Antivirus 2008 Pro is a rogue anti-spyware program that scans your computer and displays bogus, misleading reports of threats it claims are on your computer. It installs on your computer discreetly, usually after installing a video codec or gaming program that contained Trojans, malware and viruses. Like most rogue anti-spyware programs, the objective is to trick you into purchasing software that it claims will clean all the threats found on your computer. Removing Antivirus 2008 Pro requires not just uninstalling it, but killing all its associate files to prevent it from re-installing.
Step 1
Press "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" together to open the task manager. Click the "Processes" tab.
Step 2
Scroll through and click "Antvrs.exe." Click "End Process." Click "Antivirus2008Pro.exe" and click "End Process."
Step 3
Click the Windows "Start" button and choose "Run." Type in "cmd" and press "Enter." This will bring you to the command prompt.
Step 4
Type "regsvr32 /u shlwapi.dll" and press "Enter." This will unregister this .dll file. Type "regsvr32 /u wininet.dll" and press "Enter" to unregister this .dll file.
Step 5
Click the Windows "Start" button and choose "Search." Click "Search Files and Folders" on the left panel. Search for and delete the following files from the search box:
shlwapi.dll
wininet.dll
Antvrs.exe
Antivirus2008Pro.exe
Step 6
Click the Windows "Startt" button and click "Run." Type in "regedit" and press "Enter." This will bring you to the registry window.
Step 7
Click "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" on the left panel and choose "Software." Right-click "Antivirus" and click "Delete."
Step 8
Click "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" on the left panel and choose "Software." Click the "Microsoft" folder and choose "Windows." Click "CurrentVersion" and choose "Run." Right-click the value "Antivirus= %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2008 Pro\Antvrs.exe" located on the right panel, then click "Delete."
Step 9
Click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" on the left panel and choose "SOFTWARE." Right-click "Antivirus" and click "Delete."
