Antivirus System Pro

Most of you must be aware about the antivirus system pro, which is a fake software - also called rouge security software. Such fake computer virus removal software install some serious types of computer malware and scarewares into your computer operating system by claiming to remove the fake viruses that exist in your computer. The antivirus system pro might also scam you for buying its expensive 'full version' and even if you neglect all its options like "save", "cancel", "yes" or "install", etc., it still gets inside your computer operating system. This disruption can lead to several computer problems like the changed administrator settings, slowing of the computer and pop-up windows. Removing this security threat from your computer is the best thing that you can do to save further damage of your system.

Antivirus System Pro Scam

It is important to remember that there are several other names of this malware like - antivirus live, XP Antivirus, Windows Antivirus, Antivirus Pro 2009, Internet Antivirus Plus, Spyware Guard 2008 and 2009, Antivirus Vista 2010, Antivirus XP Pro, AntiSpywareMaster, Vista Anti Malware 2010, XP Antivirus Pro, Antispyware Soft, Security Tool, Total Security, General Antivirus and many more. Some of the signs of the infestation of this virus is slow computer applications, pop-up windows, changes in the administrator setting. You might also face problems regarding the web browser functioning. For instance, when you start browsing the net, you might get redirected to a different search result altogether. You might also get a flashing message on your screen, like "The site you are going to may be harmful to your computer and you need to download Antivirus System Pro." The best way is to find out a manual way to get rid of this virus.

How to Remove Antivirus System Pro?

Most of the free antivirus system pro removal tools are unreliable and hence it is important for you to learn how to get rid of antivirus system pro manually. There are a few easy steps involved in this that you need to perform really carefully. I would suggest you to try removing such security threats on your own, only when you are well versed with the handling methods of a computer. First of all, it is important to find and remove all the bad process at once, which is possible only when you will remove the pop-up ads. To remove the pop-ups press Ctrl + Alt + Delete at one go and then go the "Windows Task Manager" from the "Windows Menu". Then press the "Processes" tab to remove the scareware processes, namely - Antivirussystempro.exe, uninstall.exe and sysguard.exe. To remove these processes, you need to click on the "End Processes" tab, for individual processes.

Seek the Antivirus System Pro
Once you get rid of the pop-ups and end the processes, then it is necessary to search for this fake antivirus software. For that, go to "Start Menu" - "Start Search" and then search for all the files and folders on the C drive by typing "Antivirus System Pro" in the search box and see if the following files appear. If none of the files appear, then search for the folder - %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus System PRO\ and delete it.

• %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus System PRO\conf.cfg
• %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus System PRO\quarantine.vdb
• %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus System PRO\mbase.vdb
• %ProgramFiles%\Antivirus System PRO\queue.vdb
• c:\WINDOWS\system32\iehelper.dll

Manage the Registry
It is always important to maintain a backup file for the entire computer system registry, so that all your data remains safe after getting rid of the virus. To create the backup for the windows registry, follow "Start Menu" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "System Restore" - "Create a Restore Point" - "Next" tab. Now create a restore point in order to save the registry and give a recognizable name to it. So once you remove the virus, you can find all your data as it was. Now, you need to remove the infested files from the registry. For that, go to "Start Menu" and search "regedit" - "OK" - "Edit" - "Find" the following files:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus System PRO
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Antivirus System PRO"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad "ieModule"
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "system tool"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus System PRO
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScan

Once you find these files, then right click on each of the files and select "Modify" or "Delete" option. Once you delete the above mentioned files, then it is important to seek and delete the DLL files. For that, go to "Start Menu" - search "cmd" - "OK" - "cd" - SPACE - c:\WINDOWS\system32\iehelper.dll
Delete the above mentioned file and type regsvr32 /u iehelper.dll and then press Enter key.

Once you are done with all the above mentioned steps, don't forget to recheck the system in order to search for the "SYSGUARD " and "Antivirus System Pro", once again. Now restart the computer and check the backup data and see whether the file names are changed by the virus and restore them, if any.