By Jim
Updated on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Antivirus Live has a lot of similarities with the dreaded Antivirus System Pro. First of it acts like a legitimate antivirus program yet is really a rogue virus. It also slips onto your system without you knowing, typically as either a browser hijacker or trojan virus. You typically don’t know it until it’s too late and the infection begins infiltrating through your system.
To make matters even worse, Antivirus Live will try to hijack your computer and corrupt the registry. This is the ultimate aim of viruses like Antivirus Live – to make things so bad that you will be desperate enough to buy the first antivirus program that comes along.
Now, assuming it has succeeded in hijacking your system, the first antivirus you’ll naturally end up seeing is Antivirus Live. You’ll be bombarded with pop-ups and alerts warning of malware threats and advising you to purchase the full-version of Antivirus Live.
And unfortunately it also seeks to destroy your computer and corrupt the registry. This is the ultimate aim of viruses like Antivirus Live, to make things so bad that you will be desperate enough to buy the program. But the program is a scam and they will compromise your credit card information if given it. You don’t need me to tell you to remove Antivirus Live as soon as possible.
Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Antivirus Live slow down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Antivirus Live 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 Antivirus Live infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Antivirus Live 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 Antivirus Live 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 Antivirus Live Processes
Delete Antivirus Live Files
Remove Antivirus Live Registry Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “RunInvalidSignatures” = “1″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyOverride” = “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “ProxyServer” = “http=127.0.0.1:5555″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = “1″
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Warning! If Spyware Doctor is blocked by the virus then run your system in safe mode and try again. To do this reboot your system and tap F8 repeatedly as your computer starts up. Then run Spyware Doctor as normal.
Posted under Fake Antispyware | 3 Comments
Posted by Bill on Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Tried to automatically remove teh Antivirus Live by clicking the above icon. Downloaded, but won't open, being blocked by virus.
Posted by miley-takes-on-2-horses on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
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Posted by siwawan on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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