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Do you know what Antivirus 2008 Pro is?

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Antivirus 2008 Pro or Antivirus2008Pro is rogue anti-spyware application that may come from a Trojan infection. Antivirus 2008 Pro may secretly install onto your computer without your permission if you have a Trojan infection which could have come from a fake codec download or peer 2 peer website. Antivirus 2008 Pro uses it’s common name to exploit computer users in the effort to get them to purchase the full Antivirus 2008 Pro program.

Antivirus 2008 Pro is a scam and only a Pro at deceiving computer users to make them think that Antivirus 2008 Pro will remove spyware or other infections from their computer. We discovered that Antivirus 2008 Pro is just like Antivirus 2008. in that it scans your system displaying totally erroneous results. Everything about Antivirus 2008 Pro is fake from the popup alerts to the exaggerated scans.

In non-techie terms: Antivirus 2008 Pro may have a commonly used name but it has nothing to do with any other legitimate programs that have similar names. It is very important that you do not mistake Antivirus 2008 Pro for popular antivirus programs or anti-spyware programs. The fact remains, Antivirus 2008 Pro is a fake anti-spyware program and should not be downloaded, installed or purchased under any circumstances.

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Aliases: Antivirus 2008 Pro, Antivirus2008Pro, Antivirus 2008, Antivirus2008, Antivirus2008Pro.com. Antivirus 2008 Pro may be a clone of Antivirus 2008.

Antivirus 2008 Pro Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Antivirus 2008 Pro Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Antivirus 2008 Pro manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Antivirus 2008 Pro will be removed completely. So read the Antivirus 2008 Pro 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.

1. Uninstall Antivirus 2008 Pro Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Antivirus 2008 Pro if found.
2. To stop Antivirus 2008 Pro 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 Antivirus 2008 Pro processes:
   Antivirus-2008.lnk
   dssc32.exe
   Antivirus2008PRO[1].exe
   antivirus-2008pro.exe
   Antivirus2008PRO.exe
   Antivirus-2008pro.lnk
   antvrs.exe
   dssc32.exe,Antivirus2008PRO[1].exe
   ieupdates.exe
   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3. To Unregister Antivirus 2008 Pro DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these Antivirus 2008 Pro DLLs:
   There are no dll's.
   
   To locate the Antivirus 2008 Pro DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Antivirus 2008 Pro and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the Antivirus 2008 Pro 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).
4. To unregister Antivirus 2008 Pro 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 Antivirus 2008 Pro registry keys:
   antivirus 2008 Antivirus 2008 PRO Antivirus-2008.exe Antivirus2008y antivirus-2008pro.exe
5. 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.
6. Remove Antivirus 2008 Pro Directories.
   To find Antivirus 2008 Pro directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
   Search and delete the following Antivirus 2008 Pro directories:
   There are no directories.
   
   Right-click on the Antivirus 2008 Pro folder and select Delete.

   A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Antivirus 2008 Pro and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
   Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Antivirus 2008 Pro could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

7. To remove Antivirus 2008 Pro icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Antivirus 2008 Pro manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Antivirus 2008 Pro problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

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