Monthly Archives: March 2010

Removing Antivirus 7

March 31, 2010
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Removing Antivirus 7

The list of fake antivirus keeps growing daily. Antivirus 7 is not something new but it was my first time to remove it manually. Just like Security Tool, it can be easily removed even without high-end virus removal tools. The annoying part however is that, just like any other rogue antivirus programs, there are annoying pop ups in normal mode to interrupt what you’re doing. There are times that safemode with networking seems to have the same environment especially with av.exe and ave.exe cases....

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Removing Vista Internet Security

March 24, 2010
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Removing Vista Internet Security

Vista Internet Security and other fake antivirus with the same behavior will give you the following notification and/or pop up messages. To remove some pop ups, go to task manager (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) then go to Processes tab. Look for av.exe and left-click on it. Click on end process. Click OK to terminate the process. The following steps are also applicable to related fake AV (XP Antivirus/AntiMalware/Guardian/Internet Security 2010 and its Vista counterpart) having av.exe or ave.exe as the executable file. To check the exact location...

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"Open With": Deadly After Shock From Fake AV

March 24, 2010
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"Open With": Deadly After Shock From Fake AV

Nowadays, rogue antivirus and antispyware programs are too many to mention. My first few posts are more of screenshots than solution due to my very busy schedule of being a Technical Support at night and a freelancer by day. I have my notes with me but I still need to edit them before publishing them here. Moving forward, the latest and most common fake antivirus are XP Antivirus/AntiMalware/Guardian/Internet Security 2010 and its Vista counterpart, obviously exploiting these popular operating systems. Removing them is easy...

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Dessert: Vista Guardian

March 6, 2010
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Dessert: Vista Guardian

Just as I thought, my day will end with another rogue antivirus. Here comes Vista Guardian, another variation of Vista Internet Security. Thus, the same av.exe is the main culprit!

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Main Course: Vista Internet Security

March 5, 2010
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Main Course: Vista Internet Security

Some screenshots of the bloody troubleshooting! Again, let’s enjoy this meal and save the resolution at the end of the day.

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Appetizer: Vista Internet Security

March 5, 2010
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Appetizer: Vista Internet Security

What a great morning to start my day! Yummy… These are the symptoms, resolution will be provided later.

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Security Tool: Manual Removal

March 3, 2010
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Security Tool: Manual Removal

With or without antivirus software or removal tool, you can easily resolve this rogue program from your computer. Check its location by right-clicking on the Security Tool shortcut on your desktop: Bingo! You can manually delete it now. It is actually as good as running Autoruns. However, Autoruns can also find other malicious entries that may or may not be associated to Security Tool. More tech-sharing next time, I’m in a hurry right now!

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Virus Annihilator

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I can’t find the perfect theme for this blog… not yet… Just wanna share my Pinkville computer-related post: Worst part is, my own USB...

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Removing Vista Security Tool

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What?! Yes, you heard read it right. Vista Security Tool. Vista Fake Antivirus evolved and even adopted Security Tool‘s name. Don’t worry, removing it...

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Removing Antivirus 7

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The list of fake antivirus keeps growing daily. Antivirus 7 is not something new but it was my first time to remove it manually....

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Removing Vista Internet Security

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Vista Internet Security and other fake antivirus with the same behavior will give you the following notification and/or pop up messages. To remove some...

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"Open With": Deadly After Shock From Fake AV

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Nowadays, rogue antivirus and antispyware programs are too many to mention. My first few posts are more of screenshots than solution due to my...

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