Antivirus 8

23 September 2010 Rogue 0 Comment

Antivirus 8 was created to be a protection against malicious software as per their slogan on its user interface. It can easily deceive users and won’t suspect that Antivirus 8 is a rogue program in reality. With the way it was being propagated, no question that it was indeed created to scam Internet users. This software will be installed on computers without users consent. A drive-by-download technique is employed on its own web sites, meaning users who visited the site will have Antivirus 8 automatically installed on their machine without being detected by an installed anti-virus programs.

Once it penetrated the computer, continuous flooding of warning messages stating that computer is infected will be observed. Antivirus 8 also performs virus scan every time Windows is started. This can be carried out when it has already modifies registry and created its own start-up items. An advise to get the full time protection will be prompt timely just when you are about to remove detected threats. To get rid of any hazards on the computer, remove Antivirus 8 first. Use a legitimate and efficient anti-malware program to eliminate all of its related files and registry values.

Antivirus 8 Screen Shot:

Alias: Antivirus8

Damage Level: Medium

Systems Affected: Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Antivirus 8 Removal Procedures

Antivirus 8 Removal Tool:
In order to completely remove the threat, click here to download and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Sometimes, Trojans will block the downloading and installation of MBAM. If this happens, download it from a clean computer and rename the executable file before executing on the infected machine.

Scan with Norton Power Eraser:
A free removal tool from Norton Antivirus was developed to remove unfamiliar threats without using the traditional AV signatures. Download the tool from this location and start scanning the computer for viruses.