How do I remove the AntivirXP08 virus?

Question

How do I remove the AntivirXP08 virus?

Answer 1

use manual removal instructions

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Answer 2

THE ONLY Microsoft backed fixed for Antivirus xp 2008 is Combo fix

make sure you turn off system restore first and run this

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix...

let it complete or it will change your time to military time ( very easy to correct )

Answer 3

I suggest you download AVG anti-virus, Ad-Aware 2008 and Spybot S&D (they’re free), install them, update them and run them. If any of the above (or any anti-malware, for that matter) doesn’t seem to be able to run properly or get rid of everything it reports finding, try running it again in Safe Mode.

Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.  

To get into Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking:

1. Log out and reboot your machine.

2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.

3. Select Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. When the login screen comes up, log in as Administrator.  By default, Administrator has no password.

5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.  

6. When you're finished doing what you need to do, log out and reboot back into normal mode.

Note that even if the anti-malware programs get rid of the malware, they may not be able to reverse the effects.  Search the Web for possible fixes.

Update and run everything regularly, not just when you think you already have malware.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Antivirus XP is an extremely dangerous program that will try to get you to purchase it in order to continue to infect your PC.  It's a difficult program to remove but if you follow these steps you shouldn't have a problem:

1) Specific Virus Removal Guide:

http://ultcomprepair.blogspot.com/2008/0...

2) Generic Virus Removal Guide:

-This is an intricate guide that will remove any and all infections you have on your computer.  Very indepth but effective.

http://ultcomprepair.blogspot.com/2008/0...

3) Fix After Effects Of Virus

-Sometimes after removal things still don't work like they're supposed to.  Just run these guides and it'll fix the problems for you.

http://ultcomprepair.blogspot.com/2008/0...

That should take care of the problem for you.  Good luck and safe surfing.

Answer 5

here is a video that show how to

Answer 6

Automated Removal Instructions for Antivirus 2008 using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:

1. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix.

2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, or MBAM, from the following location and save it to your desktop:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Download Link

3. Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including this one.

4. Double-click on the icon on your desktop named Download_mbam-setup.exe. This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.

5. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button.

6. MBAM will now automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program before performing a scan. As MBAM will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

7. On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer for Antivirus 2008 related files.

8. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while, so we suggest you go and do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan. When MBAM is scanning it will look like the image below.

9. When the scan is finished a message box saying the scan has finished will come up.

10. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Antivirus2008 removal process.

11. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.

12. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine.

12. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.

13. You can now exit the MBAM program.

Your computer should now be free of the Antivirus2008 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-...

this link is for the downloads and is the original page!

hope this helps!