Title: Antivirus V8

Type: Rogue Antispyware

Remove Antivirus V8
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Severity scale:

(85 / 100)

Antivirus V8 is another rogue antispyware program that was designed to complicate computer users’ lives and rip them off. It’s an application that pretends to be a security tool without having any actual abilities to perform any task at all. Antivirus V8 was designed by computer criminals who only have one goal – to earn more and more money without doing an actually job.

Antivirus V8 is based on empty software of security tool which means that it imitates every function of a removal tool but is not able to perform any function truly. Basically, when the program is installed it is run right after the first computer reboot. Later on the same is repeated each time the system is restarted. Antivirus V8 looks just like any legitimate antispyware program. It runs system scan and displays a bunch of files supposedly detected on your computer and then states they pose risk to your machine.

Antivirus V8 recommends purchasing a full version of its program in order to remove threats that have been detected. However, everything will end by swindling your money away as such version of a program doesn’t even exist.

Besides, while Antivirus V8 is running on the system it causes tons of pop up ads and security notifications that warn about system threats like Trojans, spyware and malware detected on your system and other security problems. All of them are also meant to make computer user pay for Antivirus V8.

You are strongly advised to remove Antivirus 8 as soon as possible. That’s is one and only way to get rid of all unwanted actions that are cause by this badware.

Related files: %Program Files%\AV\Antivirusv8.exe

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Antivirus V8 manual removal:

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Kill processes:
%Program Files%\\AV\\Antivirusv8.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\secfile]
"Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"
@="exefile"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\secfile\shell\open\command]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
%Program Files%\\AV\\Antivirusv8.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Phone Support to remove Antivirus V8

QR code for Antivirus V8 removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like Antivirus V8 are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall Antivirus V8 right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

SYMPTOMS OF rogue antispyware INFECTION

Rogue AntiSpyware virus enters your PC without your consent or using some sort of social engineering trick. Fake scanner pages, malicious mail attachments or system vulnerabilities are often used.

Virus has a single goal: to gain money. Like other rogue anti-spyware applications, it will try to convince you that your system is infected with multiple parasites: trojans, adware, or other rogues. Typically, rogues do not provide enough detail about infections detected or show fake results. Rogue anti-spyware like Antivirus V8 will not clean any actual infections for free.

Most of the parasites of this type do not have parasite detection engine thus every warning they show is a random one. If you see persistent popups or alerts, you can safely discard them.

You should never pay for Rogue Anti-spyware application like Antivirus V8 as it funds development of other computer parasites.

Information added: 2010-11-12 08:25:32
Information updated: 2010-11-12 08:25:32

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