I think there is some kind of adware in my system which is showing me some anti virus scan reports saying I have trojans and spywares in my PC. How to remove this virus??
I think there is some kind of adware in my system which is showing me some anti virus scan reports saying I have trojans and spywares in my PC. How to remove this virus??
Follow the instructions here to remove it for free:
http://www.geekpolice.net/malware-removal-guides-f12/how-to-remove-windows-antivirus-pro-removal-guide-t12056.htm
Ya you are right. It is kind of adware. You can remove it by using the procedure given here.
http://etricks.in/2009/09/how-toremove-windows-antivirus-pro-2009.html
Windows Antivirus Pro Removal Instrutions
1.Hit Ctrl Shift and Esc at the same time and bring up your task manager and choose the processes tab and look for svchast.exe and Windows Antivirus Pro.exe? Rt click on them and choose end process.
2.Go to Start -> Run -> Type msconfig -> Ok -> Go in BOOT.INI tab and tick both "Safe boot" and to the right of that "Networking" and hit Apply and Close.(It will boot in "Safe with networking mode" Choose Aministrator)
3.While in "Safe with networking mode" download Malwarebytes.
(Free) http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol
(Note)If you already have Malwarebytes installed and it won’t run go in it’s program file and rt click on the red mbam app and rename it mbam.bat then rt click and choose send to-> Desktop (create shortcut) now close out of everything and go to your desk top and use that app to launch M-Bam for now on.
4.Right click on the mbam setup app you downloaded and rename it xxxx then Dbl click on it and install and update it and run a full scan and delete/quarantine all entities it finds and restart if it asks? (Note) If it won’t update use this link to download and install the latest rules: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/database/mbam-rules.exe
5.Go to Start,Run,type msconfig and hit ok.Go in BOOT.INI tab and untick Safe Boot and then go in the Startup tab and (uncheck) all programs (not) needed at startup "Lesser is better in this case" and hit apply,close,restart.Your computer will boot normally and on your desktop a window will popup,check "Don’t show this message" box and hit ok and your done (~8
(Note)Check here for info’s on startup programs http://www.techspot.com/startup/
(How to video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSwtNiBx5A&feature=channel_page
(Optional)
Download Superantispyware,install,update,and run a quick scan and
delete/quarantine all entities it finds.
(Free) http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=mncol
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Windows Antivirus PRO is the adware you’re speaking of. Try scanning your system in safe mode using SUPERAntiSpyware or Spyware Doctor. If you can’t install them, try installing from a flash drive or changing the name of the setup file. If none of this works, try removing the parasite manually:
http://www.2-viruses.com/remove-windows-antivirus-pro
Restart You computer 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 with Networking from the resulting menu.
4. Login. If the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.
5.The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.
Then in The Safe With Networking .Download and Scan By Using Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap&cdlPid=10997763
Download and Scan By Using Super Anti-Spyware Press here http://www.superantispyware.com/
Download and Scan By Using SmitFraudFix v2.392 (WinXP, Win2K) Press here http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php
Download and Scan By using Norman Malware Cleaner Press here http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=5450&file=1&evp=6980e63d4e482f0670e991265b3250e7
6.When you’re finished Remove Virus log out and reboot back into normal mode
windows antivirus pro is a fraud. the scan reports it loads are falsified so you don’t have to worry about viruses it reports. but windows anti virus pro itself is a computer infection so you should delete it asap. here’s removal guide: http://www.spywarevoid.com/remove-windows-antivirus-pro-windowsantivirus-pro-removal-help.html
check if this free malware removal can help : http://www.thestubware.com/malware_removal/antivirussystempro/