How to Remove Antivirus System PRO [Removal Guide]

This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Antivirus System PRO for free.


What is Antivirus System PRO? (Information)

Antivirus System PRO 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.

Antivirus System PRO Screenshot

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Follow these instructions to continue:

Please start Internet Explorer, and when the program is open, click on the Tools menu and then select Internet Options.

• Now click on the Connections tab and then the Lan Settings button
  
• Under the Proxy Server section, please uncheck the checkbox labeled Use a proxy server for your LAN.
  
• Click the OK button to close this screen. Then press the Apply button and then the OK button to close the Internet Options screen. Now that you have disabled the proxy server you will be able to browse the web again with Internet Explorer.

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1. Please download this removal tool: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.



2. 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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If you are still experiencing problems or difficulties following this guide or require any assistance removing this software, please post your questions in our Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal forums for free help.

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Last edited by Doctor Inferno on 10th April 2010, 5:29 am; edited 28 times in total (Reason for editing : Information Update)

ty wow it clean it in minutes ty so it will be gone forever?

ihatevirus wrote:

ty wow it clean it in minutes ty so it will be gone forever?

It should be, this smitfraud is not as bad the other ones I have tested e.g. Winiblusoft.

My computer will not let me connect to this website. I tried burning Malwarebytes to a dvd, but the infected computer would not recognize the program. I am not that great with computers. Is there something else I can try?

I LOVE YOU GUYS! oh and after you restart the computer its completely gone?

Yes, if you restart the computer and it doesn't come back, it's gone. Unless the dropper is somewhere else and you accidentally run it again.

I just want to thank you so much for posting this. A friend of mine went through hell to get this off his computer, so when I got it I was just discouraged from the start. This removed everything and my computer is up and running again in less than an hour. You guys are amazing. Thanks again.

I am so thankful that I found a link to your removal "guide". It was so easy to follow, and I am pretty much illiterate when it comes to removing viruses. If I hadn't found out about this forum, I would still be struggling with my anti-virus software and spy ware sweeper to get rid of this problem. Thanks so much!

Ty Doctor i deledeted that viruses in minutes

You guys are the best! Quick and easy fix for the Antivirus System Pro virus.
THANK YOU!

You guys are lifesavers.

Thank you!!

This showed up on my laptop about 2 days ago and was driving me crazy with the pop-ups every 25 seconds. After searching various methods to remove it, I have to say I was a little suspicious of some of the information that other sites were giving. Some seemed like they were either inaccurate methods or they were just links to other companies.

After reviewing, I found Geek Police's site, forums and information the most legit. I followed the above directions and within 10 minutes it had removed the insidious AntiVirus System Pro malware.

I wanted to register here so I could post a "Thank you", and for others reading and searching like I was, I had zero problems removing it using the above method.

Thank you again!

Last edited by LunaNegra on 5th June 2009, 6:04 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : .... because grammar matters!)

Thanx Doc, I was very sussp. about dling somthing from a site I have not been to before. You and this forum are for real. I can't thank you enough.Sam

I am so appreciative that I gladly created an account here just so I can thank you for this post. I will refer all my friends to this website for their Geek needs.
:crazy: Thanks again!
~Manny

ME TO... WOW unbelievable... It worked flawlessly. I have avg antivirus and it couldn't remove or even find this virus... I am buying this program. I cant believe it was free. I encourage everyone to make a conribution of some sort. for all we know geekpolice created the virus and now we're pumped up to pay them to remove it. I doubt that but you never know. ha ha.

Thank you so much for showing me how to remove the antivirus pro program. It was so anoying. I did have one problem when trying to run Malawarebyte, everytime it looked through aproximately 21000 files it started to "Not Respond." But i found a solution, I started my computer in safe mode and it ran perfectly. Thank You so much for helping me remove it.

Thanks a lot. It was really messing up my PC. I Created An Account To Thank You

I have to say thank you. It would have taken me hours to fix get rid of this virus and with this it was gone in about 10 minutes. Thanks again.

I tried to follow the instructions you post, but after I click finish the screen is blank. If I try to open from my desktop nothing happens. Any suggestions?

rkiuttu wrote:

I tried to follow the instructions you post, but after I click finish the screen is blank. If I try to open from my desktop nothing happens. Any suggestions?

Hello rkiuttu,

The malware might be blocking it. We can help you remove it in another way. Please read this: http://www.geekpolice.net/-t3821.htm

And post your HijackThis log here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

You will be assisted from there.

The antivirus pro will not let me download the Malwarebytes antivirus system pro what can i do?

daja7 wrote:

The antivirus pro will not let me download the Malwarebytes antivirus system pro what can i do?

Hello daja7,

We can help you remove it in another way. Please read this: http://www.geekpolice.net/-t3821.htm

And post your HijackThis log here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

You will be assisted from there.

I have used this and it works but I have to repeat using this and one time it didn't let me load the program is there something that I need to do more to keep it from coming back?

dlmorales wrote:

I have used this and it works but I have to repeat using this and one time it didn't let me load the program is there something that I need to do more to keep it from coming back?

We can help you remove it in another way. Please read this: http://www.geekpolice.net/-t3821.htm

And post your HijackThis log here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

You will be assisted from there.

At first i thought maybe my boyfriend downloaded this program & they were showing me all kinds of viruses & it acted like windows wasnt going to let me on any websites because "my comp was so infected." I figured something wasnt right so thankfully i have mozilla firefox on my comp too because it wouldnt let me do nething on windows explorer I used the program & restarted the comp & its gone...i couldnt have be happier thx so much for ur help

Looking good

Thanks dtb36

Thank you so much for this helpful tutorial! I signed up here just to come and say thank you. The program was free, the directions were easy to follow, and it cleared my system of the virus within minutes.

Note for other users: the virus blocked me from downloading the program in Internet Explorer (redirected to a fake Windows security page), but I was able to download it using MSN and signing in using my personal account. I had to retstart the computer and do it quickly, because after a few minutes of being logged into MSN the virus would start to effect that as well.

Thank you, Dr. Inferno,

The program (Malwarebytes' Anti Malware) that you recommended to remove this invasive software is amazing. Within 5 minutes it identified the files, removed them and restarted my computer. All evidence of the malware is gone.

Tom Belkowski

Everyone seems to be able to have this quick scan done in 5-10 min. I'm sitting here, 45 minutes into a scan and still going. Feels like it's doing a full deep scan but says at the top "Scan type: Quick Scan".
:hmm:

51 minutes later the scan completed and upon reboot it appears to be gone. Thanks so much for the removal guide and great tool.

I agree with xxxmannyxxx. I was getting unbelievably frustrated -- the computer that had this virus was my work computer -- I had to fix it before letting my boss know what happened and he bursts a carotid artery. Thank you sooo much!

You are my hero!

Thank you Geek Police!! The Malewarebyte's Anti-Malware program download, took over an hour to do a "quick scan" but it worked on the Antivirus System Pro pop-ups that wouldn't go away! THANK YOU!

Now... I have to fix what was done to my Search Engines. Google, Yahoo all pull up the same dumb ads and fake sites (couponmountain) for every every search I put in. Some even masquerade as real sites, like Us Magazine, then direct you to some awful fake site.

User PM'd with fix
-Belahzur

GooredFix v1.92 by jpshortstuff
Dear Belahzur,
Thank you for your "Search Hijack" reply. I use Internet Explorer, not firefox.

I downloaded GooredFix, and saved to my desktop.
I then doubleclicked GooredFix.exe to run it.
I typed 2, pressed Enter.
I typed Y at the prompt and pressed Enter.
This is the log contents on the GooredLog Notepad:


Log created at 10:12 on 14/06/2009 running Option #2 (my_name)
Firefox version [Unable to determine]
=====Goored Deletions=====
=====Dumping Registry Values=====


Thank You,
Trust Is Earned

Hi. I tried following your directions to get rid of this sypware but it wouldn't let me download anything. I even tried looking for other people's comments that were simillar to my problem and I followed the link you gave them and tried downloading Java. We paid 49.99$ for this spyware PRO and we found out recently that it just made our computer worse and sexual sites would pop up. Pop ups would constantly come out to scan the computer and buy the program again. No matter how many times I try to Run the removal program, it wouldn't pop up. Please help me. Thank you.

ilycilove wrote:

Hi. I tried following your directions to get rid of this sypware but it wouldn't let me download anything. I even tried looking for other people's comments that were simillar to my problem and I followed the link you gave them and tried downloading Java. We paid 49.99$ for this spyware PRO and we found out recently that it just made our computer worse and sexual sites would pop up. Pop ups would constantly come out to scan the computer and buy the program again. No matter how many times I try to Run the removal program, it wouldn't pop up. Please help me. Thank you.

Hello,

You have just been scammed into buying that fake security software. Please read this: http://www.geekpolice.net/-t3821.htm

And post your HijackThis log in a new topic here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

This trojan relly bugs thanks for the help in ridding it from my PC

I had the same problem with this fake software like everyone else. It caused me the whole day in productivity trying to get rid of the thing. I stumbled across a yahoo post that recommended this site.

Man, am I glad I joined. In about ten minutes I was back in business. Safe to say I'll be checking in here often and spreading the word.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate this!

E

We'll see.....

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

Don't know how I got this annoying fake antivirus crap but thank you guys for caring enough to help get rid of it.

Thank you!!! This worked GREAT!

Thanks for the great help. Best topic on how to get rid of this nasty problem.

Because my mallware deleting program (the program described in this topic) didn't start at first, I downloaded the avast antivirus to get rid of the so called drivers(?).

Avast(when installed) ran a scan after I was recommended to reboot, I deleted all the files they described as .trj (trojan horses)

After that I ran the mallware deleting program, deleting all the files they described as dangerous.(show results / remove all option)

This worked fine and got rid of all the files steering this Antivirus System Pro.(The virus)

Thanks again for the advice and for the ones who got infected; don't give up altough it could be pretty frustrating.

Hi,

what do I need to do, if I the malware is stopping from getting on the internet. I have no other web browser on that computer.

Please help me, I'm desperate

Hello Joel,

Are you able to transfer the Malwarebytes from your working computer to the one with no internet? You can use a flash drive for this.

sorry I'm a total tech dummy, i don't know what a flash drive is, what exactly should I do?

A flash drive is a removable media, like a CD or a thumbdrive? You just have to get the tool from the working computer to the one not working.

The Malwarebytes anti-malware program removed the SWP 2009 annoyance on the first scan, !!thank you!! for posting that advice. After the Malware scan was complete, on the list of "bugs" found, one of the problem files was titled "fake alert" or something like that, so perhaps that was it. It was listed in the Windows folder.

The problem is fixed with that solution, now I'm just sharing these notes just for documentation:

When I first got the virus and realized my usual browser,IE, could not get to any other web page than the fake anti-spyware service page, I launched Firefox and could get to normal web sites no problem... I didn't take any action to download anti-malware and instead decided to restart computer thinking maybe I could exist on Firefox alone. WRONG! After reboot, Firefox too went to a "jump page" which was the same fake anti-spyware page. I have Netscape and Opera browsers as well, Netscape would not start and Opera jumped to the fake page.

I had to download Malwarebytes program from a separate computer, put it on my flash drive, and then unload it onto the infected computer as the virus ensured no web surfing was possible on the infected computer. That worked. (I have XP on a Dell made in 2002 and can NOT afford to upgrade these days if the computer were to die!)

If you found this forum after getting the problem on your own computer then obviously you have access to the internet, probably on a different computer than the infected one. Try your flash drive to get Malwarebytes over to the sick computer asap. LEsson learned, have more than one browser on your computer in case a virus hijacks your default browser, and if so, don't monkey around, find a fix and download it before your back up browser gets infected too. Now mine doesn't get those annoying popups or jump pages... until the next time I make another fatal click...

John Roxborough PA

Hello john,

Having more than one browser may not be the solution, malware often hijacks all the browsers in your PC. The Lesson learned should be; keep Windows and antivirus protections up to date and surf safely.

You're right, if I had anti-malware already on my computer it would have saved several steps! I have been lax on my free spyware updates. My subscription service Norton let this one slip in, ironic that freeware seems to catch more bugs than the service to which I pay a yearly fee.

There are better security solutions than Norton which comes for free, Check out Avast, Avira or AVG.

Hi, I have the antivirus system pro/system security on my computer and its not letting me do anything, including not being able to open files, use internet explorer etc. I tried using the above removal guide but even that does not work. I need help before I lose all my data.
Thanks

illusion wrote:

Hi, I have the antivirus system pro/system security on my computer and its not letting me do anything, including not being able to open files, use internet explorer etc. I tried using the above removal guide but even that does not work. I need help before I lose all my data.
Thanks

Please start a new topic here and explain your symptoms.