Cant remove program

[pillar]

I was really stupid to allow a virus onto my computer, either that or a really strong spyware program. Ive tried all possible solutions to my knowledge, but no solution. This is what happened, I wanted to try & get Trials 2 w/ a keygen (the keygen was the really stupid part). The site that supposedly had the keygen said it was 100% scanned by antivirus (should have stopped right there, cause it didnt say which antivirus program, so it led me to believe it was which was a stupid mistake). Anyways, ive tried going thru add/remove programs, still there. Ive tried deleting the program from the folder it was installed in under program files, it wont remove itself. This is the 2nd time ive tried restarting & it wont be ridden from my machine. This virus/spyware decided to delete my audio driver (thankfully i recently searched up the driver in firefox, so it had remembered where to go 4 the driver, which i reinstalled). If there is anything anyone can think of, I would be very appreciative. Oh, 1 more thing, the name of the program im trying to get rid of is Microsoft's Antivirus XP 2008 (which the virus/spyware automatically installed w/o my permission).

 

[Autoaim]

Spybot search and destroy and trojan remover work good, try them.

 

[Beta]

try:

http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/Parasite/Antivirus2009

of course replace 2009 with 2008

 

[pillar]

I shouldve added that I ran ad-aware, spybot, & mcafee, but its still there.

 

[Beta]

have you tried the method i posted?

 

[Existence.]

Yup, Spybot Search and Destroy would be your best bet.
If not, try Ad Aware.
If both those don't work, I'd reccomend getting NOD32, and deleting your current antivirus.

If all else fails, do a system restore.

 

[Blue Stealth]

programs

Ok I have found that you can never get rid of spyware with only one program. I used a combination of the following software for my computer recovering needs:

Spybot Search and Destroy
Windows Defender
AVG 8.0
Panda Antivirus+Firewall(have to pay for it if you get the internet security)
SuperAntiSpyware
Spyware Doctor(have to pay for it)

It does not look like you have tried superantispyware. You might give that a go it has found stuff for me that none of my other programs have found. All these programs could be useless if you dont have thedefinitions so make sure you have them.

Good luck

-Blue Stealth

 

[Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.]

Download the free trial of Panda antivirus and firewall, when you install it click custom and have it scan your HD as well as your system right off the bat. No commitment, you can reinstall your antivirus afterward.

 

[pillar]

ok update; superantispyware program running (will update you guys on that), panda site having issue with activescan 2.0 so ill wait on that.

also to beta, i dont want antivirus xp 2008 or 2009, i want it removed. did you not read the part that i typed? i said it was installed WITHOUT my permission (in other words it was put onto my hardware without me being able to say no to it).

 

[pillar]

blue stealth, u r da bomb dood!! superantispyware found it, now its a ? of if it can help to remove the stupid thing so my machine can go back to running better.

 

[Beta]

.... dude read DOWN the page i linked you too, http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/Parasite/Antivirus2009#Install_a_good_anti-spyware_software

 

[Blue Stealth]

I suggest that after it finds it remove it, restart your computer and run all your anti spyware programs again(windows defender,superantispyware, and spybot) by the way on spybot if you have not already done so click on the immunize tab and run the darn thing until it says you are totally protected.

ill be right here if you have questions

Good Luck

 

[Insurge]

Get some good AVs too like NOD32.

 

[Blue Stealth]

AVG should be enough. Even though its free its one helluva god antivirus program. That combined with panda is like GG.

 

[pillar]

ok an update; accordin 2 spybot, im 100% immunized. also i finally did a scan run w/ panda activescan which said that my mcafee program is up2date, but is disabled (which i cant understand why it would be). any suggestions? also the antivirus xp program is still on my computer, any xtra ideas on how 2 get it removed (ive tried deleted each of the files in the folder, but they wont budge)?

 

[Beta]

try doing this

Remove Antivirus 2009 manually
Another method to remove Antivirus 2009 is to manually delete Antivirus 2009 files in your system. Detect and remove the following Antivirus 2009 files:

Processes

av2009.exe
Antivirus2009.exe
AV2009Install.exe
av2009[1].exe
Other Files

%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009
Antivirus 2009.lnk
Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk
Registry Keys

Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\Antivirus 2009

 

[Insurge]

Run Hijackthis! and remove the processes that are from the program:

http://majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

Also you can try running NOD32 online scanner and see if it detects anything

http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

 

[pillar]

try doing this

Remove Antivirus 2009 manually
Another method to remove Antivirus 2009 is to manually delete Antivirus 2009 files in your system. Detect and remove the following Antivirus 2009 files:

Processes

av2009.exe
Antivirus2009.exe
AV2009Install.exe
av2009[1].exe
Other Files

%ProgramFiles%\Antivirus 2009
Antivirus 2009.lnk
Uninstall Antivirus 2009.lnk
Registry Keys

Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\Antivirus 2009

**EDIT** now since restarting the 2nd time, the antivirus program is officially out of my hard drive (thank god).

 

[Beta]

good work man