If you dont know yet what Antivirus 2009 is - you are lucky guy. I'm trying to get it out righ now. Antivirus 2009, also known as Antivirus2009, is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses false spyware results to lure you to purchase its full version. Antivirus2009 is an updated version of Antivirus 2008. Other Antivirus 2009 aliases that have recently appeared on the Web are: XP Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008 and System Antivirus 2008. It looks like that
Antivirus 2009 is usually promoted via a ZLOB/MediaAccess Codec installer found on adult websites. Zlob has been the trojan of choice to infect users with pop ups disguised as system notifications that lead to websites with rogue anti-spyware programs. You can also install Antivirus 2009 manually on the rogue website antivirus-scanner.com. Antivirus 2009 may use its system scanner to display false positives which work as an incentive to make unsuspecting users purchase Antivirus 2009's commercial version.
Do not click on any link provided by Antivirus 2009. Once you click on the link provided, you'll be redirected to Antivirus 2009's website (antivirus2009.com) to download and purchase Antivirus 2009's rogue anti-spyware program. Antivirus 2009 has the ability to recreate itself after reboot and its "System scan" messages may continue to pop up on your task manager. It is advised to run a scan with a reliable anti-spyware program to check for the presence of Antivirus 2009 on your computer.
How to get it rid?
Step 1 : Use Windows File Search Tool to Find Antivirus 2009 Path
Go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders.
In the "All or part of the the file name" section, type in "Antivirus 2009" file name(s).
To get better results, select "Look in: Local Hard Drives" or "Look in: My Computer" and then click "Search" button.
When Windows finishes your search, hover over the "In Folder" of "Antivirus 2009", highlight the file and copy/paste the path into the address bar. Save the file's path on your clipboard because you'll need the file path to delete Antivirus 2009 in the following manual removal steps.
"Antivirus 2009" files can be found in the directory path(s):
%ProgramFiles%Antivirus 2009
Step 2 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove Antivirus 2009 Processes
To open the Windows Task Manager, use the combination of CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
Click on the "Image Name" button to search for "Antivirus 2009" process by name.
Select the "Antivirus 2009" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
Remove the "Antivirus 2009" processes files:
av2009[1].exe
AV2009Install.exe
Antivirus2009.exe
av2009.exe
Step 3 : Use Registry Editor to Remove Antivirus 2009 Registry Values
To open the Registry Editor, go to Start > Run > type regedit and then press the "OK" button.
Locate and delete the entry or entries whose data value (in the rightmost column) is the spyware file(s) detected earlier.
To delete "Antivirus 2009" value, right-click on it and select the "Delete" option.
Locate and delete "Antivirus 2009" registry entries:
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrderStart Menu2ProgramsAntivirus 2009
Read more about How to Remove Antivirus 2009 Registry Entries
Step 4 : Detect and Delete Other Antivirus 2009 Files
To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > type cmd and then press the "OK" button.
Type in "dir /A name_of_the_folder" (for example, C:Spyware-folder), which will display the folder's content even the hidden files.
To change directory, type in "cd name_of_the_folder".
Once you have the file you're looking for type in "del name_of_the_file".
To delete a file in folder, type in "del name_of_the_file".
To delete the entire folder, type in "rmdir /S name_of_the_folder".
Select the "Antivirus 2009" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
Remove the "Antivirus 2009" processes files:
Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk
Antivirus 2009.lnk
av2009[1].exe
AV2009Install.exe
Antivirus2009.exe
av2009.exe
Good luck!
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