The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "VistaAntivirus2008" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
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Threat Details:
Categories:
Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site.
Threat Details:
Categories:
- malware
VistaAntivirus2008 claims to be an antispyware solution which does not work properly. There seems to be a close relation to other well known rogue antispyware tools like Fake.XPAntivirus and Windows.Antivirus2008.
Removal Instructions:Desktop:
Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
- Shortcuts named "Vista Antivirus 2008" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.exe".
Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
- Entries named "Antivirus" and pointing to "*<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV*".
- Entries named "Antivirus" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.exe".
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
- The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Vista Antivirus 2008.lnk".
- The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.cpl".
- The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.exe".
- The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.exe".
- The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV\vav.ooo".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
- The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV".
- The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\VAV".
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
- Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
- Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.