Antivirus 2009 Description
Antivirus 2009 is a fake antispyware application, which may be secredly installed at your computer by another malware such as Zlob trojan or Vundo trojan. Antivirus 2009 just imitates the look and feel of a real security application while in fact it is a byproduct of a serious infection:
Antivirus 2009 is another clone of MS Antivirus and Antivirus 2008 rogue anti-spyware. It displays fake or exaggerated list of spyware threats and tries to frighten the user into purchasing of the "full" version of that rogue software.
Computers infected with Antivirus 2009 may have their search results misdirected / redirected to bogus sites, and existing antivirus software may become disabled.
Antivirus 2009 displays annoying warning messages from the Windows taskbar informing about detected threats. If the user chooses the option to remove detected "threat", he/she will be asked to buy the full version of Antivirus 2009.
Antivirus 2009 automatic detection
Suggested Antivirus 2009 Removal ToolHow to remove Antivirus 2009 manually
First thing you want to do is to bookmark this page because you will need to refer to it several times duting manual removal (click here to bookmark this page).You must perform the following tasks to remove Antivirus 2009 malware manually: stop all malicious processes, unregister malicious DLL files, delete all files and registry keys installed by Antivirus 2009 files and block Antivirus 2009 redistribution websites.
During installation Antivirus 2009 registers itself in the list of installed applications. You can try to remove Antivirus 2009 using "Control Panel" -> "Add or Remove Programs" utility, however some hidden files may be left behind on the system.
Antivirus 2009 manual removal instructions
Stop all Antivirus 2009 malicious processes:- av2009.exe
- av2009[1].exe
- Antivirus2009.exe
- Antvrs.exe
- AV2009Install.exe
- AV2009Install_880405.exe
- ieupdates.exe
Unregister Antivirus 2009 malicious DLLs:
- winsrc.dll
Delete all files installed by Antivirus 2009:
- AV2009Install.exe
- AV2009Install_880405.exe
- %Program Files%\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe
- %Program Files%\Antivirus 2009\av2009[1].exe
- %Program Files%\Antivirus 2009\Antivirus2009.exe
- %Program Files%\Antivirus 2009\Antvrs.exe
- %Program Files%\Antivirus 2009\UnInstall.exe
- %System32%\ieupdates.exe
- %System32%\winsrc.dll
- %System32%\scui.cpl
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Antivirus 2009.lnk
- %User Profile%\Desktop\Antivirus 2009.lnk
- %User Profile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009\
- %User Profile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009\Antivirus 2009.lnk
- %User Profile%\Start Menu\Antivirus 2009\Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk
Delete all registry keys installed by Antivirus 2009:
- %HKCR%\CLSID\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
- %HKCU%\Software\75319611769193918898704537500611
- %HKCU%\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "75319611769193918898704537500611"
- %HKCU%\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ieupdate"
- %HKLM%\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
Block Antivirus 2009 redistribution websites:
- anti-virus-2009.com
- antivirus-2009.com
- antivirus-best.com
- antivirus-premium-scan.com
- antivirus2009.com
- antivirus2009professional.com
- antivirusonlivescan.com
- bestantivirusscan.com
- internetquarantinesite.com
- livesecurityinfo.com
- premiumlivescan.com
- secureclick1.com
- webscannertools.com
- windowsscanner-freever.com
Once you complete the above manual removal steps, download this scanner to scan your computer for any Antivirus 2009 leftovers.
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