The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "WinAntiVirusPro2006" 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:
  • trojan

Description:
WinAntiVirusPro2006 copies dll to system and exe- and dll-file to the System-folder, create "WinAntiVirusPro 2006"-folder.
This startup entry is started automatically from AutoRun ("WinAntiVirusPro2006") in the registry and downloads and executes some install files
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "WinAntiVirusPro2006" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\WinAntiVirus Pro 2006\WinAV.exe /min".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • A file with an unknown location named "WinAntiVirusPro2006FreeInstall_de.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\av.cpl".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\ppofmap.dll".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\stera.exe".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wvvwa.ini2".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wvvwa.tmp".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\FOPN.sys".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\vspf_hk5.sys".
  • The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\vspf5.sys".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If WinAntiVirusPro2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\WinAntiVirus Pro 2006".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If WinAntiVirusPro2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
  • References to the file "<$COMMONPROGRAMFILES>\WinAntiVirus Pro 2006\WapCHK.dll" at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls\.
  • Delete the registry value "BootStera" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\".
  • Delete the registry value "BootStera" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\".
If WinAntiVirusPro2006 uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.