How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
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How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by Doctor Inferno on Sun 15 Mar 2009, 10:17 pm
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This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Personal Antivirus for free.
What is Personal Antivirus? (Information)
Personal 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.
Personal Antivirus Screenshot:
Follow these instructions to continue:
1. Please download this removal tool: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
2. Extract the file and install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on winlogon.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 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 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 displays 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.
Files Associated With Personal Antivirus:
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 Personal Antivirus for free.
What is Personal Antivirus? (Information)
Personal 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.
Personal Antivirus Screenshot:
Follow these instructions to continue:
1. Please download this removal 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 winlogon.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 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 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 displays 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.
Files Associated With Personal Antivirus:
- Spoiler:
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 Thu 14 Jan 2010, 9:29 pm; edited 22 times in total (Reason for editing : Information Update)
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Personal Anti virus
by kas28 on Tue 21 Jul 2009, 6:20 pm
Thanks so much for helping me get rid of this virus. Thanks also to the person who said they had to download the malware program onto a CD and then load it on their computer. I had to do the same thing as the virus was not letting me get to any sites that would potentially get rid of it.
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by bh77 on Tue 21 Jul 2009, 7:13 pm
Just a question regarding this 'Personal Antivirus' removal - I'll download the recommended fix but I would like to know why my McAfee AV program didn't catch this and can't remove it.
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by Doctor Inferno on Tue 21 Jul 2009, 8:29 pm
Hello bh77,
Malware writers specifically wrote the malware code to bypass top antivirus softwares.
It's also difficult to develop an antivirus to detect the signature or behaviour of a virus which no one will see until after it has begun its infection.
Malware writers specifically wrote the malware code to bypass top antivirus softwares.
It's also difficult to develop an antivirus to detect the signature or behaviour of a virus which no one will see until after it has begun its infection.
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removing personal antivirus
by ingr2 on Wed 22 Jul 2009, 2:29 am
kspeaker@charter.net wrote:Thanks so much for helping me get rid of this virus. Thanks also to the person who said they had to download the malware program onto a CD and then load it on their computer. I had to do the same thing as the virus was not letting me get to any sites that would potentially get rid of it.
Hello,
I had to do the same thing. I downloaded it to my laptop to a CD then loaded into my desktop. Inferno I could just kiss you. I've been trying all day to find out how to get rid of this junk without having to pay "Spyware Doctor" to do it for me. I think they're in on the scam too.
Thanks
Ingr2
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by kdboneparte on Thu 23 Jul 2009, 10:56 am
ok i don't know what's going on but i can't download the malware. i tried once before and it downloaded but then i couldn't open it and now every time i click the link and press download it says error. i really need help getting this personal antivirus off because i do my work on my laptop and i can't afford to lose my things can any one help me?
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Personal Antivirus Removal
by danielgwaters on Fri 24 Jul 2009, 10:38 am
How do I do this for my laptop from my main PC?
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works
by danielgwaters on Fri 24 Jul 2009, 2:04 pm
Using the malwarebytes anti-malware really worked. At first, I didn't know how to get in on the computer since the Personal Anti-virus program was stopping it, but I copied from another PC and loaded it that way and did the updates and I could hardly believe that it worked. The computer repair store wanted $130 to do the same thing. Thank you very much.
Daniel
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by lnjdopp on Fri 24 Jul 2009, 9:31 pm
All,
Thank you very much!!! This was so easy to use and I appreciate being able to use my browser again!!!
Thank you very much!!! This was so easy to use and I appreciate being able to use my browser again!!!
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PLEASE HELP!!
by holly_jocky on Sat 25 Jul 2009, 9:09 pm
I downloaded the Malwarebytes and did do the scans and clicked the remove button. But the Personal Antivirus is still here! What should I do??? 
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by stacyd on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 12:50 am
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by Doctor Inferno on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 1:59 am
holly_jocky wrote:I downloaded the Malwarebytes and did do the scans and clicked the remove button. But the Personal Antivirus is still here! What should I do???
Hello,
Please open a new topic regarding your problem here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by davidep812 on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 11:06 am
be sure to update after downloading.
first time running, didn't find pav, then after updating, it found and removed it.
restarted after removing malware and checked for updates, again.
there was another update already!
first time running, didn't find pav, then after updating, it found and removed it.
restarted after removing malware and checked for updates, again.
there was another update already!
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by eisha on Sun 26 Jul 2009, 3:00 pm
thank you. I got rid of this Personal Antivirus thing. Your instructions were clear. Thanks so much. Is it not possible to report these people to the police? It's a serious crime. It is like somebody has just come to your house and dumped a whole lot of garbage on your lawn and parked themselves there and then asked you to pay them to remove it ... the cyber version.
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Re: How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]
by Leaden on Mon 27 Jul 2009, 3:34 pm
Good thing I handled this before my dad started buying things.
(He thinks he knows everything there is to know about viruses and such.)
Thankyou.
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