Remove Antivirus PC 2009
Antivirus PC 2009 is a well-designed, fake anti-virus program that is actually a Trojan horse malware program. Installed by a Trojan horse attached to other programs or email files, the program immediately runs a false security scan, prompting the user to upgrade with a credit card in order to address the System Scan security threats. Under no means should you enter this data – instead, follow the steps below to protect your system against these threats:
Automatic Antivirus PC 2009 removal:
Antivirus PC 2009 Remover
Manual Antivirus PC 2009 removal:
Kill processes: avpc2009.exe, avpc2009s.exe, eopqi.exe, fnrnspc.exe, islbk.exe, wvjhtpr.exe, xvgke.exe, Uninstaller.exe
(Learn how to kill processes)
Unregister DLLs:
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\bzip2.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\libltdl3.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\pthreadVC2.dll
(Learn how to unregister DLLs)
Delete registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus PC 2009
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVPC2009
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVPC2009\options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus PC 2009
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVPC2009\options
(Learn how to delete registry keys)
Delete files:
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\2.vbs
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\avpc2009.exe
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\avpc2009s.exe
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\bzip2.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\libltdl3.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\pthreadVC2.dll
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\Uninstaller.exe
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\data
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\data\daily.cvd
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\data\self.hdb
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009\quarantine
C:\WINDOWS\wvjhtpr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fnrnspc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\islbk.exe
%UserProfile%\xvgke.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus PC 2009.lnk
%UserProfile%\My Documents\eopqi.exe
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus PC 2009.lnk
(Learn how to delete files)
Delete folders:
C:\Program Files\Antivirus PC 2009
Once you have removed Antivirus PC 2009 from your computer using either the automatic or manual method, make sure to block it and other malicious software using a HOSTS file. Please note that with the auomatic method, your computer should be protected from future spyware threats since you now have a spyware blocker program installed. We recommend downloading the HOSTS file from here, which contains a complete, up-to-date list of malicious websites especially if you used the manual method.
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