TotalAntivirus Removal Guide
Do you know what TotalAntivirus is?
DESCRIPTION
TotalAntivirus or sometimes refurred to as Total Antivirus ver. 3.11, is a rogue anti-spyware program that is usually installed through a trojan or security hole. TotalAntivirus, like many other fake anti-spyware programs, conducts devious methods to entice computer users to purchase a full version of the TotalAntivirus software. We are here to tell you that TotalAntivirus is a Total-Waste of your time and money because it does not help you with removal of spyware or viruses like it claims.
TotalAntivirus can be downloaded without your permission or directly from the totalantivirusonline.com website. We find that totalantivirusonline.com is a malicious website that promotes the TotalAntivirus program. Don’t bother visiting totalantivirusonline.com or downloading TotalAntivirus unless you are looking for a new computer because that is what you may think you need after TotalAntivirus damages your current system.
In non-techie terms: TotalAntivirus can be a real pain in the butt by displaying popups and alert messages. TotalAntivirus uses these messages to make you think you must purchase TotalAntivirus to remove the threats. This is not so. If you can, save yourself the headache and aggravation of removing TotalAntivirus by not downloading or purchasing TotalAntivirus under any circumstances.
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Aliases: TotalAntivirus, Total Antivirus, Total Antivirus ver. 3.11, Totalantivirusonline.com.
TotalAntivirus Automatic Removal Instructions
This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.
- Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
- Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop. - After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
press Enter to delete infect files. - SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
- Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
- SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
file?’ Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter. - Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
- After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:). - Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
- Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin. - Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.
TotalAntivirus Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. TotalAntivirus manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that TotalAntivirus will be removed completely. So read the TotalAntivirus removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall TotalAntivirus Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall TotalAntivirus if found. - To stop TotalAntivirus processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these TotalAntivirus processes:
totalantivirus.exe
total.exe
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister TotalAntivirus DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these TotalAntivirus DLLs:
totalantivirus.dllTo locate the TotalAntivirus DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type TotalAntivirus and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the TotalAntivirus DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove TotalAntivirus Directories.
To find TotalAntivirus directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following TotalAntivirus directories:
C:\ProgramFiles\TotalAntivirus
C:\ProgramFiles\Total AntivirusRight-click on the TotalAntivirus folder and select Delete.
A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder TotalAntivirus and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting TotalAntivirus could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove TotalAntivirus icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the TotalAntivirus manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your TotalAntivirus problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that TotalAntivirus will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.
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