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The three largest infections currently in November 2008 are
VirusResponse Lab 2009,
Antivirus 2009, and
XP Antispyware 2009. Other major infections include
Micro Antivirus 2009,
Virus Trigger, and
AntivirusPro 2009.
December 2nd, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Novirusfreecheck.com is also home to antivirus xp 2008, a fake antivirus program which is sent out at various websites. It is recommended that you never go to these websites unless you want this annoying virus!
This fake antivirus software is very similar its clone, antivirxp08. What is does is it tries to get you to buy their program to remove spyware and viruses which don’t exist on your pc. However, the software doesn’t work anyways. It is very very annoying too! It will continue to show popups and redirect your browser so that you purchase their fake software.
Below is our recommended free scanner to remove all rogue software and spyware. It is PC Magazines editors’ choice of 2008, has been featured on Dr. Phil, and is from a Microsoft Certified Partner. It detects, removes, and blocks all types of Spyware and has been download 125 Million Times. Feel free to download it below.
Manual Removal -
This process tends to be challenging since there are many different versions of this rogue
security software which use randomletters to specify the name of it.
Remove Antivirus XP 2008 Files
C:\Program Files\[randomletters]\
There may be some .dlls which are random letters
Remove Antivirus XP 2008 Registry Keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\[randomletters]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[randomletters]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion “[randomletters]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[randomletters]”
Automatic Removal - Below is a alternate way to remove Antivirus XP 2008. This has been a very effective method and is very simple. The comments by users below show that this has worked for them.
Start by downloading Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it to you computer. Click here to download.
You must install the software, tell it to update the definitions after installation, and then do a quick scan (you can also do a full scan, however, that will take longer). When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”. Make sure that all detected threats are clicked on and click on Remove Selected. Then Restart your computer.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Posted in: Rogue Application Removal
December 2nd, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Antivirus-world-2009.com is home to antivirus xp 2008, a fake antivirus program. It is recommended that you never visit this website unless you like annoying viruses.
This fake antivirus software is very similar its clone, antivirxp08. What is does is it tries to get you to buy their program to remove spyware and viruses which don’t exist on your pc. However, the software doesn’t work anyways. It is very very annoying too! It will continue to show popups and redirect your browser so that you purchase their fake software.
Below is our recommended free scanner to remove all rogue software and spyware. It is PC Magazines editors’ choice of 2008, has been featured on Dr. Phil, and is from a Microsoft Certified Partner. It detects, removes, and blocks all types of Spyware and has been download 125 Million Times. Feel free to download it below.
Manual Removal -
This process tends to be challenging since there are many different versions of this rogue
security software which use randomletters to specify the name of it.
Remove Antivirus XP 2008 Files
C:\Program Files\[randomletters]\
There may be some .dlls which are random letters
Remove Antivirus XP 2008 Registry Keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\[randomletters]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[randomletters]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion “[randomletters]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[randomletters]”
Automatic Removal - Below is a alternate way to remove Antivirus XP 2008. This has been a very effective method and is very simple. The comments by users below show that this has worked for them.
Start by downloading Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it to you computer. Click here to download.
You must install the software, tell it to update the definitions after installation, and then do a quick scan (you can also do a full scan, however, that will take longer). When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”. Make sure that all detected threats are clicked on and click on Remove Selected. Then Restart your computer.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Posted in: Rogue Application Removal
December 1st, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Defender-review com is home to Personal Defender 2009, a fake antivirus program that should be removed immediately. We recommend that you never visit this website unless you want a virus! Below is a screenshot of the website, followed by removal help of Personal Defender 2009
Personal Defender 2009, also known as PersonalDefender2009, is a fake program which tries to trick the user into purchasing their fake program. A majority of the viruses the software finds tend to not be on the user’s computer. Purchasing the software will not remove any viruses or spyware from your computer.
Type: Rogue Security Application (Click Here To Learn More)
Threat Level: 4/5
Below is our recommended removal tool for Personal Defender 2009. It is PC Magazines editors’ choice of 2008, has been featured on Dr. Phil, and is from a Microsoft Certified Partner. It detects, removes, and blocks all types of Spyware and has been download 125 Million Times. Feel free to download it below.
Click Here To View Awards For Removal Tool
Manual Removal - You can also remove the files and registry values manually. Please exercise caution when removing these from your computer.
Remove Personal Defender 2009 Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:/Program Files/Personal Defender 2009/
C:/Program Files/Personal Defender 2009/dbbase.div
C:/Program Files/Personal Defender 2009/pdefendr.exe
C:/Program Files/Personal Defender 2009/UnInstall.exe
Remove Personal Defender 2009 Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/PersonalDefender2009
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run “Personal Defender 2009”
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips.
Your feedback is very highly valued by others so please feel free to comment.
Posted in: Rogue Application Removal
November 30th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Xpprotcenter.com is home to the fake protection program, XP Protection Center. Below is a screenshot of the website, which we recomend you never visit unless you want this virus. Please read below for removal details.
XP Protection Center is a fake protection software which attempts to convince the user to purchase their fake software. However, the software is fake, therefore, you shouldn’t purchase it. The software is a clone of AntiSpywareXP 2009 and Antivirus Pro 2009.
Type: Rogue Antivirus Program (Learn More)
Threat Level - 8/10 (Bad!)
Below is our recommended removal tool for XP Protection Center. The removal tool has been rated 5 stars by many different rating groups. Feel free to download it below.
Manual XP Protection Center Removal -
Stop XP Protection Center Processes (Learn How To Do This)
XPProtectionCenter.exe
Unregister XP Protection Center DLLs (Learn How To Do This)
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\AVEngn.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\htmlayout.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\pthreadVC2.dll
Remove XP Protection Center Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\XPProtectionCenter.exe
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\Uninstall.exe
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\AVEngn.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\htmlayout.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\pthreadVC2.dll
Remove XP Protection Center Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XPProtectionCenter
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XPProtectionCenter”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XPProtectionCenter
Alternative Method - Below is a alternate method to remove XP Protection Center. It can be done through Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Click here to download.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
Video: How to use Malwarebytes AntiMalware
We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Please click here to visit our forum and post any problems you may be having with your computer.
Please post comments below. Your comments are both useful to visitors and to us.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 30th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Xp-p-center com is home to the fake protection program, XP Protection Center. Below is a screenshot of the website, which we recomend you never visit unless you want this virus. Please read below for removal details.
XP Protection Center is a fake protection software which attempts to convince the user to purchase their fake software. However, the software is fake, therefore, you shouldn’t purchase it. The software is a clone of AntiSpywareXP 2009 and Antivirus Pro 2009.
Type: Rogue Antivirus Program (Learn More)
Threat Level - 8/10 (Bad!)
Below is our recommended removal tool for XP Protection Center. The removal tool has been rated 5 stars by many different rating groups. Feel free to download it below.
Manual XP Protection Center Removal -
Stop XP Protection Center Processes (Learn How To Do This)
XPProtectionCenter.exe
Unregister XP Protection Center DLLs (Learn How To Do This)
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\AVEngn.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\htmlayout.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\pthreadVC2.dll
Remove XP Protection Center Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\XPProtectionCenter.exe
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\Uninstall.exe
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\AVEngn.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\htmlayout.dll
C:\\Program Files\XPProtectionCenter\pthreadVC2.dll
Remove XP Protection Center Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XPProtectionCenter
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”XPProtectionCenter”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XPProtectionCenter
Alternative Method - Below is a alternate method to remove XP Protection Center. It can be done through Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Click here to download.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
Video: How to use Malwarebytes AntiMalware
We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Please click here to visit our forum and post any problems you may be having with your computer.
Please post comments below. Your comments are both useful to visitors and to us.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 30th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Rapidantivirus-2009 com is home to rapid antivirus, a fake antivirus program. It is recommended that you never go to the website unless you like annoying fake antivirus programs
Rapid Antivirus is a counterfeit antispyware program, also known as a rogue antispyware program. It hopes to trick the user into purchasing the software which doesn’t do anything. It is important to act quickly and remove it from your pc.
Below is our recommended free scanner to remove all rogue software and spyware. It is PC Magazines editors’ choice of 2008, has been featured on Dr. Phil, and is from a Microsoft Certified Partner. It detects, removes, and blocks all types of Spyware and has been download 125 Million Times. Feel free to download it below.
Automatic Removal - Below is a alternate way to remove RapidAntivirus. This has been a very effective method and is very simple. The comments by users below show that this has worked for them.
Start by downloading Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it to you computer. Click here to download.
The software is FREE.
You must install the software, tell it to update the definitions after installation, and then do a quick scan (you can also do a full scan, however, that will take longer). When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”. Make sure that all detected threats are clicked on and click on Remove Selected. Then Restart your computer.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Please click here to visit our brand new forum and post any problems you may be having with your computer. Also feel free to post comments below.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 27th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Extra Antivir, also known as ExtraAntivir, is another fake antivirus program and a clone of Rapid Antivirus. Through fake results, it hopes to convince the user into purchasing their fake software.
Virus Type: Rogue Security Application: Click Here To Learn More
Threat Level: 8 / 10 (Bad!)
Below is our recommended removal tool for Extra Antivir. Feel free to download it below.
Click Here To View Awards For Removal Tool
Manual Extra Antivir Removal -
Stop Extra Antivir Processes (Learn How To Do This)
ExtraAntivir.exe
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Files (Learn How To Do This)
ExtraAntivir.exe
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExtraAntivir
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”ExtraAntivir”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ExtraAntivir
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. If you need any help with any of the steps, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please Click Here to View Our Safety Tips.
Your feedback is very highly valued by others so please feel free to comment.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 27th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Repair Registry Pro is a fake registry cleaner which attempts to scare the user into purchasing their fake software by scaring the user and telling them that they have many dangerous registry errors on their computer.
Virus Type: Rogue Registry Application: Click Here To Learn More
Threat Level: 8 / 10 (Bad!)
Below is our recommended removal tool for Repair Registry Pro. Feel free to download it below.
Click Here To View Awards For Removal Tool
Manual Repair Registry Pro Removal -
Stop Winweb Security 2008 Processes (Learn How To Do This)
RepairRegistryPro.exe
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Files (Learn How To Do This)
RepairRegistryPro.exe
uninst.exe
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RepairRegistryPro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”RepairRegistryPro”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RepairRegistryPro
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. If you need any help with any of the steps, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please Click Here to View Our Safety Tips.
Your feedback is very highly valued by others so please feel free to comment.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 27th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Premuim-live-scan .com is home to Antivirus 2009, a fake antivirus program. It is highly recommended that you don’t visit the website unless you want to destroy your computer. Below is a screenshot of the website and how to remove antivirus 2009 is you have it
Antivirus 2009 is one of the many fake programs you will find on the web which wants you to purchase their software to remove viruses and spyware. However, this program will show you false positives, or in other words, viruses and spyware that may not even exist on your pc. Purchasing the software will not remove any spyware in your computer. The software has been cloned into Antivirus Pro 2009 and any many others
Below is our recommended removal tool to remove all rogue software and spyware. It is PC Magazines editors’ choice of 2008, has been featured on Dr. Phil, and is from a Microsoft Certified Partner. It detects, removes, and blocks all types of Spyware and has been download 125 Million Times. Feel free to download it below.
Manual Removal -
Remove Antivirus 2009 Files (Learn How To Do This)
C:/Program Files/Antivirus2009/av2009.exe
C:/WINDOWS/system32/ieupdates.exe
C:/WINDOWS/system32/scui.cpl
C:/WINDOWS/system32/winsrc.dll
Unregister Antivirus 2009 DLLs (Learn How To Do This)
C:/WINDOWS/system32/winsrc.dll
Remove Antivirus 2009 Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run “ieupdate”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/[Random Numbers]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run “[Random Numbers]”
Automatic Removal - Below is a alternate way to remove Antivirus 2009. This has been a very effective method and is very simple.
Start by downloading Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (mbam-setup.exe) and save it to you computer. Click here to download.
The software is FREE.
You must install the software, tell it to update the definitions after installation, and then do a quick scan (you can also do a full scan, however, that will take longer). When scanning is finished click on the “Show Results”. Make sure that all detected threats are clicked on and click on Remove Selected. Then Restart your computer.
Please click here if you want to see how to use the software step by step with images as reference
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please click here to view our safety tips
Please click here to visit our brand new forum and post any problems you may be having with your computer. Also feel free to post comments below.
Posted in: Malware Removal
November 27th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Guru
Winwebsecurity .com is home to WinWeb Security 2008, a fake security application. It is recommended that you never go to this website unless you enjoy viruses! Below is a screenshot, followed by information to remove it if you have it.
Winweb Security, also known as winwebsecurity, is a fake security application which tries to trick you into purchasing their fake software. It is normally downloaded through a trojan and without the users permission. Purchasing the software will not solve any of your malware problems.
Virus Type: Rogue Security Application: Click Here To Learn More
Threat Level: 8 / 10 (Bad!)
Below is our recommended removal tool for WinWeb Security 2008. Feel free to download it below.
Click Here To View Awards For Removal Tool
Manual Winweb Security 2008 Removal -
Stop Winweb Security 2008 Processes (Learn How To Do This)
WinwebSecurity.exe
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Files (Learn How To Do This)
WinwebSecurity.exe
Search For WinWeb Security in your computer and remove any associated files
Remove Winweb Security 2008 Registry Keys (Learn How To Do This)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinwebSecurity
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”WinwebSecurity”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinwebSecurity
If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below. If you need any help with any of the steps, please don’t hesitate to comment below. We recommend that you follow our safety tips so that you can keep your computer clean Please Click Here to View Our Safety Tips.
Your feedback is very highly valued by others so please feel free to comment.
Posted in: Malware Removal
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