Nov 20, 2008

Remove Smart Antivirus 2009 - Smart Antivirus 2009 Removal Instructions

Smart Antivirus 2009 is a new rogue anti-spyware program successor of well known MS Antivirus. Smart Antivirus 2009 uses two methods to trick computer users into purchasing full version of this useless software. First is promoting with a help of fake security alerts and pop-up's stating that your computer is seriously infected. And after clicking on that pop-ups you will be automatically redirected to Smart Antivirus 2009 download page as the only cure. Also Smart Antivirus 2009 uses Trojan horse's to scare computer users, and to convince them to download and purchase Smart Antivirus 2009. These Trojan horses usually shows fake Windows security alerts stating that your computer is seriously infected.
After installation, Smart Antivirus 2009 will automatically run system scan that will state that your computer is seriously infected. Smart Antivirus 2009 also will change your desktop background to fake security alert, and you wouldn't be able to access into your desktop properties because Smart Antivirus 2009 will block this function.
As you see Smart Antivirus 2009 is very dangerous malware, so we strongly recommend you to remove it as soon as possible.

Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware
Malware Author: Unknown
Threat Level: Critical


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How to remove Smart Antivirus 2009 manually:

It's possible to remove Smart Antivirus 2009 manually , but you have to be very experienced in dealing with registry entries, program files and .dll files.

The files to be deleted:

* \UserProfile\Desktop\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
* \UserProfile\Local Settings\Temp\win14_32.dll
* \UserProfile\Start Menu\Programs\Smart Antivirus 2009\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
* \UserProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
* \Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\Smart Antivirus-2009.exe
* \Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\vscan.tsi
* \Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\zlib.dll


Remove registry entries:

* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smart Antivirus 2009
* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Smart Antivirus-2009.exe”


Please be careful because manual removal of Smart Antivirus 2009 may seriously damage operational system and sensitive data. Also there is a big possibility of incomplete removal, because some files could be hidden and program could re-install itself after you delete files and registry entries. So we strongly recommend you to use automatical removal tool.

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