Antivirus 2008 Hoax
Antivirus 2008 or Antivirus2008 is a rogue anti-spyware program created to trick users with alerts and misleading scan results into purchasing the full.
- This page contains free removal instructions for the Antivirus 2008 computer infection. Please use this guide to remove Antivirus 2008 and any associated malware.
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Antivirus 2008 is a rogue anti-malware program that displays
false results and requires you to first purchase the software before you can
remove anything. When installed, Antivirus 2008 will scan your computer and
list a variety of infections found on your computer. When most anti-malware
programs, and even rogue ones, scan your computer they will list the infections
as specific registry keys or files. Antivirus 2008 moves away from this tradition
and instead is very general about what is infected. For example, you can see
in the scan results screenshot below that Antivirus 2008 states there are a
variety of infections in the C: Windows folder. What it does not tell you are
the specific files that are bad. Maybe it does this because all of this programs
results are fake and they are just trying to scam you into purchasing the software.
Below are screen shots of Antivirus2008 and one of its false positives.
This guide will walk you through removing the Antivirus 2008 program.
This guide is intended for advanced computer users only. Please ensure your data is backed up before proceeding.
If you re uncomfortable making changes to your computer, consider having a professional help clean your computer or ask in the forums.
Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that
At this point you should download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, or MBAM, to scan your computer for any any infections or adware that may be present. Please download Malwarebytes from the following
location and save it to your desktop:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Download Link Download page will open in a new window
Once downloaded, close all programs and Windows on your computer, including
Double-click on the icon on your desktop named mbam-setup.exe.
This will start the installation of MBAM onto your computer.
When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue
with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings
and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave Launch
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware checked. Then click on the Finish button. If MalwareBytes prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.
MBAM will now start and you will be at the main screen as shown below.
Please click on the Scan Now button to start the scan. If there is an update available for Malwarebytes it will automatically download and install it before performing the scan.
MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can
take quite a while, so we suggest you do something else and periodically
check on the status of the scan to see when it is finished.
When MBAM is finished scanning it will display a screen that displays any malware that it has detected. Please note that the infections found may be different
than what is shown in the image below due to the guide being updated for newer versions of MBAM.
You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove
all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry
keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM
may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message
stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer
has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the
You can now exit the MBAM program.
Your computer should now be free of the Antivirus2008 program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.
This is a self-help guide. Use at your own risk.
BleepingComputer.com can not be held responsible for problems that may occur by using this information. If you would like help with any of these fixes, you can ask for malware removal assistance in our Virus,Trojan,Spyware, and Malware Removal Logs forum.
If you have any questions about this self-help guide then please post those questions in our Am I infected. What do I do. and someone will help you.
This however is a complete hoax and you need to make sure you remove it immediately. How to Remove Antivirus 2008. In order to remove Antivirus 2008 from your system.
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