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Antivirus System 2009 Removal Guide

Published by admin on May 11, 2009 11:48 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what Antivirus System 2009 is?

DESCRIPTION

Antivirus System 2009 is a fake anti-spyware program and clone of Antivir System PRO (Antivirus System PRO). It was known that Antivir System PRO is a program that conducts illicit actions to entice purchase of a full version of the rogue anti-spyware program. Antivirus System 2009 does exactly the same thing.

Antivirus System 2009 is known to be installed automatically through a Trojan such as Zlob. Zlob can come from a fake video codec download or a malicious source over the internet. Once your system has Antivirus System 2009 installed, you may notice fake system scans being performed on your computer. The results cannot be trusted. It is all part of a scam where Antivirus System 2009 attempts to get you to purchase a full version of the Antivirus System 2009 application.

In non-techie terms:
Antivirus System 2009 is an illegitimate security program. Do not ever trust Antivirus System 2009 for your security or spyware removal needs. It is also wise to avoid download, installation or purchase of Antivirus System 2009.

Aliases: Antivirus System 2009, AntivirusSystem 2009, Antivirus System2009, AntivirusSystem2009.

Antivirus System 2009 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

Antivirus System 2009 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Antivirus System 2009 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 Antivirus System 2009 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall the infection if found.
To stop Antivirus System 2009 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:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister Antivirus System 2009 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Antivirus System 2009 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 Antivirus System 2009 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:
There are no 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 Antivirus System 2009 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 Antivirus System 2009 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the manual removal instructions!
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