How to remove Anti-Virus-1

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Anti-Virus-1 description

Anti-Virus-1 is a typical rogue security tool. It claims it can remove viruses for $59.95 but it’s not even able to scan a computer.

AntiVirus-1 loads numerous fabricated security reports. The warnings are supposed to trick people into taking the program seriously. Don’t get entrapped by Anti-Virus-1 and avoid installing it if you have a choice. Unfortunately, the tool may be secretly installed by trojans. The paid version of Anti-Virus-1 is a hoax; those who purchase the full version receive nothing at all.

AntiVirus1 is only good at causing troubles. It hijacks web browser and redirects it to microsoft.browser-security-center.com. It may also halt a computer.

How to get rid of Anti-Virus-1

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from Anti-Virus-1 and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Anti-Virus-1 we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.

How to manually remove Anti-Virus-1

To get rid of spyware such as Anti-Virus-1 you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Anti-Virus-1 related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic Anti-Virus-1 remover.

1. Uninstall Anti-Virus-1 from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Anti-Virus-1 processes:
   AV1i.exe
   Stage2[1].exe
   AV1i2.exe
   StageThree[1].exe
   svchost[1].exe
   svchost.exe
   av1.exe
   install[1].exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Unregister Anti-Virus-1 DLL files:
   QWProtect[1].dll
   QWProtect.dll
   To unregister DLL click Start > Run > type "regsvr32 /u PATH_TO_FILE/FILE.dll"
4. Delete Anti-Virus-1 registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AV1
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AV1\AV1\{F275E931-AFEC-4f70-B0D4-CC2731B945E0}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{29256442-2C14-48CA-B756-3EE0F8BDC774}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\QWProtect.DLL
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{70FEAD04-A7FD-4B89-B814-8A8251C90EF7}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{051C9A06-FB08-486F-B09B-8B33B261637D}
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QWProtect.QWProtectBHO
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{512E801E-2F02-4ADE-ACAA-58F08A22B2F8}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{70FEAD04-A7FD-4B89-B814-8A8251C90EF7}
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Monitor calibration"
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
5. Search and delete these Anti-Virus-1 related files:
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Anti-virus-1
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\AV1.cab
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\av1.exe
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\AV1i.exe
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\AV1i2.exe
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\QWProtect.dll
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AV1\svchost.exe
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Anti-virus-1.lnk
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Anti-virus-1\Anti-virus-1.lnk
   c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Anti-virus-1\Uninstall.lnk