By Jim
Updated on Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Who would have thought that even anti-spyware would go green? Some hackers thought so and released the Earth Antivirus into the wild. Don’t be fooled; it’s not actually an antimalware app.
The typical modus of this software is to bombard you with pop-ups and virus alerts annoying you or scaring you until you pay to upgrade. Whatever you do though, do not send them any payment! Once they get their money, they are gone. And those viruses it supposedly found on your computer? Nothing but hoaxes so don’t worry about them.
To make matters worse, this software often puts your computer in a tight spot by placing various back doors in your system. This can become an avenue for other attacks on your computer from viruses to Trojans. Your precious personal and business information can be stolen under your nose by malicious programs. So you better get going on removing this badware as soon as possible.
Clean up your computer by going through our instructions below. You’ll surely have a spic and span PC after you do so.
What if Virus Will Not Let You Open Spyware Doctor or Blocks The Internet?
- Download Spyware Doctor and save to your Desktop (if you cannot download then bookmark this page and skip to Step 3 to restore your internet)
- Rename the file iexplorer.exe
- Restart your Computer in Safe Mode with Networking (keep tapping F8 while your system boots up)
- Launch Internet Explorer, click on Tools and then Internet Options.
- Click on the Connections tab and select LAN Options
- Uncheck the box Use a Proxy Server For Your LAN and click OK
- Launch iexplorer.exe (Spyware Doctor)
- Update Malware Definitions and click Start Scan
- Click the Fix Checked button and remove Earth Antivirus
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Earth Antivirus slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Earth Antivirus 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 Earth Antivirus infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Earth Antivirus 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 Earth Antivirus 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 Earth Antivirus Processes
Delete Earth Antivirus Files
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop\Earth AV.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Earth AV
Remove Earth Antivirus Registry Files
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Earth AV”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Earth AV
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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. If this doesn’t work try renaming the Spyware Doctor EXE file.
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