Antivirus 2008 attacked my computer?

Question

Anti virus 2008 has attacked my computer. it has changed the background and all the other settings with that. what shall and can i do.

need a quick response

If your method works, then you will get 10 points and you will get a lot of thumbs up

thanks

Answer 1

AntiVirus 2008 is a latest rogue from authors of XP Antivirus , XP Cleaner  and other well-known malware. AntiVirus 2008 uses stealth installation and almost impossible to remove manually. This malicious software give exaggarated reports about security risks, spyware infections, privacy violations using alert baloons, error messages and browser hijackings. The purpouse of this strategy is to force users into purchasing the full version of the program. If your computer is already have AntiVirus 2008, most probably it was installed by trojan horse (Zlob, Vundo).This malware can steal your peronal data, using security backdoors, it also may seriously damage your computer. It’s highly recommended you use an automatic AntiVirus 2008 remover to get rid of this nasty application.

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use manual removal instructions

Answer 2

see my answer here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 3

Uninstall Anti Virus 2008 and all its files. You then will mostly likely have to redo all your settings to what you want them, but it will prevent this from happening in the future. I had the same thing happen to me. Antivirus has had a lot of complaints about this issue and are currently working to fix it supposedly. Try going to wal-mart or another store and finding a different anti virus software, or you can even download one for a price from the internet. Good luck!                  

Answer 4

Follow the instruction on the link below to clean your computer

10 easy step virus and spyware removal using free software

http://www.review-ninja.com/2008/08/10-e...

Answer 5

AVG antivirus is a free anti-virus for personal use.  I've used it for 3 years and I haven't had any problems.  There are other protections you need too.

There is a guy who posts the links for FREE computer protection software for:

Anti-Virus

Anti-Spyware

Anti-Popup

Improved Firewall

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-YW18nxE7e...

Check out his table of contents link at the top of his pages.  There is a lot of interesting stuff to read.

Answer 6

Firstly, antivirus programs will NOT remove these as they are malicious codecs, although they may find reference to them and remove it but upon rebooting it's back again.

Therefore you need to use a 'layered' approach to removing this parasite.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Removes Antivirus:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Download, install, update and select Full Scan.

Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

Spybot S&D:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'

Spyware Doctor Free Basic Edition - Realtime monitoring:

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Its free with Google pack, untick all boxes except Spyware Doctor. Download install, update and run.

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition:

http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware...

Download, install, check for updates, then select Scan your Computer, select your drive and select Perform Complete Scan

VundoFix:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/gl...

Disconnect your computer from the internet

Run vundo

Restart your computer

Run the tool again to ensure no traces are left.

If there are the reboot into Safe Mode and run FixVundo again.

If your desktop has changed or icons are missing also use:

Wallpaper Hijacker Removal Tool:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Wallpaper_Hija...

Note: You should hit all "Repair" buttons even though it may not say "Found!" This will fix a wallpaper hijack everytime if all repair buttons are pressed.