Remove AdvancedAntivirus. Description and removal instructions

Title: AdvancedAntivirus	Also known as: Advanced Antivirus, Advanced Antivirus 2008, AdvancedAntivirus 2008
Type: Malware	Severity scale: (57 / 100)

Advanced Antivirus is installed by Zlob trojan. It pretends to be spyware and malware remover, but it’s not capable of detecting or removing computer parasites. AdvancedAntivirus (a.k.a Advanced Antivirus 2008) is a scam. It loads large numbers of pop-ups offering paid version of Advanced Antivirus for deleting infections. Unfortunately, neither infections nor full version of AdvancedAntivirus exist.

Advanced Antivirus may try to scare users with fabricated security alerts and redirect web browser to malicious websites.

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Related files: AAVSetup.exe, aav0.dat, aav.exe, aav.cpl, AAVSetup[1].exe, Advanced Antivirus.lnk, aav1.dat

AdvancedAntivirus properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

Automatic AdvancedAntivirus removal:

remover for AdvancedAntivirus

AdvancedAntivirus manual removal:

Kill processes:
aav.exe AAVSetup.exe AAVSetup[1].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Antivirus”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AAV
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.key

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
aav.cpl AAVSetup[1].exe Advanced Antivirus.lnk aav.exe Desktop\\Advanced Antivirus.lnk c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\aav.cpl c:\\Program FilesA\\AV\\aav1.dat c:\\Program Files\\AAV\\aav0.dat c:\\Program Files\\AAV\\aav.cpl c:\\Program Files\\AAV\\aav.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Other programs to remove AdvancedAntivirus:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 05/09/08
Information updated: 09/09/08

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