Antivirus Live
November 13, 2009 Threat level:
(6 / 10)
Antivirus Live description
Although Antivirus Live might look like a real system security application meant for providing computer protection, it is not. AntivirusLive is nothing but an infection itself which slows down the system performance, hijacks the web browser and prevents the legitimate security tools from working.
It is very important not to take Anti virus Live for a real thing and most important of all – not to purchase this malware. Antivirus Live generates fake warning messages and imitates scanning the computer for viruses and detecting various false infections urging the user to pay for the license of the program so that it could remove the threats found. Do not believe Antivirus Live! Paying money for the software does not solve the problems displayed by Antivirus Live as they do not even exist. The only infection that should be removed in this case is Antivirus Live itself.
New processes created
sysguard.exe Learn how to remove malicious processesNew Antivirus Live registry entries created
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AvScanHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BAD4551D-9B24-42cb-9BCD-818CA2DA7B63} Download RegistryBooster 2010 to scan your registry errors
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New files and directories created
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\sysguard.exe
iehelper.dll Learn how to unregister malicious DLL files
Symptoms in a Hijackthis log
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [] %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\sysguard.exeHow to remove Antivirus Live
To remove Antivirus Live manually you must block rogue Antivirus Live related websites, remove malicious processes and registry entries, unregister dlls and delete all malicious Antivirus Live files from your computer.
Please note: cleaning your computer is a difficult and dangerous task, manually editing registry entries and removing processes and files may cause serious damage to your system. We strongly recommend scanning your computer with one of the legitimate antispyware scanners.