Windows Antivirus 2008 - how do I get rid of it????

Question

How do I remove it?? I can't even get to the Internet any more to download anything - so that's not a possibility. Is there somewhere I can go from another computer - download it and then install into my computer? My computer is massively hosed....ANY and ALL help will be GREATLY appreciated!!!! Darn computers.

Answer 1

Run you computer in Safe Mode with network support,

- http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.s...

This will help you to connect to internet and download Free AVG Anti-Virus. now re-start your computer in normal mode then installed and scan your computer for viruses.

- http://free.avg.com/

Answer 2

Delete these files :

wav.exe

WAV2008Setup[1].exe

Windows Antivirus 2008.lnk

http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-689...

Answer 3

Purchase a good security suite CD from Office Depot.

Answer 4

Hi

Maybe you can download DrWeb Cureit, SuperAntiSpyware free and malwarebytes antimalware free on another computer, put them on USB and run it. Cureit doesn't need installing though.

Answer 5

Go to this link for instructions. http://www.xp-vista.com/spyware-removal/...

Answer 6

This happened to me recently, and honestly i would have to be there to fix it, its a virus, its an automatic thing that windows shows when there is a virus on your computer,However its not related to windows in any way its an spyware, if you have an antivirus scan your computer and try get rid of the infected file, if that doesn't work, scan your computer, and locate the infected file, most antivirus programs tell you the name of the virus and its location, once you find it get rid of it by clicking with the right click and delete, hope this helps. If all this doesn't work, i think you may have to call an expert, good luck. But try this manual trick, go to start, then run, type regedit and delete the following registry values.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\W... = “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe”

Answer 7

Windows Antivirus 2008  is a fake anti-spyware with aggressive behaviour. After Windows Antivirus 2008 activity your computer may be flooded with annoying ads which open unexpectedly in the wrong moment, turning your Internet browsing into a struggling activity. Windows Antivirus 2008 shows fake spyware detection reports that your computer system is in danger and may goad you into purchasing the commercial version of Windows Antivirus 2008 for 39 or 59 $. Windows Antivirus 2008 may get installed into your machine with a help of a Trojan that will issue messages to buy Windows Antivirus 2008's full version and will redirect you to malicious website in order to eliminate the threat.We recomend to remove this parasite from your computer.  

Answer 8

go to another computer, print out & follow the instructions on this page.

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

download all the program it recommends and save into thumb drive. go back to your PC, start in safe mode and start cleaning.

Answer 9

Windows Antivirus 2008 is corrupt security tool which is promoted as anti-spyware. WindowsAntivirus manipulates the name of Microsoft Windows operating system in order to make an image of legitimate application. Windows Antivirus 2008 is not related to Microsoft Corporation in any way.

Windows Antivirus 2008 is typical rogue anti-spyware. It is distributed by trojans disguised as video codecs. WindowsAntivirus2008 displays loads of misleading system alerts and uses aggressive tactics to gain a purchase.

You can get a tool for removing it here:

http://www.2-spyware.com/download-doctor...

Or you can remove it manually like this:

Windows Antivirus 2008 manual removal:

Kill processes:

Antvrs.exe WindowsAntivirus2008.exe

Delete registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\W... = “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe”

Unregister DLLs:

shlwapi.dll wininet.dll

Delete files:

WindowsAntivirus2008.exe shlwapi.dll wininet.dll Windows Antivirus 2008.lnk Uninstall Windows Antivirus 2008.lnk