How to Remove Antivirus 2009
Downloading free videos or other freeware or pirated software programs is a common activity of internet users, but unfortunately it carries its own risks related to computer security. Usually those freeware programs come bundled with hidden trojan viruses and other malware that get installed on your computer together with the freeware software without noticing. This is the main method that computer users get infected with the Antivirus 2009 malware. Another common infection method of Antivirus 2009 is by visiting warez or adult websites which usually host those kind of rogue antivirus programs. For a Free Scan of your computer to verify if you are infected with Antivirus 2009, download the Antispyware tool below.
So what is actually Antivirus 2009? It is a rogue antivirus program which is categorized as “scareware” malware because it scares users to purchase the program by generating fake virus alarm messages. It is a successor of the older Antivirus 2008 which infected millions of computers worldwide. Basically Antivirus 2009 is a virus itself. After infecting your computer it will start generating fake alerts and system warning messages claiming that your computer is compromised from numerous viruses and spyware. It might also perform a fake scan of your computer and present you with false results showing infections from various viruses. Then the program will keep asking you to purchase the full version of it so that to remove all “viruses and spyware” from your system. Of course, if you fall in the trap and pay the asked fee, you will just lose your money because Antivirus 2009 is just a scam.
Moreover, Antivirus 2009 hijacks your internet explorer settings and also infects several parts of your system causing computer slowness and system crashes. It sometimes installs other spyware scripts on your PC with the intention to steal personal information such as passwords, credit card numbers etc. If you are a victim of this scam, then you need to take action and remove Antivirus 2009 immediately. A picture of Antivirus 2009 is shown below:
There are two ways to remove Antivirus 2009. You can get rid of Antivirus 2009 either manually or automatically (recommended). Manual removal requires you to be expert in computers and is not recommended since you have to delete entries in the Registry or delete files under “Program Files” and “System32″ folders which makes it kind of dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing. Anyhow, read below for both methods of removing Antivirus 2009 once and for all.
Remove Personal Antivirus Automatically (Recommended)
To safely remove Antivirus 2009 or any other malware and viruses residing on your computer, I would recommend to Download the Free Trial of Spyware Doctor Here, or visit the Spyware Doctor Website for more information.
Spyware Doctor has been used to successfully remove Antivirus 2009 from millions of computers. After Downloading Spyware Doctor, run it and have it scan your PC for free. The free version of Spyware Doctor is for malware detection only. After detecting Antivirus 2009, you can purchase the full version to automatically clean up your PC from Antivirus 2009 or from any other possible malware hiding in your system.
Remove Personal Antivirus Manually
Before proceeding any further, I suggest you to backup everything and especially your computer registry. You need to know what you are doing before manually removing Antivirus 2009. Another thing to keep in mind is that scanning your computer with your currently installed antivirus program will most probably fail since most antivirus programs do not detect Antivirus 2009. You need a dedicated Antispyware program as the one I suggested in the Automatic Removal section above. Anyway, read below for the manual removal steps.
Step1: Stop the following processes
Antivirus2009.exe
AV2009Install.exe
av2009.exe
av2009[1].exe
Note: Some of the processes mentioned above might not be present in your system
Step2: Delete the following Registry entries
First backup your registry before proceeding. Some of the following registry keys might be different in your system.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Antivirus” = “%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009\Antvrs.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run\15358943642955870504508370025739
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\75319611769193918898704537500611
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “75319611769193918898704537500611″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ieupdate”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus
Step3: Delete the following files and folders
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Antivirus 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\S96PZM7V\winsrc[1].dll
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009\Antivirus 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009\Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\ieupdates.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\scui.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\winsrc.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009
