS based program which basically stops any malicious processes (programs) from running - and should close down the System Tool 2011 infection for you. Stopping the virus is crucial before trying to get rid of it, because it's basically a software program which is causing a large number of problems on your PC. Like any other software tool, you need to stop it working before you can completely remove it.
After stopping the virus, you then need to get rid of all the infected files it has placed onto your PC. This can either be done manually or by using an automated tool to remove all the infected parts of the program. If you wanted to attempt a manual removal to get ridof the infection, you should look to delete the folder listed below, however, it's recommended you use a reliable anti-malware application which will actually work to get rid of all the parts of the virus for good.
This infection will install itself here:
* %AppData%5648541024
The best way to get rid of System Tool 2011, we've found, is to use a "malware removal program". These are software tools which have been created for the sole purpose of being able to get rid of the likes of System Tool 2011 from your PC, and work by scanning through all your files on your system and removing all the infected ones. We've found a program called "XoftSpy" is the best to get rid of this infection, because it's able to scan through your PC and get rid of all the parts of this virus. You can use this by downloading it from hte Internet and then letting it scan your system. This will remove all the infections from your computer, allowing it to run smoothly again.

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