Antivirus XP Pro removal guide

[thisIStheARTofRUIN]

i like how this fucking thing stops .exe files from being executed.

[piogavilan]

Antivirus XP Pro 2009 is a virus

[xXDjArthurXx]

@piogavilan 2010 too

[jonnyknows]

well after nearly ruining my comp outa stupidity i lucked out on finding out there was a .exe fixing registry i could download which saved my stupid ass. anyways i pretty much stopped all the "av" stuff running during my ie or firefox startups and now it's no longer bugging me but I know the program is still in my computer and I cannot see it no matter what. my superantispyware didn't spot it and it simply seems not to exist. I got the 2010 version of it as I just learned, i fixed the registries

[jonnyknows]

heh nvm all i gotta do now is get rid of the av.exe and i should have won my war of me vs virus+my own stupidity. Next time I will know better though. Learning from mistakes!

[arbasjo25]

how come its not in my task manager???? plzz help

[srajure]

if you can send me Hijackthis log from your computer, I can help

[arbasjo25]

what do u mean that?? im not too good w/computers...

[oilfield666]

it is....u just dont reconize it....i see av.exe....this is royally a pain in the ass....previously i was able to get by going into start up settings "msconfig" and disable it from starting up when i boot pc.....was fine enough for me, but this time i cant even do that

[PersephoneGthrsFlwrs]

I bought Spyware Doctor today to get rid of this thing. It cost me 40 bucks, but it was well worth it.

[iluvlulu1221]

does anyone know how this all happens? because just suddenly im getting all these popups HELP!!!

[deadly1010P]

still need help?

[themelonbread]

fuck, i'm getting a gazillion popups and most of them try to look like my system telling me that I have an infection. Something in my bottom right toolbar says my computer is infect, and it leads to a download site for this program! GAAAH!

[Weini18]

is this program good? i have a dozen viruses and i need to get rid of all of them. does it work? is this program worth buyin?

[srajure]

which program are you referring to? Obviously the Antivirus XP Pro mentioned in this video is a fake program

[skywood6]

Weini18: Antivirus XO PRo? HELL NO! Its fake and scews up ur computer with registries that make ur computer screw up. dont download it, I prefer AVG Free. Although Antivirus XP Pro could be a cool trick torwards a friend.

[JoakimBj]

Antivuris xp pro is a virus

[MozlTosh]

The virus won't let me open task manager. help D:

[srajure]

if you look at the article link at the top right on this page, you will see different ways to re-enable the task manager

[MozlTosh]

I tried the other shortcut keys, but they have been disabled by the virus. I also tried the Zenturi Program Checker but it does not show processes.

[srajure]

sorry , the task manager enable paragraph was missing in the article, i have added it, please see the link again

[MozlTosh]

Thank you, I got that working. But now I cannot find the hidden files in My Computer. I know how to make them appear, but now the 'Folder Options' is gone.

I heard there was a way to access them by typing 'regedit' in run, but the virus will not let it happen. I have found the location through System Configuration Utility, I just cannot get there.

[srajure]

try the "remove restrictions tool" did you try the other tools mentioned in the article. the one that you can copy /paste and run. That will help

[MozlTosh]

I have tried the "remove restrictions tool" but none of the ones available work unless I buy the latest version, and I don't want to pay. The copy/paste thing worked with getting Task Manager available, but nothing else.

[srajure]

did you try the UnhookExec tool from symantec?

[MozlTosh]

I would try that but now my computer just logs off by itself right after I log on, so I cannot do anything. Is there a way to fix that?

[srajure]

do a windows repair install as explained in the article . Or Press F8 during restart,till you get a boot menu, then select the option that says "restore computer to the last working configuration"

[TheWanderingColossus]

God, WOT is by far the best add-on ever.

Another great video!