Vista antivirus 2008 virus on my computer how do i get it off?!?

Question

i accidentally opened some bogus email (mouse went erratic!)and now this thing is wreaking havoc on my computer. what is it exactly, and how do i get rid of the thing???

Answer 1

you don't actually need an anti-spyware although antispyware scan is pretty easy way to remove vista antivirus. you can also follow manual removal tutorial and delete the infection faster. here's the removal guide http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antiviru...

Answer 2

I have faced the same situation as you did, now my computer is in trouble.  It takes me a lot of time to search the virus. This virus can change their name, almost the same name as my file in my computer, it is very hard to determine which one is correct. I have already get rid of the virus, but it keep on coming. Now, I am thinking one way is to re-install my Vista Window, and hopefully in future, must be careful of those yahoo email. I think it is the easier way to do it rather keep on searching the virus and delete it. It is not easy to delete the virus.

My friend also suggested to me that buy the latest antivirus software to put in the system. I think it is no use because nowadays, those evil smart  people create virus easily havoc the latest software, even now  I really cannot differentiate which one is correct, because they have the same name as the original software. Furthermore, I bought some of the antivirus software, they keep on updating and if you want the latest copy, you need to pay for the software guarantee extension.

It is the best is to format all  in your computer and re-install the window software, and be careful in the future, not to open suspected email.

Answer 3

you use this ! and only this to have it done correctly

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

Answer 4

Your computer has a Smitfraud infection. Follow the procedure to remove:

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

Answer 5

You should reboot into safe mode. That is a way of getting rid of ALL of the files associated with Vista Antivirus 2008. Then run Smitfraudfix and it will clean your pc of the files that create popups. http://www.spyware-techie.com/vista-anti...  shows you the steps to take.

Answer 6

Find and Stop Vista Antivirus 2008 Processes:

Antvrs.exe

VistaAntivirus2008.exe

VAV2008Setup[1].exe

vav.exe

Find and Unregister Vista Antivirus 2008 DLL Files:

shlwapi.dll

wininet.dll

vav.dll

Find and Remove Vista Antivirus 2008 registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Antivirus

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\W... = "%ProgramFiles%\Vista Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe"

B85BB239-F685-4547-B0AC-E8835CD8ED24

Find and Delete Vista Antivirus 2008 Files:

Antvrs.exe

VistaAntivirus2008.exe

Vista Antivirus 2008.lnk

Uninstall Antivirus.lnk

shlwapi.dll

wininet.dll

VAV2008Setup[1].exe

vav.cpl

vav.exe

vav.dll

Answer 7

Vista AntiVirus 2008 can be removed with MalwareBytes AntiMalware

- http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

* delete all your temporary internet files before running malwarebytes because malwarebytes will be analyzing these files and it can take forever to finish