Advanced Antivirus Removal Guide

Published by Valentino on June 23, 2008 08:04 am under Spyware Help

Do you know what Advanced Antivirus is?

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Advanced Antivirus or AdvancedAntivirus, is a fake anti-spyware program that pretends to have the ability to remove viruses and spyware on your computer. After accidently installing Advanced Antivirus we found that it does not remove spyware or viruses but it does do a good job at annoying the hell out of you. Advanced Antivirus may come from a Trojan infection or directly from the AAV2008.com website.

Once installed, Advanced Antivirus attempts to hijack your homepage redirecting you to malicious websites where you can easily lose your money on an advertised program. Advanced Antivirus may end up stealing your personal information which can become a serious threat to your personal data and identity.

In non-techie terms: Advanced Antivirus is similar to other rogue anti-spyware programs only Advanced Antivirus takes more than just your money, it can steal your personal and private information. Advanced Antivirus can do this by opening up a security hole and transfer information to a remote user. It is very essential to remove Advanced Antivirus from your computer unless you do not mind your bank account info or private information being shared over the internet.

Aliases: AdvancedAntivirus, Advanced Antivirus 2008, AAV2008, aav2008.com.

Advanced Antivirus Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files.
SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

Advanced Antivirus Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Advanced Antivirus manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Advanced Antivirus will be removed completely. So read the Advanced Antivirus removal steps carefully and good luck.

Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

Uninstall Advanced Antivirus Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Advanced Antivirus if found.
To stop Advanced Antivirus processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Advanced Antivirus processes:
AAVSetup[1].exe
%PROGRAMFILES%\AAV\aav.exe
c:\Program Files\AAV\aav.exe
aav.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To unregister Advanced Antivirus registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Advanced Antivirus registry keys:
```
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Antivirus"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Antivirus"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AAV
```
If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
Remove Advanced Antivirus Directories.
To find Advanced Antivirus directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.

Right-click on the Advanced Antivirus folder and select Delete.

A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Advanced Antivirus and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Advanced Antivirus could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove Advanced Antivirus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Advanced Antivirus manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Advanced Antivirus problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Advanced Antivirus will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

Reported Removal Problems

Some users experience problems when trying to remove spyware, malware or other deceptive programs. Please take a look at the following list of commonly reported removal problems, and tips on how to resolve it.

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