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AntiVermins Removal Instructions

Posted: December 18, 2006

Why is it important to remove AntiVermins?

AntiVermins is an illegal and corrupt anti-spyware program!

This means that it pretends to look like a legitimate application for the removal of spyware, but it’s really a malicious program that issues fake warnings in an attempt to trick you into buying AntiVermins’s full commercial version. AntiVermins may secretly install and automatically download itself onto your computer. If you click on the fake system alert, you will have to pay for AntiVermins program, which will not protect you against spyware, but might actually expose you to more security threats.

AntiVermins is part of a group of rogue anti-spyware applications which falsely report spyware infections, then offer to remove the alleged spyware for a fee. Rogue anti-spyware applications similar to AntiVermins include SpywareQuake, Pest Trap, and VirusBurst.

I have AntiVermins, what do I do?

You have many options for detecting and removing AntiVermins. The most extreme is reformatting your PC, possibly costing you all of your data and definitely costing hour of time wasted on reloading your PC to its original form. Reformatting your computer should be your last resort. If you’re having problems finding AntiVermins, try using a preferred spyware scanner to quickly detect AntiVermins first. If you don’t have a spyware scanner, you can always try the instructional methods provided below.

  • Start a full system scan to detect AntiVermins & other parasites.
  • SpyHunter will automatically search for AntiVermins files.

Please note that SpyHunter’s free scanner is only for detection purposes. If SpyHunter’s scanner finds AntiVermins on your PC, you can buy SpyHunter’s full version to remove AntiVermins and other spyware.

Are you infected with AntiVermins?

Your machine may be infected with AntiVermins, if you have the following symptoms:
*Note: Symptoms tend to vary depending on software installed on your system and other system factors.

Symptom #1: A questionable red or green icon appears in your system tray next to the system clock, representing a newly installed program which you do not recall ever downloading. If you click on the icon a fake system alert popup will direct you to AntiVermins’s website. In some cases, even when you don’t click on the icon the fake system alert may still pop up.

Symptom #2: The questionable icon pops up a fake system alert that lures you into downloading AntiVermins program by stating that your computer is infected with dangerous spyware and that you should download AntiVermins program to remove the alleged infection. The false system alert may read:

“Danger! Spyware activity detected on your computer! Full system scan highly recommended to remove possible malicious spyware. Scan now to remove all spyware and adware! Visit security center web site and download spyware remover to protect your system against spyware and viruses.”

Symptom #3: Once you’re infected, rogue anti-spyware AntiVermins will run on every time Windows starts up. A screenshot of AntiVermins is provided below.

AntiVermins Screenshot

AntiVermins Manual Detection

If you’ve discovered that AntiVermins has infected your PC, you must act quickly and take the proper steps to eliminating the infection. Note: The manual removal of any parasite is difficult. To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we advise you to download SpyHunter’s spyware scanner tool to automatically detect AntiVermins.

To manually remove AntiVermins, follow these removal steps:

Step #1: Remove AntiVermins with Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.

Sometimes all it takes to get rid of spyware like AntiVermins is to remove the program using the Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows.

  1. In Windows XP Professional, click on Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
  2. In Windows 2000 Professional / Windows ME / Windows 98, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
  3. In the list of programs, search for the software you want to remove. If you see a program you don’t recognize or don’t recall installing, look it up in Google to learn what it is.
  4. Select the questionable program and remove it with the Remove button.

Step #2: Kill AntiVermins using the Windows Task Manager

To kill a AntiVermins process that has infected your computer, you will need to use the Windows Task Manager to check by process, highlight the process in question, and then end the task. To do this:

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on the keyboard.
  2. Click on Processes Tab to see all active tasks. For easier detection, left click the process under the heading Image Name.
  3. Find and kill the following AntiVermins process:
    AntiVermins 3.7.exe
    AntiVermins 3.6.exe
    AntiVermins 3.5.exe
    AntiVermins 3.4.exe
    AntiVermins 3.3.exe
    AntiVermins 3.1.exe
    AntiVermins 3.2.exe
    AntiVermins 3.0.exe
    AntiVermins 2.8.exe
    AntiVermins 2.5.exe
    av_setup[1].exe
    antivermins.exe
    av_setup_v2_1[1].exe
    AntiVerminsPro.exe
  4. Once you’ve identified the AntiVermins process, press DEL on your keyboard or click End Process to kill it from your system.

Step #3: Use PsKill to Kill a Process

Sometimes a parasite can disable your Windows Task Manager so you can use pslist and pskill (a third party application by Mark Russinovich) to list and kill the unwanted processes.

  1. Download PsKill or PsList.
  2. Extract the program from the .Zip archive.
  3. Move pskill.exe to your C: drive.
  4. Open a command window and click Start > Run.
  5. Type cmd and click the OK button.
  6. In the command window, type C:pskill.exe and the name of the process you wish to kill, then press Enter. For example, if you wanted to kill the process for AntiVermins, you would type: C:pskill.exe AntiVermins.exe.
    If the file was successfully removed, PsKill will say “process AntiVermins.exe killed”.
  7. Find and Remove these AntiVermins files:
    Suchspur.dll
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.7.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.7 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.7.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.7.exe
    AntiVermins 3.7
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.6.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.6 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.6.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.6.exe
    AntiVermins 3.6
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.5.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.5 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.5.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.5.exe
    AntiVermins 3.5
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.4.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.4 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.4.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.4
    AntiVermins 3.4.exe
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.3.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.3 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.3.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.3.exe
    AntiVermins 3.3
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.1.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.1 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.1.lnk
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.2.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.2 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.2.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.1.exe
    AntiVermins 3.1
    AntiVermins 3.2.exe
    AntiVermins 3.2
    Uninstall AntiVermins 3.0.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.0 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.0.lnk
    AntiVermins 3.0.exe
    AntiVermins 3.0
    Uninstall AntiVermins 2.8.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.8 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.8.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.8.exe
    AntiVermins 2.8
    Uninstall AntiVermins 2.5.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.5 Website.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.5.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.5.exe
    AntiVermins 2.5
    axlet.dll
    cthkpcv.dll
    kcaofg.dll
    vwfps.dll
    rosdzop.dll
    Uninstall AntiVermins 2.1.lnk
    AntiVermins 2.1 Website.lnk
    av_setup[1].exe
    AntiVermins
    msvcp71.dll
    msvcr71.dll
    kuhmk.dll
    cvnzie.dll
    hjpprpu.dll
    antivermins.lnk
    antivermins 2.1.lnk
    antivermins.url
    antivermins.exe
    Uninstall AntiVerminsPro 2.1.lnk
    AntiVerminsPro 2.1 Website.lnk
    AntiVerminsPro.lnk
    AntiVerminsPro 2.1.lnk
    av_setup_v2_1[1].exe
    AntiVerminsPro.exe
    ArrayAntiVerminsPro

    Suchspur.dll
    axlet.dll
    cthkpcv.dll
    kcaofg.dll
    vwfps.dll
    rosdzop.dll
    msvcp71.dll
    msvcr71.dll
    kuhmk.dll
    cvnzie.dll
    Arrayhjpprpu.dll

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