How to Remove Antivirus 2009 Plus
How to Remove Antivirus 2009 Plus: In the following simple solution, I'll cover the process of uninstalling Antivirus 2009 Plus. This is another malware program that pretends to be an Antivirus program. When in fact it is fake or rogue Antivirus software. The malware is typically spread by visiting a website containing a pop up or page that appears to be an online scanner, the scanner states that it has found infections and prompts you to install some software. Once installed, Antivirus 2009 Plus continues to nag you and state that your computer is infected in an attempt to persuade you into buying the software.
Antivirus 2009 Plus Screenshot
Remove Antivirus 2009 Plus Automatically
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Software will remove this threat for Free. However, if your existing Antivirus solution let this threat through, I highly recommend Purchasing the Pro version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to receive live protection and prevent any future threats from entering your system.
- Download, install, and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Software
- Perform a Malwarebytes Quick Scan to automatically detect and remove Antivirus 2009 Plus
Remove Antivirus 2009 plus Manually
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to start Task Manager and end the following process:
Antivirus 2009 Plus.exe
- Locate and delete the following files and folders marked in red:
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\Antivirus 2009 plus.exe
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\Buy.url
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\Help.url
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\HowToBuy.txt
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\ID.dat
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\License.txt
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus\Uninstall.exe
C:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009 plus
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus 2009 plus\Purchase License.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus 2009 plus\Start Antivirus 2009 plus.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus 2009 plus\Support Page.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus 2009 plus\Uninstall.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus 2009 plus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Antivirus 2009 plus\Antivirus 2009 plus.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Antivirus 2009 plus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511\base.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511\base2.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511\Desc.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511\spline.dat
%UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus 2009 plus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Antivirus 2009 plus.lnk - Click Start, type Regedit and press Enter
- From your Registry, find and delete the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Antivirus" = "%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009 Plus\Antvrs.exe"