Title: Antivirus8
Also known as: Antivirus 8, AV8
Remove Antivirus8
Removal instructions
Severity scale:  (74 / 100)
Antivirus8 is a rogue security program from the same family as Antivir 2010. It's promoted mostly through the use of Trojans, fake online anti-malware scanners and misleading social engineering methods. Once installed, it will supposedly scan your computer for viruses and display numerous infections, mostly spyware, adware, Trojans and other malware. As a typical rogue program it will prompt you to pay for a full version of the program to remove supposedly found malware from your computer. If Antivirus8 has infected your computer you should remove it as soon as possible. It's a scam, so don't purchase it. Instead, please use the removal instructions below to remove Antivirus8 from your computer either manually or with an automatic removal tool.
While Antivirus 8 is running, it will constantly display fake security alerts and weird pop-ups about non-existent infections in your computer. The main goal of this fake antivirus program is to scare you into thinking that your computer is infected. These fake security alerts will pop up like every two or five minutes and will claim that your computer is under attack or baldy infected with Trojans and other malware that can even steal your passwords and other sensitive information.
This copy of AV is not genuine
Your may be a victim of software counterfeiting. This copy of Antivirus8 is not genuine and is not eligible to receive the full range of upgrades and product support from Microsoft.
Warning! Active virus detected!
Threat detected: Keylogger.iSnake.PRO
Infected file: C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe
Warning! Identity theft attampt detected!
Attacker IP:
Attack Target: Microsoft Corp. Keys
Description: Remote host tries to get access to your personal information.
It won't steal anything unless it comes bundled with other malware that could in theory steal something. Antivirus8 can't steal anything and it doesn't delete files from your computer. It's a ripoff rogue and that's all. However, the bad news is that this fake AV8 blocks security related programs and websites to protect itself from being removed. It hijacks Internet Explorer and redirects users to various misleading websites full of Ads. It will take you to its payment page to purchase the full version of the program. It costs around $80 and you can get a lot better and legitimate protection for a half of Antivirus8 price.
As you can see, Antivirus8 is nothing more but a scam. It goes without saying that you should remove it from your computer upon detection. Full details on how to remove Antivirus8 are outlined below. We strongly recommend you to scan your computer with legitimate anti-spyware program to completely remove the rogue program and any related malware from your computer.
Related files: antivirus8.exe, Antivirus8.lnk, av.exe, av8.exe, uninstall.lnk
Antivirus8 properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background
Antivirus8 snapshot:
Automatic Antivirus8 removal:
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Tested and Confirmed! Malwarebytes Anti Malware removes Antivirus8 (2010-09-23 03:43:52)
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We are testing Spyware Doctor's efficiency at removing Antivirus8
(2012-01-15 13:04:45)
Antivirus8 manual removal:
Kill processes: av8.exe
Delete registry values:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A88246
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinFD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV8"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "WinNT-A8I 23.09.2010"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe "Debugger" = "C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe -d"
Delete files:av8.exe
Antivirus8.lnk
Uninstall.lnk
Delete directories:C:\Program Files\AV8\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\
Phone Support to remove Antivirus8
QR code for Antivirus8 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 Antivirus8 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 Antivirus8 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 Antivirus8 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 Antivirus8 as it funds development of other computer parasites.
Information added: 2010-09-23 03:43:52
Information updated: 2012-01-15 10:27:30
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thanks again to the original poster. great step by step instructions
Wat a f-in' scam.
And they probably also don't know that the person who posted this link on Y Answers will get a $$ Commission if they do buy it.
Ce qui n'est pas possible ni vrai. Je trouve votre agissement malhonnête.
Donc faites le nécessaire.
Merci
I am Daimao 1 in Japan.
When PC gets the Antivirus 8, we can remove it with Malwarebytes' anti-malware.But after Antivirus 8 infection, we can not install Adobe Flash Player.Why? IE8,XP pro,thank you!
Do you have some new infos on this issue?
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