Antivirus 2009: How to Remove Fake AV Software

A new threat that comes under the guise of a genuine antivirus program has become increasingly prevalent over the past year. Offering to locate and remove malware from your PC, this rogue will actually install a Trojan on your unsuspecting system. The process is usually initiated when you click a link for what you believe is valid security software or its vendor's site.

Such adverts are not only a nuisance when browsing online -- fake ads appear on reputable sites that make use of third-party advertising -- but they are designed to rip off consumers by tempting them to pay for a worthless program. Worse still, these rogue applications infect your PC with a problem they claim can only be 'fixed' by purchasing extra software.

If a fake antimalware app is installed on your PC, you will begin to receive fairly persistent warning messages that your system has been infected and be advised to visit a particular site and pay for the necessary protection. You'll be told that you have a trial version of the software installed and need to upgrade to remove all threats.

Such has been the success of these scams that several of the fake programs have become infamous. WinAntiSpyware, Antivirus 2008 (recently updated to 2009), Antispyware Pro XP and AntiVirus Lab 2009 are all suspect -- and no doubt others will soon emulate them.

With similar tactics having been previously used to perpetrate fraud such as phishing, the scammers have latched on to a very effective way to play on people's existing security fears.

Should one break through your defences, we'll show you how to remove it from your system.

1. The exact method for removing fake antivirus software will differ depending on the particular variety you've been blessed with. We've concentrated on Antivirus 2009. If it sounds familiar, you've probably endured fake warning alerts, increased pop-ups and the hijacking of your home page.

2. Such programs can be difficult to uninstall, and you may need to use a dedicated application such as ParetoLogic's XoftSpySE. In general, you will find that using antispyware software is simpler, although it can't be guaranteed to work in every instance.

3. Uninstall Antivirus 2009 using the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel, then restart your PC in Safe mode. Launch your antispyware application and allow it to scan system files and folders and remove any suspect applications. Now boot up your PC as normal.

4. If antispyware software doesn't get rid of the fake program, you'll need to remove it manually. Be sure to back up any important files first. Next, press Ctrl, Alt, Del to bring up the Task Manager. Click Image Name and select Antivirus 2009, then choose End Process to stop it running.

5. Go to Start, Run. Type regedit to start the Registry Editor, where you will delete the entries for WinAntiVirus. Browse to the Hkey_Local_Machine\Software folder from the My Computer folder and delete the series of Registry entries that are described on this PC Advisor forum thread.

6. The same thread lists a number of spyware files that will need to be manually deleted from your Windows folder, but note that you may need to stop the file processes in the Task Manager before you can delete them. As before, make sure you back up your system before you start.

Source:
http://www.pcworld.com

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SillyDl.CEK malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Removing SillyDl.CEK:

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To completely manually remove SillyDl.CEK malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with SillyDl.CEK.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the SillyDl.CEK process.
2. Delete the original SillyDl.CEK file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

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Bancos.GKY Trojan

Bancos.GKY malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Removing Bancos.GKY:

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If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Bancos.GKY manually.

To completely manually remove Bancos.GKY malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Bancos.GKY.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Bancos.GKY process.
2. Delete the original Bancos.GKY file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

Reign Trojan

Reign malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Spyware,Backdoor,Downloader,Hacker Tool
Also known as:

[Panda]Trojan Horse,Trj/Agent.AA,Trj/Iyus.B,Trj/Iyus.F,Trj/Iyus.C,Trj/Bizex.B,Bck/Xordoor.A;
[Computer Associates]Win32.Reign.K,Win32/Reign.K!Trojan,Win32/Reign.K!HookDLL!Trojan,Win32.Reign.O,Win32/Reign.O!Trojan,Win32.Reign.N,Win32/Reign.N!Trojan,Win32.Reign.Z,Win32/Reign!DLL.102400!Trojan,Win32/Reign.Z!Worm,Win32.Reign.X,Win32/Reign.X!Trojan
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\ampgbbje.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\foimeobm.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\hqejkanf.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\unic2_32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\x3yy\dbkajomk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\xor\svchost.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\ampgbbje.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\foimeobm.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\hqejkanf.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\unic2_32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\x3yy\dbkajomk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\xor\svchost.exe

In order to ensure that the Reign is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Reign adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\ampgbbje.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\foimeobm.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\hqejkanf.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\x3yy\dbkajomk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\xor\svchost.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Reign:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\ampgbbje.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\foimeobm.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\hqejkanf.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\unic2_32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\x3yy\dbkajomk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\xor\svchost.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\ampgbbje.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\foimeobm.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\iyus\hqejkanf.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\unic2_32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\x3yy\dbkajomk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\xor\svchost.exe

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing Reign:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Reign.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Reign manually.

To completely manually remove Reign malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Reign.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Reign process.
2. Delete the original Reign file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

Detecting Windows.adtools

Detecting Windows.adtools:

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]windows adtools

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwarewindows adtools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionuninstallwindows adtools

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionrun

Removing Windows.adtools:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Windows.adtools.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Windows.adtools manually.

To completely manually remove Windows.adtools malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Windows.adtools.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Windows.adtools process.
2. Delete the original Windows.adtools file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
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The Best Free Antivirus

When taking into account only free antivirus, what is the best?
-The best i've used so far is Google Pack. I've tried many types of antivirus, but Googles is the best by far. It also has spyware tools, Best of all, it never expires. http://safe-google.com/pack
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Which antivirus software is the best for Mac?

Which antivirus software is the best for Mac?
The problem with anti-virus software is that it slows down your computer. There are 115,000 Windows viruses, there is one malware for MacosX which requires you to go to a porn site to get it. I get an occasional virus for Windows sent to me via email, I just trash it. Let the Windows users have their anti-virus software. If you still want one, then get the Intego version. The package includes Mac and Windows versions so you can protect the Windows side of your Mac if you are also running Windows on it.

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