System Antivirus 2008 Removal Instructions (SystemAntivirus2008)

September 26th, 2008 | by Alex |

System Antivirus 2008 Descriptions:

System Antivirus 2008 , or SystemAntivirus2008, also known as System Antivirus 2009, is yet another variant of the super annoying Antivirus 2008. System Antivirus 2008 is a counterfeit antispyware that devastates the computer users and misleading the world.  It is believed that System Antivirus 2008 is from the same family as Antivirus 2008, Antivirus XP 2008,  XP Antivirus or WinAntivirusPro. In short, System Antivirus 2008 is simply a fake software with intent to steal your money from your pocket. System Antivirus 2008 usually come up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. System Antivirus 2008 normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase System Antivirus 2008.

It is very critical to remove System Antivirus 2008 and all its components. To effectively remove System Antivirus 2008, we have created a manual removal instructions. Make sure you backup all important data before you proceed. Here are the things that you need to do in order to remove System Antivirus 2008.

Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility

Manual System Antivirus 2008 Removal Instructions:

Stop System Antivirus 2008 Processes:
(Learn how to do this)
sav.exe
SAV2008Setup[1].exe
SystemAntivirus2008.exe

Find and Delete these System Antivirus 2008:
(Learn how to do this)
sav.exe
sav.cpl
SAV2008Setup[1].exe
wininet.dll
shlwapi.dll
Uninstall System Antivirus 2008.lnk
System Antivirus 2008.lnk
SystemAntivirus2008.exe

Remove System Antivirus 2008 Registry Values:
(Learn how to do this)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Antivirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”Antivirus” = “%ProgramFiles%\System Antivirus 2008\Antvrs.exe”

Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility

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  1. 20 Responses to “System Antivirus 2008 Removal Instructions (SystemAntivirus2008)”

  2. By Seth on Jun 8, 2008 | Reply

    OK.. I followed your steps but still having the same problem after a reboot. Norton didn’t work. System Antivirus 2008 is still there. What’s next?

  3. By TheDude on Jun 8, 2008 | Reply

    We need to put the creators of this virus in jail. My computer is messed up and I could not start my fantasy baseball anymore.

  4. By mike on Jun 21, 2008 | Reply

    anyone have a username and password for spyhunter?

  5. By redspice on Sep 8, 2008 | Reply

    I downloaded Spyhunter but it wouldn’t let me remove any virus till I purchased Spyhunter, which I didn’t want to do. So, I deleted Spyhunter. I managed to get the System Antivirus 2008 removed from everywhere on my computer except the Control Panel. Every website I go to says ‘download our spy ware and get rid of System Antivirus 2008′ but then THEIR spyware clogs up my computer. I then have to delete them. I may have to reformat my whole computer to get rid of the bloody virus. I hate that.

  6. By Aaron on Sep 19, 2008 | Reply

    If the above steps are proving of no use, you are doing something wrong.

    Removing the physical files for SAV (in program files) and removing the corresponding registry items WILL do the trick. This is exactly what windows does when you go through ‘add/remove programs.’

    Afterwards, I ran a spyware utility to make sure there was nothing around that could possibly re-install this application upon reboot.

    I noticed that some of you were complaining about paying for spyhunter. I used ‘SpyBot: search and destroy.’ This software is actually free and, when used with the above steps, worked. It is also a fairly well-known reliable piece of software.

    One more thing, make sure you perform a backup of your registry before removing potential ’spyware’ on your system. One of the steps instructs you to remove the registry items underneath the ‘Antivirus’ folder. This is the registry item for your current anti-virus (kapersky/norton/whatever). Do not remove this item. Luckily, I exported my registry so I could replace that item once Kapersky (my anti-virus) stopped running.

    I had system anti-virus off of my computer permanently within 15 minutes.

  7. By System Antivirus 2008 on Sep 19, 2008 | Reply

    I got a horrendous story on System Antivirus 2008. My 1-month-old computer came to a complete halt after it’s infected. Now I borrow my parents’ laptop and looking for ways to get rid of this. I can’t find System Antivirus 2008 in Add/Remove Programs. :(

  8. By Jarry on Sep 22, 2008 | Reply

    My friend adviced me to format and reinstall XP. He said System Antivirus 2008 can come back anytime if it’s not removed completely. Should I take his advice? I am not feeling comfortable doing the manual removal instructions myself. I ain’t no geek.

  9. By kannan from tamilnadu on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

    worst sw in 2008

  10. By maheshwaran on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

    my system and time very very waste

  11. By ram on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

    ennaya software idhu nallave illa

  12. By Jessica on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

    Guess what? I tried to find a song and next thing I found out is that I got hit with a mass of popups which included this nasty System Antivirus 2008. Gosh.

  13. By Kim on Sep 25, 2008 | Reply

    help… i have a windows XP system whereby my lovely other half downloaded spyhunter. We’ve not used the PC since last year (07) and cant even connect to the internet… help

  14. By John on Sep 27, 2008 | Reply

    System Antivirus 2008 stays on my computer no matter what I have tried. I spent exactly 4 hrs trying to follow your instructions but no avail. Some of the terms are too difficult to me. I am a business major so it’s understandable. Can anybody tell me how to pinpoint the files? I have read a lot of comments stating that the filenames might be different. Help me please.

  15. By Helpless on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply

    I am so helpless. System Antivirus 2008 is so distracted. I hope the people who puts this in my laptop can be put in jail for the problems they create.

  16. By buffalo on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply

    Absolutely disgusted with system antivirus 2008. Out of memory and cpu usage as I run ie. sucka~!!

  17. By lgd on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply

    Does anyone know why the gov’t doesn’t go after these clowns? If they broke into your house and put a rock through your monitor, they would be arrested. Isn’t there some sort of electronic “destruction of property” law?

  18. By steve on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply

    damn SAV2008, took over my pc, wouldnt allow access to control panel or folders, i had to right click “start”, go “explore”, find the TWO folders and slowly delete the files, then downloaded spyhunter, slowly getting pc back to where it was.

  19. By noname on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply

    What is the difference between system antivirus 2008 and antivirus 2008? I have the latter.

  20. By D.K. on Oct 6, 2008 | Reply

    System Antivirus 2008 is worst of the worst. No trace of installation files. I have tried everything from my computer science class but no avail. System Antivirus 2008 seems to take out the restored files as well.

  21. By greg on Dec 25, 2008 | Reply

    Here’s how I got rid of 2008 System Antivirus (SAV)!

    My PC was affected by slow performance and had repeated attempts to install 2008 System Antivirus (SAV)!

    I had 2007 Norten Internet Security (NIS) for protection but it had not protected me from 2008 SAV.

    I googled “2008 System Antivirus” and read how the PCs were affected. It was clear by reading other people’s post that 2008 SAV affected PC’s differently.

    I didn’t want to take the manual approach of deleting / editing values in the registry. I didn’t want to buy anything.

    My approach was to search on “SAV”. I found a folder “SAV” in Programs Files (I’m not sure of the exact file name) and deleted it there and in the recycle bin. I now was able to use my PC, but I stilled needed to run antivirus scans.

    I the googled for the free “windows live OneCare safety scanner” and ran the Protection antivirus scans and it deleted some 2008 SAV virus plus other viruses.

    Since I had been using 2007 NIS, I had at one point received an offer from Symantec to upgrade to 2009 NIS for free. I had deleted the offer from the system tray in the taskbar. I called Symantec and asked them to re-send the offer. The Tech took control of my PC and installed 2009 NIS free of charge. I ran 2009 NIS antivirus scan and deleted some more viruses. 2009 NIS performs well and checks for updates frequently.

    I ran “windows live OneCare safety scanner” Full Service Scan which includes the Tune Up.

    My PC was virus free at this point, but my Internet Explorer (IE) was damaged. The add on’s were damaged and every time I used IE I got an error message. I could not get rid of the error message so what I did was create a new user account and copy my files from the old user account to the new user account (which took about 2 hours). I then deleted the old user account (which took about 30 minutes) and my PC was whole again. I noticed when I did a defrag on the device the first 33 MB where the old user account was in the beginning of the drive is no longer there. Then the new user account begins.

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