How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]

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


What is Alpha Antivirus? (Information)

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.

Alpha Antivirus is a new malicious specimen from the same family of fake security software as Personal Antivirus


Alpha Antivirus Screenshot:




Files Associated With Alpha Antivirus:

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• C:\Program Files\Alpha Antivirus
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Alpha Antivirus.exe
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\activate.ico
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Explorer.ico
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\AlphaAV.exe
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\unins000.dat
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\uninstall.ico
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\working.log
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\db
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\db\DBInfo.ver
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\db\ia080614.db
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\db\ia080618x.db
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Languages
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Languages\IAEs.lng
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Languages\IAFr.lng
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Languages\IAGer.lng
  
• C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\Languages\IAIt.lng
  
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Uninstall\AlphaAV
  
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AlphaAV\Uninstall.lnk
  
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AlphaAV\Alpha Antivirus
  
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AlphaAV\Alpha Antivirus Home Page.lnk
  
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AlphaAV\Alpha Antivirus.lnk
  
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AlphaAV\Purchase License.lnk
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Alpha Antivirus
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\settings.ini
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\uill.ini
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\unins000.exe
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\Uninstall Alpha Antivirus.lnk
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\db
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\db\config.cfg
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\db\Timeout.inf
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\AlphaAV\db\Urls.inf
  
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Alpha Antivirus.lnk
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iGSh.png
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iMSh.png
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iPSh.png
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\iv.exe
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\log.txt
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\pguard.ini
  
• %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\services.exe
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\alphaav
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Alpha Antivirus
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_ITGRDENGINE
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ITGrdEngine
  
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer “PrS”
  
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Alpha Antivirus”

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Follow these instructions to continue:

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

2. Navigate to the Processes tab.

3. Locate for a process called Alpha.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 Alpha Antivirus 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:


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Download from here only if you have problems downloading from the link above.

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

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• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malwares' latest database
  

Download the Full database to your Desktop or to your usual Download Folder and install it by double clicking the file. Make sure that Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is closed before installing the update.

5. Close all open files, programs and windows.

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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jessd0116 wrote:I tried spy doctor and it is not working what else can I try to get it off my computer?

Use Malwarebytes as stated in the guide.