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Remove Alpha Antivirus. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Alpha Antivirus
 Also known as: AlphaAntivirus
Type: Spyware
Severity scale:Alpha Antivirus severity is 74  (74 / 100)
 
Alpha Antivirus is a misleading anti-virus program that deliberately displays fake security alerts and reports false system security threats to trick you into thinking your computer is infected with spyware, adware, Trojans or other malicious software. The graphical user interface of this bogus application is almost identical to widely spread rogue's anti-spyware application called Personal Antivirus. When the program is installed it will list a variety of infections and prompt you to pay for a full version of the program to remove infections which do not even exist. You shouldn't purchase this program. We strongly recommend you to uninstall Alpha Antivirus from your computer upon detection.

Alpha Antivirus is installed through the use of fake online anti-spyware scanners and Trojan viruses. Trojans, usually FakeAV, display fake security alerts and notifications stating that your PC is infected or under attack by an Internet virus. FakeAV variants may also download additional malware. In this case is also installs a password stealer on the compromised computer. Once active, AlphaAntivirus will be automatically configured to imitate system scan and display bogus results each time you log on into Windows. As we have already mentioned, the scan results are fake, you may safely ignore them. The main goal of this infection is to trick you into purchasing totally useless software.

Furthermore, Alpha Antivirus will block anti-virus programs and security related websites to protect itself from being deleted. It may disable certain Windows tools and options too, for example Task Manager, Registry Editor and etc. The program will also impersonate Windows Security Center and state that you must purchase AlphaAntivirus to ensure full system protection. As you can see, this program is nothing more but a scam. Please use the removal guide below to remove Alpha Antivirus from your computer manually for free.

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Related files: NDISRD.sys, ndisapi.dll, NetFilter.exe, msnaoladdon.dll, AlphaAV.exe, Uninstall Alpha Antivirus.lnk, Alpha Antivirus.lnk, AlphaAntivirus.exe

Alpha Antivirus properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

Alpha Antivirus snapshot:
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Automatic Alpha Antivirus removal:

remover for Alpha Antivirus

Alpha Antivirus manual removal:

Kill processes:
AlphaAV.exe NetFilter.exe
HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AlphaAV"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Alpha Antivirus"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Alpha Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Alpha Antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Alpha Antivirus
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Alpha Antivirus.lnk
HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
msnaoladdon.dll ndisapi.dll
HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
AlphaAV.exe msnaoladdon.dll Alpha Antivirus.lnk NetFilter.exe ndisapi.dll NDISRD.sys
HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
%Program Files%\Alpha Antivirus
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Alpha Antivirus
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\Alpha Antivirus

Other programs to remove Alpha Antivirus:

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

Information added: 23/09/09
Information updated: 27/01/10

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Comments from visitors:

1. by . 2009-11-28 13:11:19
I want it gone from my computer.It just pops up and you can`t do anything else for alphahntivirus.

2. by Becky. 2009-11-25 12:11:51
Im only a kid and i thought it was real...
Only today my mate found this website im sooo HAPPY Its no real :)
Its just annoying because it means i cant go on he internet properly because it says its blocked and it may risk my comp :(

3. by . 2009-11-24 11:11:56
Seriously..Alpha Anti Virus is SO horrible. It drives me nuts. Its blocking all internet sites. I want it gone. Its messing up my computer!!

4. by . 2009-11-17 16:11:02
This worked, thank you!

5. by warren thomason. 2009-11-12 14:11:52
i paid and downloaded your virius protection and it locked me up..please cancel my bill on this....

6. by . 2009-11-12 07:11:57
este antivirus es una pol queria

7. by . 2009-11-12 06:11:44
yesss is working,i am remove alpha - The uninstall through Common Files inthe Program Folder removed

Only that is way.

8. by Lynn. 2009-11-11 13:11:35
First, to those of you removing via 'add/remove programs', the virus is still there, just lingering in the background. Secondly, I found this virus with similar structure, but in the AAntivirus directory instead.

9. by . 2009-11-11 11:11:11
The uninstall through Common Files inthe Program Folder removed it OK

10. by . 2009-11-11 07:11:24
goto the uninstall in program filescommon filesAAUninstal or whatever its called does remove it... pretty sweet

11. by . 2009-11-09 14:11:34
You can do it without this software!!!

Go to Program Files, Common Files, AAntivirusUninstall (Or something like that), then click the uninstall, gets rid of it! It worked for me!!

12. by . 2009-11-09 09:11:33
Esto es pura basura que no sirve para nada, a pero como fastidian con su promocion.
Por favor remuevan esto de mi sistema.

13. by . 2009-11-09 07:11:57
Worked for me:
In Safe Mode

browse to C:Program FilesAAntivirus in a command windows

enter "alpha -uninstall"

Remove directory and reboot

14. by . 2009-11-09 06:11:32
none of this shit is woking for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the dumbest shit to ever happen to my computer.

15. by Carrmx. 2009-11-03 18:11:09
Help me please! it came into my computer randomly, its freaken annoying! I need it out of my computer, its driving me mad! HELP

16. by . 2009-11-01 15:11:37
how do you get rid of it? NOW

17. by . 2009-11-01 15:11:15
get rid of it NOW

18. by . 2009-11-01 15:11:45
get rid of it NOW

19. by . 2009-11-01 00:11:23
These criminals should be tracked and it looks like they are in cahoots with Yahoo. Alpha antivirus came up exacctly at the same time as Yahoo settled in on my desktop..unasked and unwanted. I hate them. Deon from South Africa.

20. by . 2009-10-26 11:10:02
remove alpha antivirus now

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