Xp antivirus 2008 uninstaller

Type the number that corresponds to the ESET installation that should be uninstalled and press the Enter key. If you are not running Windows in Safe Mode, the uninstaller will not proceed. After the ESET Uninstaller tool has finished running, press any key to exit or type q and then press any key.

Restart your computer in Normal Mode. Before using the manual uninstaller, export all ESET product settings. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. If you are not running Windows in Safe Mode, you will receive an error message. You may have a malware file running in memory that kills any programs that you try to launch on your PC. There is nothing like this! Your really not hiding or making it complicated at all. For that, I will buy anything you offer, even if I don't need it!!!

When I tried removing this, my McCaffee came back and recommended that I need this program. Please note that we are not able to assist with billing and support issues regarding SpyHunter or other products. For general suggestions or feedback, contact us. Name required. Mail will not be published required. Submit Comment. XP Antivirus Posted: June 2, Please be patient Windows live care download their latest antivirus , the free version or it is possibly the trial version.

My question is where on my pc do I find the "exe document " that would show the license for this product? How do I bypass this? I have tried to remove it but it just keeps coming back on my pc. Any suggestions would be most helpful. If you go back to the second page of this thread, you will see shecut's instructions on how to remove this Trojan Horse.

I suggest anyone else who posts to this thread, to go back and read the posted replies. Save youself the time, trouble, and frustration of asking a question for the hundredth time that has already been answered. I went back to shecut's suggestions and they didn't work as i can't read the screen when i push F8 when i restart,it is all scrambled.

Been looking for another way to start in safemode. Any ideas? It didn't work for me because when i restart my computer and push F8 the screen is all scrambled and i can't read anything. Any other way to get to safemode? After hours and hours of research and trying the hundreds of different suggestions posted by people I finally got rid of it using spybot search and destroy.

I wasn't able to unregister the dll files as many suggested. I removed all of the. I downloaded Spybot.

I had to run it several times and restart each time for it to find and cleanup everything. I also had to completely disconnect from the internet. If I didn't every time I restarted it came back. Not only do I find it ridiculous that they have not taken top priority to fix a problem that is posing as a microsoft issue but that a FREE program got rid of it and not the one I have paid for! I got this finally off by going through my CA Security Center.

Thank you for your help all the fixes suggested didn't work though and the CA Security Spyware removed it. This is how I got rid of Antivirus XP It is different than the XP Antivirus most sites refer to. First you need to stop the program from loading on startup. This is what you do to stop it:. Then you need to delete the main files this program uses. Delete the following files:. This should remove the program from your system but you probably still have a warning message displayed as your wallpaper in Windows and the virus removed the ability to change the wallpaper or your desktop settings.

To restore ability to change your desktop settings and select a different wallpaper and screen saver do the following:. I am having this problem. I have followed both sets of directions one sent by shecut and the other that was loaded today. I can't get rid of it. If you are not using Windows Live OneCare , you are off topic for this forum.

For help with virus removal, contact the maker of your Antivirus program. I removed this program from my dad's computer last week following shecut's instructions but didn't locate the program right away when I was searching for it. We are running XP but my dad is running Vista. It was different from mine though. It was listed as VAP instead.

If I remember right? I'd guess it's short for Vista Antivirus Program most likely. I was able to remove it from his system also. Thankx again shecut. It's a scam as they ask for all your usual details, which unfortunately, she gave.

The screen runs thru a loop and you are stuck. Unplug as soon as you see it! Go Bill Gates, spend your retirement on catching these crooks-I'll volunteer if you pay me[;-! Any suggestions MSN as to how we remove it????? I was able to get rid of most of the Antivirus XP from my lapttop.

I can't get to the display data on the computer to disable them. Have a prestartup screen that lists data about viruses and the message about the need to get virus protection on my display screen, also the restore calendar is stuck on month of June.

I had this problem very recently but managed to get rid of it completely by using the revo uninstaller software. Please go to www. When running it, it is advisable to use the advanced mode option for unistalling.

This will do a thorough uninstall by checking for all leftover tracks and the bits and pieces in the registry, files and folders. Please follow the instructions carefully and one should not have a problem. I personally find revo uninstaller one of the finest programs to accomplish a detailed and complete unistall of software and programs. Post a reply and let know whether it worked for you. So with any others who may want to try this out. I feel your pain I have iolo antivirus and it didn't do diddly either.

Xp windows antivirus kept popping up. OK- I have succesfully removed part of the virus, but when I get to the "gpedit. Thanks so much for your help! Your tip worked for me. I still have a couple issues. When viewing "all programs" the XP Antivirus application still appears.

I have repeatedly tried to delete it with no success. Also when starting my computer I continue to receive a message on the screen which states:. Spyware detected on your computer! Install an antivirus or spyware remover to clean your computer". Lastly as my computer sits idle after a couple minutes these bugs come on and appear to be eating the computer screen.

All of these things seem to begin when the XP program downloaded. Please review the information above regarding the purpose of this forum and what to do if you are using OneCare and the PC has been infected.

Do not start a new thread on this threat or it will be moved to the off topic folder. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. How do I get rid of this? OneCare does not even recognize it as Malware. It has not been caught in any scans. Wednesday, February 20, AM.

Where are you seeing this? Are you getting popups, I assume? Wednesday, February 20, PM. If you are not using Windows Live One Care you are off topic for this forum. If you are using One Care please contact support. Monday, April 21, AM. Saturday, May 10, AM. Tuesday, June 17, PM. Thursday, February 28, PM.

Saturday, March 22, PM. I ran up on this while I was at Classmates. I downloade n ran rogue remover n afterwards ran spybot after it. Spybot found entries that rogue didn't find. I don't know if I've gotten it all but I'll let you know later Also Spybot found the directory file of xp antivirus Sunday, March 23, PM. Tuesday, March 25, PM. BikerDude wrote: the post above takes me to a drop down menu and I dont know which option to select.

Wednesday, March 26, AM. Monday, March 31, PM. Saturday, April 5, AM. Try the use of Spybot it's free n then use a good rootkit remover. Hijack This is another good freebee n forums of people to help you use it. Bruce To resolve the issue, please try our Online Safety Scanner. Here are the detailed steps: 1. Saturday, April 5, PM. Sassy, I did the following and got rid of xp antivirus popups What is rootkit? Sunday, April 6, AM. Bruce bwchambers charter.

Monday, April 7, PM. Print out these instructions as we will need to close every window that is open later in the fix. Next, please reboot your computer into Safe Mode by doing the following: Restart your computer After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8.