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MS Antivirus 2008 Removal Guide

Published by Allen on August 20, 2008 02:59 am under Spyware Help

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Do you know what MS Antivirus 2008 is?

DESCRIPTION

MS Antivirus 2008, MS Antivirus or MSAntivirus2008, is a clone of AntivirusXP 2008, XP Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, System Antivirus 2008 and Windows Antivirus 2008 which are all very deceiving rogue anti-spyware programs. MS Antivirus 2008, just like all of the related programs mentioned above, can be installed onto computers through a Trojan infection without the computer users permission. Other means of MS Antivirus 2008 being ported onto a computer may be malicious websites or security holes present within a system.

MS Antivirus 2008 uses fake generated popups or system scans to scare computer users into purchasing the full MS Antivirus 2008 program. By now you may already know that MS Antivirus 2008 does not remove any parasites or spyware if you are familiar with any of MS Antivirus 2008â€™s variants.

In non-techie terms: Do not ever voluntarily download, install or purchase MS Antivirus 2008 even if it appears to look just like other legitimate anti-spyware programs. We hate to say it again, but if you purchase MS Antivirus 2008 you will only be wasting your money that you could have used to fill your tank up with gas.

Aliases: MS Antivirus 2008, MSAntivirus, MS Antivirus.

MS Antivirus 2008 Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions

MS Antivirus 2008 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. MS Antivirus 2008 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that MS Antivirus 2008 will be removed completely. So read the MS Antivirus 2008 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 MS Antivirus 2008 Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall MS Antivirus 2008 if found.
To stop MS Antivirus 2008 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 MS Antivirus 2008 processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
To Unregister MS Antivirus 2008 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these MS Antivirus 2008 DLLs:
There are no dll's.

To locate the MS Antivirus 2008 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type MS Antivirus 2008 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the MS Antivirus 2008 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 MS Antivirus 2008 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 MS Antivirus 2008 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 MS Antivirus 2008 Directories.
To find MS Antivirus 2008 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following MS Antivirus 2008 directories:
There are no directories.

Right-click on the MS Antivirus 2008 folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder MS Antivirus 2008 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting MS Antivirus 2008 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.
To remove MS Antivirus 2008 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

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

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