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  • Verified · Apr 2021

How to remove Green Antivirus 2009

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Lucia Danes · Virus researcher

Green Antivirus 2009 is a fake security tool that uses scam techniques to trick you into paying money

Green Antivirus 2009 is another counterfeit anti-spyware application and a fake spyware remover. Once installed, the app would immediately perform an alleged full system scan and find hundreds of entries, regardless of real computer health. This is done deliberately with the intent to mislead users and make them believe their computers are infected and damaged and that they need to be fixed immediately.

As usual, the program claims that the only way to do so is by purchasing the full version and terminating the found threats. Do not waste your money on it, as the app is a scam and shows fake scan results in order to trick users into spending money.

Name Green Antivirus 2009
Type Rogue antivirus, malware, scam
Related MS Antivirus
Distribution Fake online scanners, already installed Trojans, and other methods
Operation Shows fake scan results and false positives to make users purchased the full version of the app
Removal Use instructions below to uninstall the program manually or employ SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or another antivirus software to delete all the malicious files automatically
System fix Rogue security programs can straight out damage Windows system files; if you experience crashes and other system malfunctions, use FortectIntego to fix them

Although the main goal of this parasite is the same as other similar rogue programs, the developers of the app allegedly care for the environment. According to the notifications within the program, it is claimed that 2$ from every sale of the app is donated to save the rain forest of Amazonia.

No proof for these claims was ever found, and it is simply used a cheap stunt to make users believe that they are somehow doing good by using this malicious app. Keep in mind that all these promises are mere scam tactics and should never be trusted.

GreenAV can be downloaded from the website that promotes this rogue, or it might be installed automatically without user's permission thanks for software vulnerabilities present on the computer. However, after infection, the program immediately performs fake scan and floods system with many intrusive alerts about infections and other security or privacy issues.

Also it can decrease system's performance and hijack browsers. The worst part is that this program is an infection itself, but shows fake notices about infections like Spyware.IEMonster and similar. What is more, trial version is unable to remove all those infections, so user is advertised to purchase full copy in order to have a clean system.

Delete Green Antivirus 2009 quickly

Since this app is a rogue, it can inject several malicious files into your Windows computer, run processes upon computer boot, enable scheduled tasks, modify the Windows registry, and much more. In some cases, malware might even damage system files, later resulting in Windows crashing or malfunctioning in other ways. You can revert this damage with tools such as FortectIntego, so we highly recommend it.

However, before that, you should remove Green Antivirus 2009 from your system. Below you will find how to do that via the Control Panel, although this method is unlikely to succeed. If that is the case, use SpyHunterCombo Cleaner anti-malware instead; it will ensure that all the malicious files are deleted automatically.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows

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