Title: Anti-Virus-1

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove Anti-Virus-1. Removal instructions

Also known as: Anti Virus 1, AntiVirus 1

Severity scale:

(64 / 100)

Anti-Virus-1 is a new rogue anti-spyware application. This parasite is very similar to Antivirus 2010. These two fake programs are even advertised through the same fake online scanner. The main purpose of Anti Virus 1 is to frighten users and trick money from them. That's why it is important to remove Anti-Virus-1 upon detection.

Anti-Virus-1 infiltrates the system with a help of Trojans, mostly Zlob or Vundo. Once installed, AntiVirus 1 configures operating system to run this rogue before any other programs. After that, it performs fake system scan and floods system with pop-up windows and similar alert notices about system infections, errors and other threats. Of course, those fake infections have no relation to real threats. It's just a way how to effect the user. Scammers then suggest to use Anti-Virus-1 as reliable spyware remover. User is advertised to purchase license of this worthless application. But actually there is no such a thing like full version of Anti-Virus-1. We strongly recommend to remove Anti-Virus-1 from the system as soon as possible after infection.

Related files: uninstall.lnk, Anti-virus-1.lnk, svchost.exe, QWProtect.dll, AV1i2.exe, AV1i.exe, av1.exe, AV1.cab

Anti-Virus-1 properties:
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

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Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

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Anti-Virus-1 manual removal:

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Kill processes:
AV1i.exe Stage2[1].exe AV1i2.exe StageThree[1].exe svchost[1].exe svchost.exe av1.exe install[1].exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAV1
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAV1AV1{F275E931-AFEC-4f70-B0D4-CC2731B945E0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAppID{29256442-2C14-48CA-B756-3EE0F8BDC774}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAppIDQWProtect.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{70FEAD04-A7FD-4B89-B814-8A8251C90EF7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface{051C9A06-FB08-486F-B09B-8B33B261637D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTQWProtect.QWProtectBHO
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTTypeLib{512E801E-2F02-4ADE-ACAA-58F08A22B2F8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{70FEAD04-A7FD-4B89-B814-8A8251C90EF7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun "Monitor calibration"

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
QWProtect[1].dll QWProtect.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
AV1.cab av1.exe AV1i.exe AV1i2.exe QWProtect.dll svchost.exe Anti-virus-1.lnk uninstall.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataAV1
c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuPrograms
c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDesktop
c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsAnti-virus-1

Information added: 2009-02-17 07:09:08
Information updated: 2012-01-19 15:11:06

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joey

Thanks

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2009 03 01

<Guest>

i'm scared for my life.

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2009 03 02

<Guest>

I hope some day these zit faced faggots are caught making up viruses. I'd love to be the judge and jury when they get caught

Reply »

2009 12 24

Guest

The title apparently is similar to Anti-Virus Number-1.

(NOW IS WHEN YOU RAM HAPPY WITH LIFE SAUCE.)

Reply »

2012 01 19

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