How to remove Antivirus2008y

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Antivirus2008y description

Antivirus2008y is another tool from the family of rogue security programs. Antivirus 2008y is a clone of Antivirus2008 Pro infection.

Antivirus2008y loads fake scan in order to intimidate users into buying full version of Antivirus 2008y. In case you’re wondering, the full version doesn’t exist; yet, the scammers are glad to take your money for it.

Antivirus2008y loads plenty of counterfeit security alerts. It usually displays the following “System Error” pop-up saying.

“Attention, Troy! Some Dangerous Trojan Horses detected in your System. Microsoft Windows XP Files Corrupted.
This May lead to destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download Protection Software now.”

Don’t trust reports loaded by Antivirus2008y and remove this malware with no hesitation.

How to get rid of Antivirus2008y

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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How to manually remove Antivirus2008y

To get rid of spyware such as Antivirus2008y you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Antivirus2008y 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 Antivirus2008y remover.

1. Uninstall Antivirus2008y from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Antivirus2008y processes:
   AV2008.exe
   AntiVirus2008.exe
   Antvrs.exe
   AntvrsInstall.exe
   AntvrsInstall[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. Delete Antivirus2008y registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus2008y
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus2008y
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Uninstall\AntiVirus2008y
   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.
4. Search and delete these Antivirus2008y related files:
   Antivirus2008y
   AV2008.exe
   AntiVirus2008.exe
   Antvrs.exe
   AntvrsInstall.exe
   AntvrsInstall[1].exe
   AntiVirus2008.lnk
   Uninstall AntiVirus2008.lnk