Home Spyware Database "Antivirus Golden Removal Guide"

Antivirus Golden Removal Guide

Antivirus Golden Description

How can I Detect Antivirus Golden?

The most common spyware removal tactic is to uninstall Antivirus Golden by using the "Add/Remove Programs" utility. However, as there may still be hidden Antivirus Golden files, it's possible that Antivirus Golden will reappear after reboot. Follow the Antivirus Golden detection and removal methods below.

Antivirus Golden Automatic Detection (Recommended)

Is your PC infected with Antivirus Golden? To safely & quickly detect Antivirus Golden, we highly recommend you...

Download SpyHunter's Malware Scanner.

SpyHunter's free version is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter's malware scanner detects Antivirus Golden on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool to remove Antivirus Golden and other malware threats.

Antivirus Golden Manual Removal Instructions

Below is a list of Antivirus Golden manual removal instructions and Antivirus Golden components listed to help you remove Antivirus Golden from your PC. Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

Note: This manual removal process may be difficult and you run the risk of destroying your computer. We recommend that you use SpyHunter's malware detection tool to check for Antivirus Golden.

Step 1 : Use Windows File Search Tool to Find Antivirus Golden Path

1. Go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders.
2. In the "All or part of the the file name" section, type in "Antivirus Golden" file name(s).
3. To get better results, select "Look in: Local Hard Drives" or "Look in: My Computer" and then click "Search" button.
4. When Windows finishes your search, hover over the "In Folder" of "Antivirus Golden", highlight the file and copy/paste the path into the address bar. Save the file's path on your clipboard because you'll need the file path to delete Antivirus Golden in the following manual removal steps.
5. "Antivirus Golden" files can be found in the directory path(s):
6. %ProgramFiles%\AV\AntivirusGolden 3.8 %ProgramFiles%\AVG\AntivirusGolden 4.0 %ProgramFiles%\AVG\AntivirusGolden 4.1
   Read more about How to Find Antivirus Golden with File Search Tool

Step 2 : Use Windows Task Manager to Remove Antivirus Golden Processes

1. To open the Windows Task Manager, use the combination of CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
2. Click on the "Image Name" button to search for "Antivirus Golden" process by name.
3. Select the "Antivirus Golden" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
4. Remove the "Antivirus Golden" processes files:
5. AntivirusGold 4.1.exe AntivirusGolden 4.0.exe AntivirusGolden 3.8.exe avg_setup[1].exe antivirusgolden.exe
   Read more about How to kill Antivirus Golden Processes

Step 3 : Use Registry Editor to Remove Antivirus Golden Registry Values

1. To open the Registry Editor, go to Start > Run > type regedit and then press the "OK" button.
2. Locate and delete the entry or entries whose data value (in the rightmost column) is the spyware file(s) detected earlier.
3. To delete "Antivirus Golden" value, right-click on it and select the "Delete" option.
4. Locate and delete "Antivirus Golden" registry entries:
5. Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AntivirusGold 4.1.exe AntivirusGolden 4.1 Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AntivirusGolden 4.0.exe AntivirusGolden 4.0 Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AntivirusGolden 3.8.exe AntivirusGolden 3.8 Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AntivirusGolden.exe AntivirusGolden 60F94D7D-563E-4942-B5EC-2DE9C135C139 FF609434-EB47-481B-BA0E-1D2B467629A5 FDDF521B-0EBE-4D15-838C-73E2D851161B FB5DDAB7-6AA5-4E97-9541-5A75ADDF4ABA F5DEE77C-87EB-4E00-BBF9-8CBF3BDEA7AF F0FA7ED9-5A0A-4374-B63E-BEBAFD52192E ED2AFF47-B7BE-4273-A203-C796E87F72D2 D483521B-D5CC-43FF-A45A-9BE4A8E6606E CCAA201C-C48D-48A8-A1E8-846562CBF1C1 B01E37C4-5497-4D58-9FFD-D5653B8DC866 925B0211-A1C1-4712-8FCA-5F5B8101736D 8B5F65CF-0B0A-4291-8DA2-86D7F7B0A6DB 886B1D08-B404-40F0-AA18-4E416682A2E9 872C1B1E-3CF0-4D3A-95E5-A0C662D2854C 715D709B-2B10-42FA-A069-297D25D93601 3F6D6C35-FB73-45E6-9473-BB4CC25CE019 27ED4AC2-B6D8-4079-9831-017A100B391E Engine.Threat.1 Engine.Threat Engine.SearchItem.1 Engine.SearchItem Engine.RunAs.1 Engine.RunAs Engine.Quarantine.1 Engine.Quarantine Engine.Paths.1 Engine.Paths Engine.LogRecord.1 Engine.LogRecord Engine.Log.1 Engine.Log Engine.IgnoreList.1 Engine.IgnoreList Engine.Backup.1 Engine.Backup D6D64CDF-0363-4261-B723-29A3AF365E1D CBCACA58-1AEE-4600-8CF0-E8B30BFF1535 9BB7E700-4E48-476d-B75C-6F47606BE988 97F56E12-C706-4aeb-9FFB-133C05EE5D38 8EE6BF73-B370-4d13-9126-EB0071178F2E 8C56B6CE-C53F-44c4-9BDC-A9BC1711D05A 5F6BBD8A-18CF-4d55-8B4C-C9B4C9328DFE 408F660A-9465-44a3-B557-8709DFD992BC 3D00A39C-655B-428b-AEB2-2FBA03DCC49C 20A3D913-30EF-4e69-B3F7-93B3F1FB9D5C 125494B2-ACAD-414c-98B9-452F3EF7703A 020B1227-417D-4682-9AC3-61F43CB5B6B1 Cerberus.ThreatCollection.1 Cerberus.ThreatCollection Cerberus.Scanner.1 Cerberus.Scanner Cerberus.EngineListener.1 Cerberus.EngineListener AppID\Cerberus.EXE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AntivirusGold HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AntivirusGold HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AntivirusGold.exe HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AntivirusGold
   Read more about How to Remove Antivirus Golden Registry Entries

Step 4 : Use Windows Command Prompt to Unregister Antivirus Golden DLL Files

1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > type cmd and then click the "OK" button.
2. Type "cd" in order to change the current directory, press the "space" button, enter the full path to where you believe the Antivirus Golden DLL file is located and press the "Enter" button on your keyboard. If you don't know where Antivirus Golden DLL file is located, use the "dir" command to display the directory's contents.
3. To unregister "Antivirus Golden" DLL file, type in the exact directory path + "regsvr32 /u" + [DLL_NAME] (for example, :C\Spyware-folder\> regsvr32 /u Antivirus Golden.dll) and press the "Enter" button. A message will pop up that says you successfully unregistered the file.
4. Search and unregister "Antivirus Golden" DLL files:
5. msvcp71.dll
   Read more about How to Remove Antivirus Golden DLL Files

Step 5 : Detect and Delete Other Antivirus Golden Files

1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > type cmd and then press the "OK" button.
2. Type in "dir /A name_of_the_folder" (for example, C:\Spyware-folder), which will display the folder's content even the hidden files.
3. To change directory, type in "cd name_of_the_folder".
4. Once you have the file you're looking for type in "del name_of_the_file".
5. To delete a file in folder, type in "del name_of_the_file".
6. To delete the entire folder, type in "rmdir /S name_of_the_folder".
7. Select the "Antivirus Golden" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.
8. Remove the "Antivirus Golden" processes files:
9. Uninstall AntivirusGolden 4.1.lnk AntivirusGolden 4.1 Website.lnk AntivirusGolden 4.1.lnk AntivirusGold 4.1.exe AntivirusGolden 4.1 Uninstall AntivirusGolden 4.0.lnk AntivirusGolden 4.0 Website.lnk AntivirusGolden 4.0.lnk AntivirusGolden 4.0.exe AntivirusGolden 4.0 AntivirusGolden AntivirusGolden.url Uninstall AntivirusGolden 3.8.lnk AntivirusGolden 3.8 Website.lnk AntivirusGolden 3.8.lnk AntivirusGolden 3.8.exe AntivirusGolden 3.8 Uninstall Antivirus-Golden 3.4.lnk Antivirus-Golden 3.4 Website.lnk Antivirus-Golden 3.4.lnk avg_setup[1].exe Uninstall AntivirusGolden 3.3.lnk AntivirusGolden 3.3 Website.lnk AntivirusGolden.url AntivirusGolden msvcp71.dll antivirusgolden 3.3.lnk antivirusgolden.lnk antivirusgolden.exe
   Read more about How to Delete Harmful Files

Antivirus Golden Recommendation

RECOMMENDED: To avoid the unnecessary risk of damaging your computer, we highly recommend you use a good malware remover to track Antivirus Golden and automatically remove Antivirus Golden as well as other spyware, adware, trojans, and virus threats in your PC.

If you believe you have Antivirus Golden installed on your computer, check for Antivirus Golden with SpyHunter's Malware Scanner.

SpyHunter's free version is only for malware detection. To remove Antivirus Golden and other malware threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool. Since new Antivirus Golden files are constantly being released, it is normally advised to run SpyHunter's scanner weekly to get the latest updates on Antivirus Golden and other malware threats.

To learn more on Antivirus Golden, see our Antivirus Golden resource section below.

Antivirus Golden Technical Details

The following Antivirus Golden components and their MD5s:

More Antivirus Golden Resources

What is Trojans?

Antivirus Golden is a type of Trojans.

Trojans install themselves secretly and quietly onto your computer, most often by the simple downloading of email attachments (usually .avi, .pif, .exe, and even .jpg files.) Most Trojans gain complete control over your system after installation, and with that may delete files, steal passwords, change your system settings, and monitor your computer acitivity.

Think you have Antivirus Golden? Run SpyHunter's malware scan and automatically detect Antivirus Golden on your PC.

Back to Top

Antivirus Golden Prevention Rules

Protect your computer from Antivirus Golden and other spyware by following these four easy prevention rules.

Rule #1: Keep your Windows Security up-to-date

Microsoft provides updates weekly and can always be downloaded manually from the Microsoft website.
Tip: Regularly visit Windows Update and set your computer to receive security & critical updates automatically.

To get Microsoft Update, go to IE > Tools > Windows Update > Product Updates, and select "ALL High-Priority Security Updates" from the list.

Then open IE and go to Internet Options > Security > Internet, then press "Default Level", then OK. Now press "Custom Level."

Rule #2: Download and install a reliable anti-spyware software

A good anti-spyware software that recognizes current Antivirus Golden spyware as well as other forms of spyware can can be the answer to all your security issues. Listed below is an anti-spyware program that can effectively reverse the damage of your computer and detect Antivirus Golden automatically.

Download SpyHunter's Malware Scanner

SpyHunter's free version is only for malware detection. To remove Antivirus Golden and other malware threats, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool.

Rule #3: Install and keep your firewall turned on

A firewall is essential for a complete protection of your PC. Make sure that your firewall is always turned on. A firewall can prevent unwanted software like Antivirus Golden from infecting your computer.

Rule #4: Keep your anti-spyware definitions up-to-date

Since new Antivirus Golden files can be created every day, it is important to keep your anti-spyware program up-to-date. Your anti-spyware scanner should have an update feature where with a click of a button you can get new spyware definitions instantly. Often, an anti-spyware software will open an update window reminding you that there are new updates available.

Back to Top

User Comments

Back to Top