Remove General Antivirus. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: General Antivirus
Also known as: GeneralAntivirus
Type: Spyware
Severity scale:General Antivirus severity is 71  (71 / 100)
 
General Antivirus is another rogue anti-spyware application. This parasite is promoted in several ways. Mainly, it pretends to be an online anti-malware scanner. After the fake scan it usually states that user's computer is seriously infected and suggest to download General Antivirus for infections removal. Secondly, it may enter the system using trojan viruses without user's knowledge and permission.

Once installed and active, General Antivirus is configured to start automatically when the system loads. Then it performs fake system scan and displays various infections that cannot be removed until the user purchases a license of General Antivirus. It may also display fake Windows Security Center notification, an alert box that pretends to be a firewall alert stating that user's PC is under attack from a remote host, an alert stating that a serious infection was detected and many similar counterfeit security messages. However, instead of purchasing this useless application, use the manual removal guide below and remove General Antivirus fro free.


Related files: General Antivirus.lnk, General Antivirus Home Page.lnk, Purchase License.lnk, settings.ini, uill.ini, unins000.exe, Uninstall General Antivirus.lnk, config.cfg, Timeout.inf, Urls.inf, winlogon.exe, iGSh.png, iMSh.png, iPSh.png, iv.exe, log.txt, pguard.ini, services.exe, 2saSddPYaWAasRsE-thief.jpg, file.exe, GeneralAntivirus.exe, activate.ico, explorer.ico, GenAvir.exe, unins000.dat, uninstall.ico, working.log, dbinfo.ver, ga090122.db

General Antivirus properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Connects itself to the internet
• Stays resident in background

General Antivirus snapshot:
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Automatic General Antivirus removal:

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General Antivirus manual removal:

Kill processes:
GeneralAntivirus.exe GenAvir.exe services.exe file.exe iv.exe unins000.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\General Antivirus_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ITGrdEngine
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "ParameterName"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "prob"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "prob1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "prob2"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "probRedir"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "PrS"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "subscriber"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer "uid"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run "iv"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "General Antivirus"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Microsoft Windows logon process"
Delete files:
General Antivirus.lnk General Antivirus Home Page.lnk Purchase License.lnk settings.ini uill.ini unins000.exe Uninstall General Antivirus.lnk config.cfg Timeout.inf Urls.inf winlogon.exe iGSh.png iMSh.png iPSh.png iv.exe log.txt pguard.ini services.exe 2saSddPYaWAasRsE-thief.jpg file.exe GeneralAntivirus.exe activate.ico Explorer.ico GenAvir.exe unins000.dat uninstall.ico working.log DBInfo.ver ga090122.db
Delete directories:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\General Antivirus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\General Antivirus\db
c:\Program Files\General Antivirus
c:\Program Files\General Antivirus\db
c:\Program Files\General Antivirus\Languages

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Information added: 16/03/09
Information updated: 16/03/09

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