PLEASE help! It’s driving me INSANE. I’ve gotten this ‘MS AntiVirus’ virus, and can’t get rid of it! I don’t even know how I got it…well, my spysweeper did expire.
Anyways, I am a broke fifteen year old with no money. My parents won’t help, and they don’t know anything bout this. Is there any free program to get rid of it? I’ve tried a bunch like Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, the free microsoft virus program, and an old McAfee. They all say there isn’t any. Yet every second this friggin pop up pops up!
Help!?
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9 responses so far ↓
1 mgarretto7 // Sep 9, 2008
You can delete this by running task manager and ending the process AV08.exe or MSAV.exe and then deleting the file it self that contains the virus which should be in add or remove programs from here reboot your computer and it should be gone.
2 Rodney K // Sep 9, 2008
Use Spybot Search and Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
It is actually spyware/adware and I have used this to remove from several friends computers. And free.
3 youmakemeverymad // Sep 9, 2008
Anti-viruses usually don’t bother with nuisance problems like that. Try ad-aware or spybot search and destroy.
AVG anti-virus wouldn’t be a bad idea either.
4 free xboxlive in 15 mins! // Sep 9, 2008
omg dude i have the same thing
but i dont have it 
ill be glad to help you im only 13 ok so if you have Ccleaner please tell me and ill tell you every thing well what the hell ill tell you now 
ok what you do is open it go to tools well go to registery and scan really fast then go to tools and it should say the virus fake name click it and on your right it should have start up then it will take you to like all this thing that first start up then click it agian but make sure your clicking the right one then click it then put disable then go back and delete it FOLO MY DIRECTIONS AS PUT ON THERE IF NOT YOUR GANNA SUFFER IN HELL LIKE I DID FOR A MONTH
5 ? // Sep 9, 2008
Download and scan your computer with the the following free software in order one by one, delete what ever they find should leave your PC free of infections:
Malwarebytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SuperAntispyware: http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?cdlPid=10850129
SmitfraudFix: http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.exe
Avast Anti-Virus: http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=pop.software&cdlPid=10867956
Once you have removed the infections keep Avast and download Comodo Pro firewall, then switch to Firefox 3 if you are browsing with IE this should stop it returning. (links on my profile)
Guide to using SmitfraudFix: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic17258.html
6 malware_expert // Sep 9, 2008
MS Antivirus is a rogue-antispyware program, typically installed though security exploits and bundled with other spyware/malware (trojan horses, fake video codecs). It’s free scan reports deceptive and irrelevant threats to scare and goad the user into buying the program. We strongly recomend to remove MS Antivirus from your computer. MS Antivirus may also hijack your web browser and redirect you to fake security web-sites (see screenshot below). This application shouldn’t be trusted and is recommended to be removed.
7 Barack Obama 2.0 // Sep 9, 2008
All you ever need.
Malwarebytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org
Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org
AVG Free Antivirus - free.avg.com
CCleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com
8 JustinD // Sep 9, 2008
How to remove MS Antivirus 2008:
MS Antivirus 2008 is a new rogue anti-spyware program, which may also be named MS Antivirus or MSAntivirus2008). MS Antivirus 2008 has many clones such as AntivirusXP2008, XPAntivirus2008, Antivirus2009, Antivirus2008, VistaAntivirus2008, VistaAntivirus 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, SystemAntivirus2008, SystemAntivirus 2008 or other rogue anti-spyware programs. MS Antivirus 2008 can come into users computer system after fake video codec installation with a Trojan, through spam emails or spyware. MS Antivirus 2008 will display fake system alerts, fake warning messages about “infection” to scare users into buying “full” version of MS Antivirus 2008 software. Delete MS Antivirus 2008 as soon as possible!
http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-7039en.html
9 ^ray of light^ // Sep 9, 2008
MS Antivirus must be blocking your security programs so they don’t find the infection. malwarebytes antimalware is pretty good and it should be able to delete ms antvirus. have you downloaded updates for antimalware before running a scan?
if hat doesn’t help i recommend removing msantivirus manually, here’s removal guide http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-ms-antivirus-2008.html
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