HOW DO I GET RID OF 'SCANNER.VAV" VIRUS? no spammers plz

Question

I just started getting a pop up for "scanner.vav-scanner.com" site saying I'm infected. My AVG isn't picking up anything. youtube has some stuff but it all looks bogus-in fact everything I looked up regarding this looks fishy. Does ANYONE have any actual info on this that doesn't result in d/l'ing some B.S. spyware finder that will inevitably leave me in worse shape than I started. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

- if you are using xp, then download and run a smll free tool called smitfraudfix tool from geekstogo website. That can remove the infection.

-if you are using vista, then try the free antispyware called Spybot S&D

-alternately you can download, install and run HijackThis tool from Trendmicro website. Do a scan, check the box in front of the entry listing the website, and press Fix Selected button  

Answer 2

Download Spybot S&D at http://www.lavasoft.com

Free spyware scanner that will detect and remove spyware, including rogues.

Answer 3

Yesterday, my free anti-virus caught a trojan virus.

To ensure that the virus caught is not a false positive, I upload it to virus total web site to check.

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c3558...

To my surprise, all the big names in Anti-virus industry cannot detect the trojan. The one that detect the trojan are mainly the free version.

I would suggest that you uninstall AVG and get Avast.

Avast boot scan in Windows safe mode is the most effective way to get rid of stubborn trojans and viruses that keep coming back to haunt you.

These trojan and viruses hide themselves in system restore folder and

many anti-virus programs cannot get rid of them. So whenever, you restart your PC,

the viruses are restore back by WIndows.

Avast boot scan help to get rid of them in the system restore folders and ensure your system are clean.

Anti-virus installation

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

How to configure ?

http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/soe/an...

Answer 4

try windows liveonecare safty scanner its free and does good if not search how to remove scanner.vavon google or use spyware blaster

Answer 5

Its a nasty little Browser hijacker.

You can use the removal tool here:

http://www.regnow.com/trialware/download...

As seen on this page:

http://malware-remover.com/category/brow...