WinAntiVirus2008 (Win Antivirus 2008) Removal Instructions

By gmclaren on Apr 16, 2007 | Reply

hello

By Tim on Apr 18, 2007 | Reply

If you are getting system alert popup about WinAntiVirus Pro 2007 after removing all the files above, try to find and delete these two dll:
yayyvsp.dll
awvtr.dll

By Kerri on May 22, 2007 | Reply

My computer is completely locked up and I cannot perform any of these mentioned tasks in order to remove the Win Anti-Virus Pro 2007. Do you have any other suggestions? Please help!

By Brian on May 22, 2007 | Reply

Kerri, have you tried to do it in Safe Mode?

By kakiller on May 23, 2007 | Reply

BLARGH this thing came out of no where >_

By Tara on May 29, 2007 | Reply

Brian, how do you do it in safe mode because I’m having the same problem as Kerri?

By Manny on May 29, 2007 | Reply

there is another process name it hides itself under I just stopped it from running and it was something under minnst.exe or something like that.

By Adrian on May 29, 2007 | Reply

This Anti virus just started itself on my computer and i cannot shut perform any other task…. How can i remove this virus without the computer freezing ?

By Christopher on May 30, 2007 | Reply

To start your system in safe mode:
Shut down the computer completely.
Power on
Press F8 key repeatedly. If you get a keyboard error, restart your system and do this again.
This will take you to a screen with many options such as (Normal, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking). Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking and press enter.
You will recieve an alert saying that you are starting your computer in Safe Mode and a long paragraph explaining what Safe Mode is.

A brief explanation of what is happening here:
Safe Mode is a means of starting your computer with the bare minimum of processes and applications running. This mode of operation will keep the WinAntiVirus programs from loading, therefore, you will not see most if any of the processes listed. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD SKIP THE PROCESS STEP. Be sure to diligently scroll through the running processes to make sure that there aren’t any that have executed. Then continue to remove the registry keys, programs, and .dll files.
Most programs will not install in Safe Mode, so you will not be able to install the tool listed above. If you are unsure about editing the registry, use Safe Mode to download and save the SpyHunter program to your computer. Boot into your normal mode and install it, then shut your computer down and run the program in safe mode. It may seem tedious, but sometimes it’s necessary.

Hope this helps.

By Vicky shedy on May 31, 2007 | Reply

Does anyone know where to find these registry values mentioned above?

By Kevin Lewis on Jun 1, 2007 | Reply

Two more files to add to the list, both found in C:\Windows\System32:

fcyxx.dll
gebxyax.dll

By Danny on Jun 2, 2007 | Reply

Hello,

I’m following the instructions but can’t seem to find any of the files mentioned. Am i missing something here?

By Loren on Jun 4, 2007 | Reply

i had gotten the anti virus windows pro 2007 i payed $52.90 i guess we all get played a fool once in our lives. so do not buy into there scam. thankyou

By Minnie on Jun 8, 2007 | Reply

hmm for some reason i cant find the rtasks or rtasks.exe when i search for them. Does that mean they’re not there or that they’re hidden under some other name?

By Equity on Jun 9, 2007 | Reply

I always receive the winpyware and trojan alert. My Home paged has being blocked. i dont know what to do. Have followed all the process stated above and still can not solve the problem. It has even prevent me from opening my mail box.

Equity

By Minnie on Jun 9, 2007 | Reply

srry another question- when i looked for Reinstall or Uninstall WinAntiVirus Pro 2007, the search results came up with over 2000… Am i supposed to delete all of them…? soem of them didnt look at all related to winantivirus

By professormp3 on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply

does the paid version of winantivirus pro work? I got it running on my computer and it works ok. that is its stopping viruses etc.. i uninstalled it many times and reinstsalled it with no problems. Can you shed some light here please. Thanks

By Chonda on Jun 26, 2007 | Reply

I have just found 29 more to add to your list for this fake WinAntivirus Pro 2007.

asmngr.dll
fopnl.dll
IEFWBHO.dll
Scnkrnl.dll
settings.dll
sqlite3.dll
WAV6COM.dll
winpgi.dll

BORLNDMM.dll
SCANADWR.dll
SCANBCDR.dll
SCANLDR.DLL
SCANDOS1.dll
SCANEMUL.dll
SCANFUNC.dll
SCANMCRL.dll
SCANOTHR.dll
SCANSCR.dll
SCANTOOL.dll
SCANTROJ.dll
SCANWIN1.dll
UNACPU.dll
UNADBX.dll
unamscan.dll
UNMIME.dll
UNPACK.dll
UNPACKS.dll
UNPACKS2.dll
UNPEPACK.dll

I hope that this will help you all out in this ungodly time, man I am beginning to really hate my PC. Good Luck all.

By Kurt on Jul 2, 2007 | Reply

I also was duped into purchasing the program and in trying to remove files in safe mode my computer locked up. Now when I try to start in safe mode I get to “multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT\System32\Drivers\agp440.sys.” and it just stays there and will not go any further. How do I get past that point to get safe mode started? I am running Windows 2000 and realize this is for XP but the WinAntiVirus Pro 2007 was relevant. Just hoping someone can shed some light. Thanks.

By Jon on Jul 16, 2007 | Reply

does anyone know of a good (and FREE) program that can get rid of this? I do not want to have to pay for spy hunter or spyware doctor etc… Thanks in advance

By Maki on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply

I have never tried to edit registry by myself, but I would like to try to remove WinAntivirus Pro 2007. Is someone know any site to teach how to do it step by step?

Thank you

By Rishi on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply

I had this winantivirus in my home pc and deteched 41 threats file so i quickly paid the subs and started to download the software. The next day I receive a email from my friend from Aust. I asked him about the winantivirus, he response immeadiately to my email and asked me to uninstall from my PC as soon as possible.

By Maki on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply

Rishi,

I would like to know how did you uninstall the software? Mine locates in control panel and I do not know how to remove the program from my pc.

By ilcielo on Jul 21, 2007 | Reply

hello, i seem to be infected by this virus too! It does not even permit me to run Adaware program this is driving me crazy. When I run Adaware, I receive an error message saying things like “c000021 fatal system error” and the computer shuts down! I hate my computer and this damn winantivirus thing that pops up all the time.

i found a temporary relief. as long as i dont use internet explorer window or msn messenger or windows live messenger, nothing happens. I am using mozzilla browser these days and i receive no pop-ups.

I think this winantiviru pro 2007 thing got into my computer through windows live messenger.

By raven on Jul 23, 2007 | Reply

i don´t think i have the program but i get a lot of annoyng pop ups from this thing and it opens up IE by itself(i use firefox)trying to get me to buy it or download it. is it harming my computer seriously yet?

By Carlo on Jul 28, 2007 | Reply

After i had some virus problems, i get these pop-ups too in Internet Explorer, i’m still finding a cure.
My Ad-aware SE version also gave blue screens. I de-installed it and installed Ad-aware 2007 (Free version). This works fine. Further Spybot-Search and Destroy and Windows defender do not find anything about WinAntivirus Pro 2007. Updated windows XP (sp2) with all security packs, but no cure yet.

By Matt Fisher on Aug 3, 2007 | Reply

I think you guys should probably reformat your computers if you have not been able to fix the issues. Before you do this make absolutely certain you have all your important documents backed up by burning them on to a CD/DVD or putting them on a USB drive, as when you reformat you will lose everything on your C:\ drive.

o do it, just follow these directions:

right at your very first boot screen (before the windows XP load screen…should say “DELL” or “IBM” or perhaps the motherboard company) it should say somewhere “hit F2/del/F10″ or some such key to enter SETUP. Hit this stated key (usually F2, F5 or DEL) before the windows boot screen comes on, this should bring you to your BIOS/CMOS menu. In this menu, go through all the options until you find something called BOOT SEQUENCE (usually in ADVANCED SETTINGS or BASIC SETTINGS), and when you find it, use the /- and up/down/enter keys to make the boot sequence as follows:

#1 CD-Rom or DVD-ROM (whichever you own)
#2 Hard Disk 1 or IDE01 (they usually mean the same thing)

once this is complete, exit and save the settings, and the system should begin to reboot. You should now insert either your recovery CD or the official Windows XP CD (whichever came with your computer) and restart your computer once more. The computer should boot from this CD and you will be able to follow the directions it gives you from here to complete the reformat. However, do not choose to “recover” your old windows as this will not fix these virus/spyware issues. If you need any help please feel free to e-mail me at the address phish335 at hotmail dot com (at=@,dot=., this was done to prevent spam)

By Staffsarge on Aug 5, 2007 | Reply

This seems to be quite a large problem. Is there anywhere we can go, or something we can do to help people not get the adware? Signing petitions or something? Just something to help shut these bums down?

By Tonya on Aug 6, 2007 | Reply

This is insane, I have been fighting a losing battle for the past 5 days. What can I do? I can’t find the files, I am not the most comp savvy person. Is there a program I can buy that will wipe this out. I am willing to do anything at this point aside from throwing my PC out the window (which I was very close to doing before I found out that there was more then just me battling this issue). TIA ~ Tonya

By Kurtis Mullins on Aug 10, 2007 | Reply

My aunt was duped by this malware into purchasing the software, but of course she bought the $80 version which includes drivescanner. After about 8 hours of work, between trying to save her data and then I ended up with a messed up master boot record so I had to use a bunch of different peices of software to try to format the hd and use her compaq restore software (which sucks by the way). I found that the only program I could use to reformat the drive was a low-level disk utility known as fdisk. You can get this on ultimatebootdisc.com or just use a dos-compatible startup disk. I am very interested in getting her money back for her as she was conned and scammed into buying this peice of software. Also note that they now have her banking information as well as passwords since it’s a backdoor trojan. Who knows what furthur damages can be done. If you have this peice of malware, reformat immediately. It spreads like cancer and there’s almost no getting rid of it. If anyone has any information on getting my aunt’s money back, please let me know. The web site of that software says they have a 30-day money back guarantee…. Email me if you have furthur information or any questions kurtis dot mullins at my dot sinclair dot edu.

By Jess on Aug 14, 2007 | Reply

This winantivirus thing has taken away my abilities as comp admin. I can’t access the control panel. Can anyone help? Thanks

By Bruce on Aug 17, 2007 | Reply

The winantivrus has taken several admin rights away. I no longer have access to the control panel, properties under my computer, and the regedit function. I loaded Avast and ran it in boot mode, and it deleted a number of files, but the popups are still occurring, and I still do not have admin access. Does anyone have any ideas what to do next? I can attempt reformatting, but I have only done this once before, so I think of that as a last resort.

Thanks!

By Sheana on Aug 18, 2007 | Reply

I have spent the past 12 hours on the phone with pc safety, microsoft, norton, most of them 3 times….i have allowed them access to my computer by sharing, they too have not been able to fix the problem, I to do not have admin rights anymore, think it happened 5 days ago. I will be restoring my pc in the morning, have burned all important files to disc, I dread the time i will spend reloading all my software. Norton promised to get rid of the virus for $100 but only a 5% guar. they would be able to get my rights back to admin controls….. I will do it myself by going back to factory installed…

Good luck to all

By Young on Aug 20, 2007 | Reply

I found 2 value from the registry listed above but can’t find any files recommend to delete from the list above, anyway i has block the site and its related sites from IE.

the site blocked is
*replace [dot] with a (.)(i do this to prevent someone click on the autogenerate links by mistake)

winantivirus[dot]com
www[dot]errorsafe[dot]com
www[dot]malwareremover[dot]com
www[dot]systemdoctor[dot]com

im not sure this can cure problem, at least it’s block the site from access to my system.

By Tony Dugan on Aug 20, 2007 | Reply

what about spyhunter is that safe to download and will it work against spy doctor pop ups, win anti viruns pro 2007 pop ups and that vundo trojan thats causing it all?
i mean they made mput in my email just to post is do they really need that?

By Tony on Aug 20, 2007 | Reply

This problem is getting out of hand! i fist found a trojan named vundo on spybot. I selected fix and remove problem ,but i said i cannot remove problem because vundo is still running in the memory. It then said to try again on reboot, but again it failed. this memory problem has occured on every program i use to try and delete it. how can i stop the memory process, and stop this problem?

By Tony on Aug 20, 2007 | Reply

This problem is getting out of hand! i fist found a trojan named vundo on spybot. I selected fix and remove problem ,but i said i cannot remove problem because vundo is still running in the memory. It then said to try again on reboot, but again it failed. this memory problem has occured on every program i use to try and delete it. how can i stop the memory process, and stop this problem?

vundo has caused these annoying and sad pop ups for win antivirus pro 2007

By SunSilver on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply

Today I turned my PC on and these WinAntivirus pop ups are suddenly everywhere! They won’t go away!! We use Avast and so the first time I got the pop up, I thought it was Avast, so I clicked “yes, pls stop the computer from illegialy copying files and fix the problem”….Then Avast blasts this siren at me and tells me a trojan has been detected and to cancel download or something to make it stop. But now I’ve got constant popups and this annoying warning symbol in my notification corner. I’m hoping that we can work through the instructions above and get all the files… we just got this PC! But you are all right, this is certainly out of hand. I use Firefox, but the other user chooses IE… is that what’s its coming in through? If you have any recommendations or information, please please PLEASE email me. I would be greatly appreciative, b/c it just started today and I am hoping I can get rid of it before it embeds too deeply. I was surprised to see all of you writing about it, it looks like a huge problem and none of us should have to put up with this. My sympathies to all ~~ (
SunSilver
SunSilver2681-at-YAHOO-dot-com

By dm on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply

I just downloaded SuperAntiSpyware and restored my computer to a date previous to having the virus. All is good now and no more pop ups To restore your computer click on your start button, select run and then type in msconfig. select Launch system restore.
All good

By Jager on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply

I think I’ve gotten an evolved version of this or something, because it locks me out of registry edit, task manager, and the control panel. It says they have been disabled by my administrator. Seeing as how this is my home computer, and I’m the only one who uses it, I think its more likely that the Win Antivirus did this, since the first time I was unable to access the things listed above was about 2 minutes after Win Antivirus showed up. Any ideas?

By Eileen on Aug 24, 2007 | Reply

I have been wrestling with winantivirus for 3 days now. I finally got contol panel back by using spybot scan and remove. I also used adaware and removed some more “stuff”. Finally after purchasing spyware doctor and running that. EZ virus protection did not pick up any of this. I also believe I got this through windows messenger. Not totally sure all is well but I have all my controls, etc. back and speed as well. We’ll see-tomorrow’s another day

By Hate NastyWinAV on Aug 24, 2007 | Reply

I haven’t solved the whole thing yet, but I have stopped most of the annoying pop-ups. Just one left, and only on start-up. Have disconnected that PC from Internet though.

First, disconnect from Internet to reduce likelyhood of re-infection part way through process

Edit the registry
Look at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

WinAVX
Contents show as ‘C:\WINDOWS\system32\WinAvXX.exe’

Delete the value (highlight WinAVX and press the delete button).

NastyWinAV creates polices that prevent Control Panel and Windows Update working.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoControlPanel
Contents show as ‘1′
NoWindowsUpdate
Contents show as ‘1′

Delete each value (highlight NoControlPanel and press the delete button). When you exit Regedit, you will find you can get to the Control Panel again.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\autorun.exe
Contents show as ‘AntiVirus 2007 Pro’
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourLoginName%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\system.exe
Contents show as ‘AntiVirus 2007 Pro’
C:\WINDOWS\system32\printer.exe
Contents show as ‘AntiVirus 2007 Pro’
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WinAvXX.exe
Contents show as ‘AntiVirus 2007 Pro’

I don’t think these actually do anything.

NastyWinAV does some sort of system restore point so be careful if you try to do a system restore, and go back beyond the point NastyWinAV arrived!

NastyWinAV’s key files all get mentioned in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
Printer.exe et al.

NastyWinAV replaces C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS with one of its own which prevents lots of antivirus and firewall programs from being able to connect to their update points – and may prevent you using their web sites. Ideally, replace it with your own backup copy, or a fresh copy from somewhere. If all else fails, use notepad to create an empty HOSTS file in the \ETC, and then put in a single line saying

127.0.0.1 localhost

Hope this helps

By Mark G on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply

Thanks alot Hate NastyWinAV!!

so far everything is working great except my desktop..i have an active desktop so my picture went away and when i right click on properties for my desktop i still get that annoying Restriction pop up! AHHHH please help i dont liek the plain white backround with writing lol.

edit: i still ahve a pop up from the bottom right hand corner!! the You computer is infected! one, with the red X

By LT on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply

i can’t access regedit, control panel, and the “properties” of various things….anyone got any ideas? i removed winantivirus but i still don’t have access to these controls. help plz

By Becky on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply

Ok, I acquired this wonderful virus (WinAntivirus Pro 2007)or diseaster or whatever it would be called yesterday and I spent most of last night trying to get rid of it by following all the hints listed on this website and I am still running into the adminisitration problem. I visited the spyhunter website and did their free scan and it showed (before I deleted all I could find) WinAV pro 2007 and WinAV pro 2006. On my own I have not been able to find anything stating WinAV Pro 2006. Any suggestions? Should I buy spyhunter, will it remove all the damaged files, etc? I can at least use my computer now but trying to make any program changes or anything having to do with “admin” I get this message “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.” Can anyone help me further or tell me if spyhunter will correct this problem?

By Jerry Balderas on Sep 7, 2007 | Reply

I tried using the FREE version of AVAST but that still didn’t work. I’m using the trial version of Bit defender right now to get rid of it.

THE FILES LISTED ON TOP ARE RANDOM GENERATIONS. The reason all of you guys are finding files that are not on the list is because some of the dll’s are randomly generated. As much as I hate this program, the programmers of this thing did a pretty good job of ANNOYING THE CRAP OUT OF YOU by keeping this dumb thing alive on your computer.

For instance, these guys put in extra .dll files that will stop other antivirus software from running! They even put in an extra internet exlorer (add on) that prevents you from searching on google.com, altavista.com, and ask.com for ways to remove it. I’m assuming this scam is so successful that they have been able to hire good programmers to find ways to outsmart the user.

By Spider on Sep 9, 2007 | Reply

Hey Guys and Gals
I had this crap pop up yesterday and we have solved the problem by reinstalling a restore disk which we made when we purchased our laptop. We had to go into safe mode to do it but we went back 4 days ago and guess what bob is your uncle. It worked no more nasty wincrap no antivirus pro 2007. If you are fortunate enough to have a restore disk sweet.

By John Stanger on Sep 10, 2007 | Reply

Its a bit of a problem.

Thanks for the info, will try to remove files. Have spent las 24 hours tracking the fiend down with no success. Will try Spybot next.

By vipin on Sep 11, 2007 | Reply

hi
i use office laptop. when i connect @ home thru’ my network, there is no problem. But at office, whenever i try to open IE – it says finding website – nameservicedirect.com and never succeed connecting to Internet. Is this a type of Spyware. How can i get rid of this. I donot have administrator rights.

By Jayce on Sep 14, 2007 | Reply

Hi,

I think I have decided to take the easy way out and reformat my pc, but before that I need to ask if it is true that if I reformat, only my C drive will be wiped out? That means if I were to transfer all my important data to D drive after I reformat all my data will still be there in D drive?

By Steve on Sep 27, 2007 | Reply

Does anyone know how companies like this can be prosecuted for the money and damages they cause people.
Looking at this list of people who have this problem (and this is just the tip of the iceberg) laws should be passed and inforced against CRIMES like this! These people need to be held accountable! If anyone knows of any agency that deals with this kind of problem, PLEASE let me know.
Thanks Steve

By alassan on Oct 3, 2007 | Reply

please remove system alart from my pc.

By Techguy on Oct 11, 2007 | Reply

Anyone know where I can get a copy of WinAntiVirusPro2007?
I know its an infection,I want to infect a dummy machine so that I can find the actual process for removal.. Thanks..

By wes on Feb 13, 2008 | Reply

I have Win Antivirus pro 2007. I haven’t had any problems with my computer. Everthing that i have been reading say that it is no good. Th e thing that makes me upset is that i paid for this service. If there is anything that i can give you to help send me a E-mail.

By TOM on May 25, 2008 | Reply

THIS “ANTIVIRUS” HAS WIPED OUT MY COMPUTER I WOULD LIKE
TO SMACK THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS. I CAN NOT EVEN REBOOT
MY COMPUTER NOW

By Caleb on Jun 1, 2008 | Reply

I just got the WinAntiVirus Pro, on my computer. If anyone has any idea how to delete it, please, help…

By Pete on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply

Darn! I got this WinantivirusPro. It’s not going away no matter what I tried.

By Kristine A on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply

Help! My computer is infected with WinAntiviruspro and LiveAntispy and all of these popups. It is a disaster. Short of dumping my hard drive, could someone give me simple instructions on what do to? I understand just enough of the computer to be dangerous! Thank you to anyone who can help.

By tina on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply

please help me i was also stupid….does anyone know how to get your money back????

By tina on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply

yes please as Steve says, I am willing to take this to court. I attempted to get off the site and was exited browser and was charged another $70 for tweak ram and perf optimizer what ever that is?? The infect us with a virus then the scam us into buying product then they illigal take mre money,something should be done! then after installing the $50 software still getting pop ups that computer s infected and windows has detected spyware infection…and directing to buy spyware. Lets all get a petition together and due these lousy ******** that are getting rich off us.

By R J Solomon on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply

Me Too!
What to do?

By G Cox on Jun 7, 2008 | Reply

I am having the same problem with Winantivirus. I can’t remove it. It’s driving me crazy. Someone help!!!

By Art Vandelay on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply

If i found out who makes this crap i wpuld put a bullet in their head for f***ing up my computer!

By TK on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply

Art, we all have the same feeling. As far as I know, these b*stards who created this spyware are not from U.S.. I doubt we can ever find them!

By Peter K. Breit on Jun 14, 2008 | Reply

This is maddening! Nearly two hours spent scanning, only to be told I must purchase the program in order to have the viruses deleted. Fairness would mean warning me in advance not to bother with the scan. This is unfair but perhaps the way it is done wherever this program, with its misspellings throughout, is designed.

By Millie on Jul 27, 2008 | Reply

If you are not infected but are still having pop-ups and you have xp click on start,go to run, type in msconfig, go to start-up tab, find win antivi and un-check the program and re start your computer. That will take care of the pop-ups!!! Good Luck.

By Melissa on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply

I was conned into thinking it was real and i bought it and freaking cancelled my credit card in case something happened. i called my computer company and managed to change the date back to the wednesday of last week. but i’m scared cuz i think it might still be in my comp. how do i check to see if it is there?

By ben on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply

Holy crap what a nightmare, I can’t believe I paid 50 bucks for that stupid program. .I swore I would never do that!

By Wayno on Aug 22, 2008 | Reply

Guys,

I’ve been in IT for 5 years now and have seen many malware varieties. Please do not pay ANOTHER 3rd party in order to remove this. It only fuels the problem and is never 100% guaranteed to work. This stuff is very dynamic and can “morph” to avoid detection/removal. They also tend to be “self-repairing” in that if you successfully remove pieces of it – the remaining pieces can fill-in the blanks.

Trust me when I say its always better to just chock this up as a learning experience and reformat. If you really value your data you can back it up first, but there is always the chance you could inadvertently backup the infection only to later restore it. Keep in mind you will need to reinstall any programs that you added to the system after your bought it. For those who didn’t keep or can’t find the restore CD’s that originally shipped with the machines you get a 2nd learning experience.

As far as pursuing them legally I wouldn’t hold my breath there. I’m sure the company behind this is outside the country – i.e. – outside the U.S.’s jurisdiction …. and there is no world court that I know of. The closest we’ve come to that is the U.N. and they can’t agree on what day of the week it is. Your best bet here is to contact your credit card company and ask to dispute the charge. Explain to them what happened and remember they are on your side here. If you reverse the charges, they are out money too so the have a vested interest to work with you to resolve it.

Hope this helps,
Good luck to all!!

By art travis on Aug 23, 2008 | Reply

did not work;

purchased iolo system mechanic 8 to erase antivirus2008;

did not work, only worse;

iolo does not have a telephone;

iolo will not respond to e-mails;

is iolo the same as antivirus2008?

By Dave on Sep 27, 2008 | Reply

My computer has the Win Virus 32. I cant log back onto my computer since it shut down. When trying to use safe mode i get the same results what should i do????

By Mike on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply

I’ve gotten all (pretty sure) remains off the computer EXCEPT that annoying pop up warning balloon in my taskbar. What am I missing? Where is that damn thing hiding at? I’ve gone through every inch on my computer and following every manual remove instruction I found on the net. It’s still here!!
Fortunatly, for the most part, I prevented the so called software from completly installing, but 1 part remains. So can anyone help me find a way to locate it and remove it once and for all?

By another way on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply

Another way

To start your system in safe mode:
Shut down the computer completely.
Power on
Press F8 key repeatedly. If you get a keyboard error, restart your system and do this again.
This will take you to a screen with many options such as (Normal, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking). Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking and press enter.
You will recieve an alert saying that you are starting your computer in Safe Mode and a long paragraph explaining what Safe Mode is.

then I restored my system to a previous date and it worked…….

By Fred on Nov 20, 2008 | Reply

To start your system in safe mode:
Shut down the computer completely.
Power on
Press F8 key repeatedly. If you get a keyboard error, restart your system and do this again.
This will take you to a screen with many options such as (Normal, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking). Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking and press enter.
You will recieve an alert saying that you are starting your computer in Safe Mode and a long paragraph explaining what Safe Mode is.

Then I restored my system and it worked… hopefully it disappered completly…. computer retarted 100% and worked 100% hope this is helpful.

By Brad on Nov 30, 2008 | Reply

AH GODDAMNIT

I HAVE THIS VIRUS ON MY COMPUTER

IT FREEZES MID-START UP

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGAGGGGHHHH

By USDOJ on Dec 13, 2008 | Reply

finally US Government put an end to this shit:

In its legal action the FTC targeted two firms: Innovative Marketing, Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC.

The fake security products the firms were peddling were: WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus.

A US District court granted an injunction which stops Innovative Marketing and ByteHosting Internet Services from continuing to advertise their products, and from making false claims about their efficacy.

By Rig Rat on Dec 21, 2008 | Reply

Unfortunately, I, like many of you, paid good money for WinAntiVirus Pro 2007, which totally crashed my desktop. I took it to a computer store and they were able to retrieve most of my files and pictures and format the hard drive which cost another $250. When I called the 800 number for the Winantivirus, they told me that I cannot have 2 antivirus programs on 1 PC and that caused the crash. By the way, the 800 number has been disconnected.

So now I have a desktop without a virus program and my son recently bought me a new laptop which also does not have an antivirus program. Can anyone advise a really good antivirus program that I can buy at the store which is loaded using a CD? I will not download anyting from the internet. Many thanks.

By vavavaikom on Dec 23, 2008 | Reply

What the heck the FBI doing?
These are cyber crimes, and should get your congressmen involved.

By vavavaikom on Dec 23, 2008 | Reply

Hey guys, Please do not waste your money trying to fix the problem. None of the antivirus or any other software can fix this. This damn stuff is embedded in to your os.
Save what you can and Format your hard drive, or restore your system with the original cd that came with your pc or contact your manufacturer for replacement restoration CD.

By Adam on Jan 31, 2009 | Reply

Something is keeping me from installing any type of anti spyware program and my avg free edition gets error reports during scans. Any help or do I need to reformat?

By ron on Feb 26, 2009 | Reply

how do i get this off my computer

By suzanne on May 24, 2009 | Reply

My frind did this and it worked! awesome

By donna on May 28, 2009 | Reply

i’ve tryed to get this product off my comp and it won’t take it off and also c

By donna on May 28, 2009 | Reply

how do i get products off my comp they won’t let me delete them

By k on Jun 13, 2009 | Reply

This virus sucks, and whoever put it out there should be put to death!

By Sandy on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply

It is July of 2009, I just got this virus, am shocked that it has been around since last year. It has been a nightmare; I had to call and have internet connection re-installed, but the pop-ups are continuous, and my system is so slow, snail mail is quicker. Has anyone found an cd/disc that will remove this nightmare? If I had one minute alone with the pricks behind this, I would cut their throats!

By Rhod on Aug 5, 2009 | Reply

You haven’t had any problems with Win Antivirus Pro?
Come on – it steals information & reports your personal info back to hackers.
Hope you haven’t been placing credit card orders or doing any banking over the web.

By Arjun Raju Adimari on Aug 15, 2009 | Reply

Hey guys,

I found a very easy way to get rid of it. Go to the folder named Windows Antivirus Pro in C:\Windows\Programfiles and just rename the Windows Antivirus Pro.exe file to some other file like .txt. Then it stops popping up and then allows you to delete it. however it does not take care of the programs that it blocked. still have to figure that out..

By SteveChaconJr on Aug 15, 2009 | Reply

Ugh! I was surfing the internet and… kapoof… here comes WinAntiViru and ruins my experience, totally. Now I don’t know who to trust anymore. You rogue SOBs!

By SteveChaconJr on Aug 15, 2009 | Reply

Grrrrrr! I am SO upset. >>I can’t stand malicious spyware!! >>And worst of ALL, I can’t do a darn thing to stop it; other than RE-FORMATTING my frggin hard-drive, of course. Whatever. Ghastly SOBs! Yeah, I’m beyond upset know…