How to remove Antivirus 8
Antivirus 8 description
Antivirus 8 is a fake computer security tool which enters the system with the help of trojan. Trojan based software starts its activities as soon as it is installed on your computer. The main goal of the rogue program is to pilfer money from unwary users.
Once installed it will display fake system security warnings and then will prompt you to buy a full version of this application to remove threats that don’t even exist. Some of rogue warning messages read:
This copy of AV is not genuine
Your may be a victim of software counterfeiting. This copy of Antivirus8 is not genuine and is not eligible to receive the full range of upgrades and product support from Microsoft.
Warning! Identity theft attampt detected!
Attacker IP: <random IP address>
Attack Target: Microsoft Corp. Keys
Description: Remote host tries to get access to your personal information.
Warning! New Virus Detected!
Threat Detected: Email-Worm.Zhelatin
Infected file: <random file name>
Description: Worm Email-Worm.Zhelatin.vy is virus-like malware with destructive code, and is able to mutate, replacing its own code by itself. This makes Email-Worm.Zhelatin.vy very dangerous, hard to find, and difficult to delete. Like most viruses, worm Email-Worm-Zhelatin.vy may spread to other computers by secretly emailing themselves to Internet users in your address book.
Do not fall for this fraud because the program is malicious and provides rogue information. It will hijack your browser to deceptive web pages that market the application and tell it is legitimate and life time support for your computer. This is a scam and should be deleted upon detection. Ignore all notifications it shows but choose reputable anti-spyware tool and get rid of Antivirus 8 as soon as possible.
How to get rid of Antivirus 8
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 Antivirus 8 and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Antivirus 8 we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.
How to manually remove Antivirus 8
To get rid of spyware such as Antivirus 8 you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Antivirus 8 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 Antivirus 8 remover.
- Uninstall Antivirus 8 from Control Panel
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall. - End these Antivirus 8 processes:
av8.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. -
Delete Antivirus 8 registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A88246
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinFD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV8"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "WinNT-A8I 23.09.2010"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe "Debugger" = "C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe -d"
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. -
Search and delete these Antivirus 8 related files:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Antivirus8.lnk
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Uninstall.lnk
C:\Program Files\AV8\
C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus8.lnk
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Block Antivirus 8 malicious domains:
malwareinfolist.com
September 28th, 2010 13:50
[...] scam. The program is a rogue and fraudulent. Choose reputable anti-spyware tool and delete the Antivirus 8 [...]
October 12th, 2010 14:50
[...] is not able to provide any actual computer security service. The parasite is also a copy of rogue Antivirus 8 application. Malware is distributed online and is difficult to avoid if one does not employ [...]
November 2nd, 2010 04:09
Does anyone have any ideas on the main web sites used by this program. Adding them to the hosts file with an ip of 127.0.0.1 will keep the program from going there. So far I have;
127.0.0.1 antimalwarelist.com
127.0.0.1 icityfind.com
127.0.0.1 malwareinfolist.com
Patrick
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January 28th, 2011 13:29
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