How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
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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:
Click Spoiler to view:
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.
1. Please download this tool; Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.

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

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.
If you are still experiencing problems or difficulties following this guide or require any assistance removing this software, please post your questions in our Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal forums for free help.
You have to be logged in to post questions. Registration is free. By registering you are privileged to other virus removal resources in future.
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:
Click Spoiler to view:
- Spoiler:
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.
1. Please download this tool; Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.

- If you are having problems downloading from the link above, click here:
- Spoiler:
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
- Spoiler:

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.
If you are still experiencing problems or difficulties following this guide or require any assistance removing this software, please post your questions in our Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal forums for free help.
You have to be logged in to post questions. Registration is free. By registering you are privileged to other virus removal resources in future.
Last edited by Doctor Inferno on Sun 17 Jan 2010, 9:47 pm; edited 16 times in total (Reason for editing : Information Update)

Doctor Inferno
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
Where is the download for the maleware removal? MY PC is infected with the virus that wants me to purchase security software (System Guard 2009) and a window pops up every minute stating another file is infected. Then IE opens up to some porn site!
concerned
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
Hello,
Anyone having problems removing this, please open a new topic here:
http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/
Anyone having problems removing this, please open a new topic here:
http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

Doctor Inferno
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
thank you very much admin, i was so annoyed of the alpha antivirus keep popping up 


RyuzakiXLawliet
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
thank you so much. such a life savor
:Clapping:
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diannal0v3
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
All I Can say is AWESOME!!!!! Thanks guys.
wrayware
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
when I opened task manager I did not see under processes Alpha.exe so now what?
white102086
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HELP!! cannot locate .exe file in 'Processes'
did control/alt / escape
no 'alpha.exe' file in the processes tab.
what to do??
thanks
Mike
no 'alpha.exe' file in the processes tab.
what to do??
thanks
Mike
maui
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
thanks s lot for sharing ...have a nice day
tony_ng
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
OHMIGOD did someone SERIOUSLY just advertise Avira? Isn't that another virus? Holy crap!
fairydraik
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Re: How to Remove Alpha Antivirus [Removal Guide]
Fairydraik, Avira is a legit antivirus software.

Doctor Inferno
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