Antivirus Center is a clone of Antimalware Tool, Internet Protection and several other fake security clients. This Antivirus Center removal guide walks you through manually removing the Antivirus Center virus. Be sure to read the whole guide before starting.
What is Antivirus Center?
Antivirus Centers is your run of the mill rogue security client. It will often times not do any file damge on your computer but does block programs from running and shows salse scan messages to trick and scare the user into making a purchase of the security client.
How Did I get infected with Antivirus Center?
There are dozens of ways that fake security software programs like Antivirus Center can enter your computer. In most cases those with a paid antivirus client such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus or Spyware Doctor with Antivirus will not be infected because those clients are well known to block these kinds of rogues. It's very common for users to be tricked into install these programs. The file may pretend to be a video update or program update. In some cases users were infected with a trojan virus that then went out and downloaded Antivirus Center onto their computer.
Even with the best antivirus client in the world a person may still find them selves a victim of a scam like Antivirus Center. Nothing can stop all threats all the time. That is why it's important to only download and install programs from trusted sources.
What is Antivirus Center Doing to My Computer Right Now?
The scan results found by this bogus security client are all fake. Below are some of the fake warnings a user may see.
"Antivirus Center Your system has come under attack of harmful software. Click here to deactivate it."
"Antivirus Center External software tries to control variety of your system files. This may lead to breaking of some data in your system. Click here to protect remote access to your PC & delete these programs."
"Antivirus Center Firewall Alert Warning Keylogger activity detected! Your account in social network is under attack. Click here to block unauthorized modification by removing threats (Recommended"
Besides being a constant bother this client will also most likely block most programs from running. Items like System Restore and the task manager and normally blocked from running. A users browser settings may be highjacked as well. While this virus does not steal bank information or passwords, it's still best not to try and use such services till you have removed Antivirus Center from your computer
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What Do I Do To Remove Antivirus Center?
You need to remove Antivirus Center as soon as you can. Follow the below manual guide to learn the exact steps needed to remove Antivirus Center and fully delete this virus from your computer. We also recommend you run a full scan using Spyware Doctor with Antivirus once you are done following the manual guide to ensure you have no other infections on the computer.
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Antivirus Center Manual Removal Procedures
The first step you must take in order to remove Antivirus Center is to stop the following process. Watch the video for guidance.
- [random].exe ( Example is eAaEmPkGdEd01804.exe ) Your file trace will be named different.
To Stop this process you can
A. Browse to the file location shown below and re-name the file first and then restart your computer. Then browse to that file location again and delete the file.
B. Boot into Safe Mode and delete the file
C: Use this process explorer tool http://www.removevirus.org/process-killing-software-654 to find the location of the file and re-name it then delete after re-boot.
D: Log-into another users account and see if you can delete the file.
E: Start the Task Manager the very second you login and terminate the process that way.
The next step in Antivirus Center removal is to delete the following file:
Windows XP:
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[random]\[random].exe
- New Path C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Local Settings\Application Data
Windows Vista/7:
- C:\ProgramData\[random characters ]\[random characters].exe
- New Path C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Local
- New Path C:\ProgramData\[random characters]\[random characters].exe (Please NOTE ProgramData is a hidden folder
Once you have deleted the above executable, Antivirus Center will no longer be running. At this time you need to run a full virus scan. RUN THE SCAN!. We recommend wither Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. You need to ensure no other viruses are on your computer. So many people skip this very simple step. Take an extra few mintues and ensure you have all the viruses removed.
If you find this threat too hard to remove yourself and need an expert we recommend www.pcninja.com . They charge far less than others and are great at what they do.
Antivirus Center Registry Removal Procedures
Once you have deleted the above Antivirus Center file trace you will also want to remove the infected registry item. This is not a requirement as you already deleted the main executable.:
- KEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce "[random]"
You should now run a full security scan to ensure no other threats are installed on your computer. We recommend you download a copy of Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.
Antivirus Center Directories:
XP
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\[random]
- New Path C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Local Settings\Application Data
Windows 7 / Windows Vista
- C:\ProgramData\[random characters ]\[random characters].exe
- New Path C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Local
- C:\ProgramData\[random characters]\
Conclusion
It is not recommended for inexperienced users to attempt to delete Antivirus Center manually, as any mistake made during removal could result in your system getting damaged. Therefore, inexperienced users are advised to use a web-based repair service such as www.pcninja.com or legitimate antivirus software such as Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.
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