How to Remove Personal Antivirus [Delete Guide]

by **Doctor Inferno** on Sun 15 Mar 2009, 11:17 pm

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. 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:

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 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:: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Personal Antivirus.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus Home Page.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Personal Antivirus.lnk
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Personal Antivirus\Purchase License.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Personal Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\settings.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\uill.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\unins000.exe
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\Uninstall Personal Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\config.cfg
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Timeout.inf
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Personal Antivirus\db\Urls.inf
%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
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\activate.ico
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Explorer.ico
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\PerAvir.exe
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\unins000.dat
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\uninstall.ico
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\working.log
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\db
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\db\DBInfo.ver
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\db\ia080614.db
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\db\ia080618x.db
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Languages
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Languages\IAEs.lng
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Languages\IAFr.lng
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Languages\IAGer.lng
C:\Program Files\PersonalAV\Languages\IAIt.lng
C:\WINDOWS\system32\log.txt
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\winlogon.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

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by Pc Jedi on Mon 16 Mar 2009, 3:13 am

Good work Doctor Inferno

by kinky afro on Fri 12 Jun 2009, 1:17 pm

I'm trying to post this on lots of websites...
It really hacks me off (if you'll excuse the pun). I've searched online for solutions to this. The only one that keeps coming up is Spyware Doctor. I have my suspicions that they created it as they seem to be the only ones who 'advertise' they can remove it!!
I used Malwarebytes Anti-malware and would recommend it. I couldn't download it as my internet explorer froze up because of malware, so a friend copied it on a disk for me.
These virus-writing scumbags are clever, though. They know Malwarebytes will work, so they've written into the code of their virus to stop Malwarebytes from booting up. Don't worry - find and rename your Malwarebytes .exe file (any name will do eg:- xxx.exe) then right click on the desktop icon and rename the target file with the same name. reboot your PC in safe mode and run Malwarebytes and follow the instructions. This should do the trick.
I'm no expert by any means in PC software and I can't see what these people get out of messing other peoples computers up, but they do, so we have to wise up. Malware bytes is free to download and I've found one of the better ones out there. Hope this helps you or any other non-technical person like me. There are lots of really helpful people out there willing to give their time for free to sort these problems (we thickoes really appreciate it!!) but sometimes I am lost after twenty seconds of reading a solution, so I hope this is an easy to follow way of getting rid of this... this... GRRR, i'm getting mad now!!!

please post if this helps anyone

by ackk543 on Mon 15 Jun 2009, 10:23 am

Thank you so much for this guide. After going through tens of other websites which told me to download spyware doctor which did nothing to remove it, yours removed it in under ten minutes! Thank you so much!

by JRokk on Fri 19 Jun 2009, 12:39 pm

I too had this problem with "Personal Antivirus". I downloaded "Malware" and "Hijack This", And problem solved. Thanks for all the great information in this forum and thank you Geekpolice.

by jada on Sat 20 Jun 2009, 4:20 pm

IT WONT LET ME DOWNLOAD THIS ..WHAT DO I DO ??? IT SSAYING I HAVE PERSONAL ANTIVIRUS AND ITS A LITTLE GOLD SHEILD..HOW DO I GET RID OF IT??? please help

by **Doctor Inferno** on Sat 20 Jun 2009, 8:43 pm

Hello jada,

Please then reboot your computer in Safe Mode by doing the following :

Restart your computer
After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually;
Instead of Windows loading as normal, the Advanced Options Menu should appear;
Select the option, to run Windows in Safe Mode with Networking, then press Enter.
Choose your usual account.

See if you can run download it now.

by gp4l on Mon 22 Jun 2009, 10:55 am

buddy you are the man

by crrbabygirl on Wed 24 Jun 2009, 9:44 am

thank u thank u thank u
dont know how easy that ended up being after hours of trying to get this crap off my computer. i do beleive the spyware doctor sucks and will never purchase there product because i believe they are behind this!!

but you are great!! thanks for you help.
thanks again

by jada on Thu 25 Jun 2009, 4:34 pm

YES YESSSS THANK U SOOOOO MUCH IT FINALLY WORKED....THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP I REALLY REALLLY APPERCIATE IT

by Rockradstone on Fri 26 Jun 2009, 12:32 am

Malwarebytes did the trick!

I spent an hour or more trying to solve this one and then I found geekpolice.
You had the answer I needed.

I thank you.

by Deiry on Sun 28 Jun 2009, 3:38 pm

I have tried everything on how to download malwarebytes but it just wont download is their away someone could send it to me this it really fustrating. All my work is on my laptop my hold world is on this thing. Could some one plz help me. Here my email
tigger_lover4_ever@yahoo.com

by **Doctor Inferno** on Mon 29 Jun 2009, 5:34 am

Hello Deiry,

Please open a new topic here: http://www.geekpolice.net/virus-spyware-malware-removal-f11/

We will help you from there.

by RobinGreig on Mon 29 Jun 2009, 5:47 pm

Great Job and thanks for the info on this website.

Thanks,
Robin

by cyndihasell on Wed 01 Jul 2009, 8:27 am

Thank you so much!!!!! It was quick and easy. You are the best.

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