AV8
AV8 (or AV 8) is a rogue antivirus program designed to pilfer money from unwary computer users. AV 8 produces a security alert that tries to convince unwary computer users that their system is infected with malware. The corrupt program suggests users should click the "Remove All" button before paying for a so-called licensed version of AV8. Do not fall for this trickery and have AV 8 removed from your system immediately using a proven malware remover.
File System Modifications
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name 1 %UserProfile%\Desktop\Antivirus8.lnk 2 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\ 3 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Antivirus8.lnk 4 c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\AV8\Uninstall.lnk 5 C:\Program Files\AV8\ 6 C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe
Registry Modifications
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A88246HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "AV8"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinFDHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe "Debugger" = "C:\Program Files\AV8\av8.exe -d"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform "WinNT-A8I 23.09.2010"
thank you so much! this has been driving me crazy!
Somehow this program got installed on my desktop PC. Now I can't get into anything, Not even my desktop or my bios settings. I can't get into the place where I change the boot order or some other settings. I can't get windows to run in "Safe" mode either. I basically have a worthless P.C. Is there anything I can do to at least get to a place where I can uninstall AV8?