Comments on: Antivirus2009 (Antivirus 2009) Removal Instructions

By: tashi

tashi — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:00:49 +0000

yes they should be sued. i was infected and it took me almost 2 days of researching everywhere..one thing it does is it does not allow u to open any browser like mozilla or ie..try browsing through safari, download malware antimalware, you might have to rename it to .com instead of having .exe coz it wont let u run any .exe, run ur antimalware and do a full scan, will remove everything. the problem i have is that it still comes in once a week. the best way for me so far is that, to open up end task, and go to process and delete the antivirus pro that has been installed and the other thing that u need to delete is svchast.exe. please do not delet svchost.exe those u need it atleast thats what i think. “notice it is svchast”. I am no expert but this has helped me, its still a pain in the ass

By: athol

athol — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:07:46 +0000

I Cleaned antivirus2009 from xp pro by disconecting from the internet by removing the conncetion from the pc and running avg free 8.5.385. it removed av2009 but there were some warings about ie08 and xp that i canceled. when the dialog boxes apeared i clicked cancel.

By: saW

saW — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:41:05 +0000

busheet for every computer look onto nod32…i’ll be honest….up untill

reading these posts i’d never heard of nod32…i’d relied on NAV due to what i’d read in pc

mags…will look more seriously at nod32 and will report back…

By: saW

saW — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:37:23 +0000

I now have a big sreen. Windows won’t load. I have malwarebytes and it wouldn’t run, nor would my mcafee antivirus. I downloaded stopzilla and was told to reboot. When I did, I got a mouse pointer with a black screen. Luckily I have a 2nd hard drive. How can I get my original HD up and running from a black screen? This antivirus 2009 is a killer. thank

By: ????? ????

????? ???? — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:27:10 +0000

im using N.A.V. at the moment but will definitely look onto nod32…i’ll be honest….up untill

reading these posts i’d never heard of nod32…i’d relied on NAV due to what i’d read in pc

mags…will look more seriously at nod32 and will report back…

By: joan

joan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:06:25 +0000

i too was attacked by the antivirus 2009 (360) it took over my computer even blocking websites that told you how to get rid of it. well 75 dollars later my pc is fine, but the thing pops up every day tring to do the same thing. cant people sue this company for what they do there has to be a way to stop it. all i can say is if you get it good luck with getting rid of it

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:28:54 +0000

I just down loaded the Malwarebytes, scanned my system, removed or quarantined 20 problems. So far so good. Can’t anybody stop these people?

By: Reno Computer Repair

Reno Computer Repair — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:58:09 +0000

Very cool,

Most just tell you to download this or that program.

I like that you showed how to unregister the .dll the virus uses.

By: cecille

cecille — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:50:24 +0000

help my laptop full of viruses

By: cecille

cecille — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:49:42 +0000

my computer is full of viruses..maybe its going on..knockdown…huhu its so sad pls help me..also my yahoo messenger i dnt know wjhat happened with them..help me pls,,tnk u…

By: PCFloyd

PCFloyd — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:22:26 +0000

Malwarebytes Rocks! Removed those SOB’s (stuck on browsers). Tried looking manually for bad reg keys, ex file bla bla. Downloaded Free Malwarebytes, ran zap done!

By: DLCook

DLCook — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:13:24 +0000

Thanks for your help, I downloaded Malwarebytes and so far i seems to have worked.

By: shawn

shawn — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:22:03 +0000

i have been victamized my this scam so i will urge others to be on the watch for this malicious program and save people a lot of money.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:04:57 +0000

I Downloaded Malwarebytes and it didnt work for me! :( I’ve tried unplugging my internet and reinstalling but it still doesnt find the stupid 2009 virus. I keep getting popups.. Help!

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:21:01 +0000

AV 2009 is the worst! As an IT professional, I have seen this MANY times and I cringe everytime! It is a PAIN to get rid of!!!! Here is what usually works…

1. Download Malwarebytes and CCleaner onto a USB drive from a NON-INFECTED computer.
2. Install and run the program in Safe Mode with NO network support (no internet connection in or out).
3. Reboot into Safe mode again.
4. Run MWB again and remove any other threats.
5. Run CCleaner and the Registry cleaner functions until nothing new is deleted.
6. Go to “Tools” and “startup” in CCleaner and delete Bad start-up keys.
7. You can re-start Windows normally.
8. Open MWB again, run updates and Do Full Scan…Hopefully nothing new is found :)
9. Update Widnows and get a GOOD AV program!!!
10. Stop downloading bad things!! lol :)

By: XxR1CHARDxX

XxR1CHARDxX — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:09:53 +0000

i tried franks solution #43 this worked fine it seems to be gone i also used malwareytes thanks frank!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

By: Sean BADEN

Sean BADEN — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:58:44 +0000

WHY IS GOOGLE tied into Antivirus2009?!!! Keeps promting me!

Danke für die Idee, UTF8 durch reduzierte Zeichensätze zu ersetzen — aber da Ubuntu nichts anderes als UTF-8 unterstützt, begäbe ich mich auf dünnes Eis, würde ich da jetzt herumzuwürgen beginnen. Immerhin hängen auf dem Server ein paar Websites und ich möchte nicht auf einen Rechen treten… Wobei ich mir nicht wirklich vorstellen kann, dass irgendein Programm heute nicht UTF-8 unterstützt — und wie XCOM meint, ist de_DE.utf8 schon nicht so verkehrt.
Sean BADEN Germany

By: Sean BADEN

Sean BADEN — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:57:46 +0000

WHY IS GOOGLE tied into Antivirus2009?!!! Keeps promting me!

By: doubledipp

doubledipp — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:40:16 +0000

antivirus2009 is very nasty! I tried everything still could not get it to go away, Then I got it , SPYNOMORE! WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Down loaded spynomore,got the update paid the $29.99 for 1lic and it wiped it out. Then I restored my coumputer back to the state it was before the antivirus2009 got there.

By: penscomps

penscomps — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:14:02 +0000

The problem with this particularly nasty piece of malware is that it often ends up installing other malware, so even if you rid yourself of it, you may still miss something else. Sure, you can try all of these suggested fixes, but even if your computer appears clean it can still become reinfected by something you missed. As others have stated, the only guaranteed way to make sure you have a clean system is to wipe your drive and reinstall Windows, while this may be a pain to do, in the end you will probably end up spending less time (and a whole lot less worrying) if you reinstall than trying to remove this, only to have it reappear, or something else just as nasty. If you do backup things and put them back on a fresh install of Windows, make sure you scan them first before copying them back, and I would highly suggest not copying back any executable files that may contain the virus.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:33:56 +0000

I followed FRANKS suggestion (#43) it worked well and allowed me to finally run Malwarebytes and update Norton which were being prevented from opening.

I could then scan and remove this virus.

Cheers Frank you’re a star.

These Virus writers need to be lined up against a wall and shot!

By: Saffer

Saffer — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:26:40 +0000

I am running Windows XP, so will all thes ips help me get rid of Antiviru 2009.I have been into the registry already and deleted all antivirus files???but still getting all these pop ups and its driving me CRAZY.I am also running Malwarebytes..it finds the threats i belete them and they are still coming back.
Should i re-install Windows? Do I have to back up all my documents onto a Scandisk or another harddrive first.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:32:00 +0000

Used Avira Antivirus last night to remove Antivirus 2009. As a result no popups or fake windows professional screen prompting me to update my antivirus after running free software. Trend Micro (purchased last week) is my antivirus of choice but did not have the patch to fix and I complained via email support this morning Jan 2. with no response yet. Anyway, this rogue popup has been one of the most difficult for me to eradicate and I am helpless when doing this sort of thing manually. Good luck.

By: kevin

kevin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:57:38 +0000

I have the AV 2009 and something called “Searchinspace”, which comes up when i do searches. Anybody heard of it? Or, is it part of the AV2009 ?

By: prijeesh

prijeesh — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:29:04 +0000

thanks. I wasnt able to update any of my antivirus program and cant install spybot. now after this i can install spybot. thanks