Andromeda Antivirus Removal Guide
Do you know what AndromedaAntivirus is?
DESCRIPTION
AndromedaAntivirus or Andromeda AntiVirus, is a fake anti-spyware program found to be a clone of the MS Antivirus 2008 rogue anti-spyware program. We know first hand how MS Antivirus 2008 was discovered to be a very devious program that tries to get computer users to waste their money on the full version. AndromedaAntivirus is no exception to this rule as it uses some of the same tactics through it’s annoying popups and alert messages.
AndromedaAntivirus may come from a Trojan such as Zlob or even from a virus that you may have got from surfing a porn or hacked site. AndromedaAntivirus is not a good program to leave installed on your computer.
In non-techie terms: Uninstalling AndromedaAntivirus from the add-remove programs function is usually not enough to get rid of the entire AndromedaAntivirus program. You should take the necessary steps to completely remove AndromedaAntivirus. Do not purchase AndromedaAntivirus under any circumstances.
Aliases: AndromedaAntivirus, Andromeda Antivirus.
Andromeda Antivirus Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Andromeda Antivirus Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Andromeda Antivirus manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that the infection will be removed completely. So read the 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 Andromeda Antivirus Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found. - To stop Andromeda 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 processes:
AndromedaAv.exe
av.exe
vcliconfg.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Andromeda Antivirus DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
andrav_inet.dll
To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Andromeda Antivirus and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Andromeda 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 registry keys: - 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 Andromeda Antivirus Directories.
To find infection directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the named folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected folder and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting a folder could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Andromeda Antivirus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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Nice article..
Impressive guide, yet it is too long process. Maybe the total time for this guide is equivalent to reformating the computer and installing a fresh OS.