How to Remove AlphaAV [Removal Guide]

This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove AlphaAV for free.


What is AlphaAV? (Information)

AlphaAV (also known as Alpha Antivirus) is a fake security software which uses fraudulent strategies by displaying false or exaggerated security issues on your computer rather than any legitimate ones to coerce you into purchasing their software.

AlphaAV is a new malicious specimen from the same family of fake security software as PersonalAV


AlphaAV Screenshot:




Files Associated With AlphaAV:

Click Spoiler to view:

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Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc.

2. Navigate to the Processes tab.

3. Locate for a process called AlphaAV.exe and end it's process by click the End Process button at the bottom left hand corner of Task Manager and click Yes.

4. Continue with the instructions listed below to remove AlphaAV completely.

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1. Please download this tool; Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.

If you are having problems downloading from the link above, click here:

Spoiler :

2. Extract the file and install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on mbam-setup.exe

3. Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked. Then click finish.

4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with the latest database



5. Close ALL open Windows, Programs, File or Folders.

6. Make sure you are on the Scanner tab. Select Perform quick scan then click the Scan button as shown above.

7. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for infected files as shown below.



8. When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click Ok to continue.

9. Click Show Results.


10. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections like shown below. Yours may look different depending on the infection you have.

11. Click on Remove seletced


12. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it dȋsplay a message stating that it needs to restart, please allow it to do so.

13. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned.

To protect your computer from future threats like this, you may want to consider purchasing the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with real-time protection from this link.

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Last edited by Doctor Inferno on 17th October 2009, 4:45 am; edited 2 times in total

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