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 removal tool: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.




2. Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on mbam-setup




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 installation, click the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program Window 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. Make sure that Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is closed before installing the update.


5. Close All opened 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 below.




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 selected.




12. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, click Yes.




13. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned from the malware infection.


To protect and prevent your computer from experiencing 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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Thanks so much for this removal tool. Worked just like everyone was saying ... not everything does.

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after downloading Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and following all steps, I still have alpha antivirus. What do I do now to get THE ALPHA ANTI-VIRUS it off my computer?

jricherson2004 wrote:after downloading Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and following all steps, I still have alpha antivirus. What do I do now to get THE ALPHA ANTI-VIRUS it off my computer?

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I registered to say a big Thank You for helping me. I was at my wits end and Norton wanted to charge me $100 to remove this. Your instructions were easy to follow and they worked!!!

I am fed up with Norton and if you can recommend an antivirus program I would be very grateful. I am telling my computer friends about you.

1st time visitor and already a fan! Helped a friend with this issue and worked like a charm!

Thank you soooo much. The instructions was very easy to follows and it works.

THANK YOU so much! Your instructions worked wonderfully. Isn't there anything we can do about those horrible alpha people. That alpha antivirus virus was crazy!

I hav efollowed instructions but no joy, everytime i try to download the malware link as advised it tells me i need to subscribe and pay for membership for something else???

Anyone else had this problem? this alpha thing is doing my nut! ARRGGHHHH

i tried doing this and it keeps saying that the task manager has been disabled by your administrator... im the only one that uses this computer and the alpha antivirus wont go away! help?

for the 1st time ever i have been able to fix my own computer. Great info that you guys provided. Thanks Dean.

I have the Alpha Antivirus on my home computer, so I went to a computer at the library to look up information on how to get rid of it, and I found this website. Unfortunately I can't log on to the internet at home to complete the instructions to remove the virus because, according to ATT/SBC, my browser is corrupted. They want to charge me $99 to fix the corrupted browser. They say that they can do this from their location and that I can just sit back and watch it happen. If there is any other way to fix my corrupted browser without spending any money, I would greatly appreciate that information. I just want to be able to log on at home and then follow the instructions to remove the virus. Thanks!!

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Thank You sooo much. I have been trying to get this off my comp for days. You guys r great!!!