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Do you know what Vitae Antivirus 2008 is?

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Vitae Antivirus 2008 was discovered to be a clone of the infamous rogue anti-spyware program Antivirus 2008. It seems the Antivirus 2008 family of programs is growing bigger by the day with cleverly named new additions. Vitae Antivirus 2008 comes off to look very similar to XP Antivirusor WinAntivirusPro using the same old colors and comparable interface.

Don’t be fooled by the pretty blue colors and nicely laid out buttons on the Vitae Antivirus 2008 program, it is still a fake anti-spyware program that does nothing but take your money and waste your time. Vitae Antivirus 2008 does not add security functions to your computer or provide virus/spyware protection.

If you have Vitae Antivirus 2008 do you remember if you downloaded a video codec lately? Trojan infections such as Zlob come from fake video codec downloads which can easily install Vitae Antivirus 2008 without your permission.

In non-techie terms: The reality behind Vitae Antivirus 2008 is that it is almost the same program as Antivirus 2008 only in a slightly different skin sporting a new name. Hackers tend to change the name of there rogue anti-spyware programs only to trick computer users and make them believe it is the latest and greatest spyware removal tool. That is total bull because Vitae Antivirus 2008 cannot be trusted and should never be voluntarily installed or purchased.

Aliases: Vitae Antivirus 2008, VitaeAntivirus2008, VitaeAntivirus 2008, Vitae Antivirus2008.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 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.

1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
   desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
8. 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:).
9. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 Manual Removal Instructions

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

1. Uninstall Vitae Antivirus 2008 Program
   Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Vitae Antivirus 2008 if found.
2. To stop Vitae 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 processes:
   Antvrs.exe
   VAV.exe
   VitaeAntivirus2008.exe
   For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
3. To Unregister Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
   Search and unregister these Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLLs:
   wininet.dll
   shlwapi.dll
   
   To locate the Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Vitae Antivirus 2008 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
   Once you have the Vitae 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).
4. To unregister Vitae 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 registry keys:

   OneSecurity.IESecurity.1
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Antivirus" = "%ProgramFiles%\Vitae Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe"
   4EEAFD15-6A8A-4957-8932-259100D9C18B
   E81A8BAF-B19C-4857-9A78-26419429134D
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Antivirus
   OneSecurity.IESecurity
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus
   

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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 Directories.
   To find Vitae Antivirus 2008 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.

   Right-click on the Vitae Antivirus 2008 folder and select Delete.

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

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

You’ve completed the Vitae Antivirus 2008 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Vitae Antivirus 2008 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 Vitae Antivirus 2008 will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

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