Remove Antivirus 2008 Pro Fake Antivirus

Antivirus2008Pro is another fake antivirus scam that wants your $50. It displays fake virus reports, hogs ups system memory and makes you frustrated. Though it is categorised as dangerous by many websites, it is quite simple to remove. You just need to follow the following to simple steps to remove it.

REMOVAL STEPS

1. Open task manager(Ctrl+Alt+Del). Locate and kill the process Antivirus2008PRO.exe using right click.

2. Now go to C:\program files(Assuming that your windows are installed in C drive).
Locate and delete the folder Antivirus 2008 PRO

3. Now delete the shortcuts made by it on desktop and in start menu.

4. Empty recycle bin

Now we need to do some registry editing. This need to be done carefully, otherwise it can lead to system instability

5. Open registry editing. Start Menu->Run-> Type regedit and press enter

6. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Antivirus 2008 PRO
and delete the key Antivirus 2008 PRO

7. Now Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Locate string antivirus-2008pro.exe on right side and delete it using the right click.
DONOT DELETE THE RUN KEY
8. Now Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\Antivirus 2008 PRO
and delete the key Antivirus 2008 PRO


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Now your system is free from this virus

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