By Jim
Updated on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
When we see the word “antivirus” attached to a program’s name, we always automatically assume that it is safe. The problem is that a lot of malware programs have taken advantage of this fact and are using it to scare users to do their bidding. A good example of this would be the program that calls itself “Internet Antivirus 2011”. A rogue anti-spyware program, it manages to enter people’s systems via infected websites and trojans.
When it succeeds in entering your system, that’s when the trouble begins. What this particular piece of malware will first do is start sending out popups saying that a particular program is infected with a virus and it’s blocking it from functioning. The problem is that it’s a lie – there’s no virus at all and it’s just trying to scare you.
The program will increase the frequency of its popups until it’s like your entire computer is infected. Of course, it offers to clean your computer but at an exorbitant price – which is what it’s aiming for all along. Non-computer savvy people would easily be taken in by such scare tactics. Another thing that this program does is to hijack Internet Explorer and send you to infected websites – flooding your system with real viruses. You can see now why you need to remove this program from your system, ASAP. To learn how to do this, read on.
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 Internet Antivirus 2011
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Symptoms Of Infection
- Your computer is acting slow. Internet Antivirus 2011 slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
- You are getting pestered with pop ups. Internet Antivirus 2011 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 Internet Antivirus 2011 infection.
Dangers Of Infection
Viruses like Internet Antivirus 2011 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 Internet Antivirus 2011 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 Internet Antivirus 2011 Processes
exec.exe
Internet Antivirus 2011.exe
[random].exe
CLSV.exe
Delete Internet Antivirus 2011 Files
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random_symbols]\[random].mof
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random_symbols]\Internet Antivirus 2011.exe
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random_symbols]\[random].exe
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[random_symbols]\Quarantine Items
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Internet Antivirus 2011.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\Internet Antivirus 2011\
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\Internet Antivirus 2011\Instructions.ini
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Desktop\Internet Antivirus 2011.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\ANTIGEN.dll
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\ANTIGEN.drv
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\cid.tmp
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\CLSV.exe
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\CLSV.sys
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\DBOLE.drv
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\delfile.sys
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\eb.sys
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\energy.exe
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\exec.exe
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\fan.drv
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\kernel32.dll
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\pal.exe
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\PE.dll
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\ppal.drv
%Documents and Settings%\Recent\tempdoc.tmp
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\StartMenu\Internet Antivirus 2011.lnk
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\StartMenu\Programs\Internet Antivirus 2011.lnk
Remove Internet Antivirus 2011 Registry Files
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MSSSys.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Internet Antivirus 2011”
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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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