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[Elite Pete]

I have the misfortune of having Antivirus 2009 on my laptop and can't get shut of it, anyone got any ideas

[TheBoy]

Oh its a bitch.  You may be able to get rid, but I would rebuild it. Sorry.

[Elite Pete]

Thanks Jaime, I thought so I have been trying to get shut all day

[Welung666]

Is it Norton? Try googling for the norton removal tool if it is

[Entwood]

There used to be a removal tool on the Norton site .. not sure if its still there ..

if it's not there is one here ..right down the bottom ... no idea if it works or not ..

http://www.downloadatoz.com/howto/remove-norton-antivirus-2009.html

ahh .. found the Norton one ...

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039?OpenDocument&seg=ag&lg=en&ct=us

[TheBoy]

Trouble is, as its self modifying, and also some script kiddies have made minor mods, you are lucky to find a complete removal tool for specific variants...

It can be done manually, but only with skill, and ultimately not worth the effort.

[Richie London]

malaware malybtes is the only thing that gets rid of it, i had it a few weeks ago

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

[Elite Pete]

I have the freebee AVG but Antivirus 2009 has managed to get past it

[Richie London]

malaware malybtes is the only thing that gets rid of it, i had it a few weeks ago

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

that was advice from someone on here, had no problem siunce i got rid of it  

[TheBoy]

I have the freebee AVG but Antivirus 2009 has managed to get past it

its not a virus, hence AV software likely won't catch it

[Entwood]

Sorry  .. thought you mean't Norton AV 2009 .. not the malware ..

There is a pretty good write up on the malware crap here .. including some instructions ..

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-antivirus-2009.html

[Elite Pete]

I think I will start from a fresh

[Grumpy]

I think I will start from a fresh

That's what I ended up doing after I got it a few weeks back.
Worth a reformat anyway, with all the stuff that builds up in your
computer.

After I had got mine back to it's previous condition, I had 10 gig more
disc space than I had before. It also booted up and ran so much
faster, that I thought the Pentium fairy and visited me during the
night and swapped the pentium4 for a core duo.
Wished I'd done it sooner. You don't realise how much your system
degrades, as it happens gradually and you get used to it.

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[PaulW]

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