By Jim
Updated on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Antivir is a particularly deceitful piece of malware. What makes this one worse than others is the fact that it shares the name of a legitimate antivirus program. This helps it scam people out of money by fooling them into thinking it will really remove viruses. Not only will Antivir not remove any viruses, it’s a virus itself! It can even steal personal information if you aren’t careful.
Have you started to believe it’s being helpful by informing you of harmful programs in your system? The truth of the matter is that these so-called threats have only been made up by the real threat itself – Antivir.
This malware can even steal personal information if you aren’t careful. I’m sure you’re already quite aware of identity theft. Antivir is one treacherous malware that identity thieves use. Don’t put your finances or your identity at risk. Get rid of this virus now.
The program slips onto your system often without you knowing about it. Then it sparks a bunch of malicious infections and attempts to hijack your system. Don’t let it do so. Remove Antivir before it gets the chance to wreak more damage. You can learn more about how to conduct an Antivir removal below.
Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Antivir slow down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Antivir infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.
- Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is a symptom of a very serious Antivir infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Antivir will infect your registry and other important system files. If the infection is not treated it can cause a complete collapse of your system.
Some Antivir infections contain spyware and keyloggers which can be used to record sensitive data like passwords, credit card, bank account, and social security numbers. The longer you allow the infection to fester, the greater the chance of identity fraud.
How To Remove Infection Manually
Uninstall Antivir Processes
Delete Antivir Files
Antivir.lnk
Uninstall.lnk
Remove Antivir Registry Files
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{35A5B43B-CB8A-49CA-A9F4-D3B308D2E3CC}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “AV”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\post platform “WinNT-EVI 25.11.2009″
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Posted under Fake Antispyware | 2 Comments
Posted by emily on Friday, January 1st, 2010
antivir is blocking the program to remove it what do i do?
Posted by csodar on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Okay, well my computer is filled with worms and virus. I have alpha anti virus, and its blocking most of the websites i go o (and yeah, i know its fake) Okay well i looked at my local yellow pages, &i found this thing called "Geeks ON Site" So i want to know, if i call them do they help me fix the problem on the phone, by them telling me what to do, or do they have to come to my house and fix it, and if they do come to my house, do i have to pay them? And if i do how much?
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