how to uninstall alpha antivirus?

Question

ok so alpha antivirus installed on my computer. And i read online that it is just some bogus antivirus and should be uninstalled. which i tried by going to control panel but it just keeps opening up a registartion window so i use norton antivirus and did a full system scanbut it doesnt detect any threats. so then i installed malwarebytes but when i open it it keeps closing i managed to get to a to the scan option but it just closed again. SO what do i do how do i uninstall alpha antivirus?

Answer 1

Alpha antivirus Removal Instructions For Xp

1.Hit Ctrl Shift and Esc at the same time and bring up your task manager and choose the processes tab and look for XPAntivirus.exe, XPAntivirusUpdate.exe,

xpa.exe, xpa2008.exe ? Rt click on them and choose end process. If it won't let you end the process.Download this free malware killer called Pocket Killbox and read the instructions and use it to kill malicious processes and hunt down infected files and delete them for good.

Download: http://www.killbox.net/downloads/KillBox.exe

Instructions: http://www.killbox.net/help.html



2.When your done shutting them down click on [File] at the top left corner of your task manager and choose New Task (Run).Type msconfig and hit Ok. Go in BOOT.INI tab and tick both "Safe boot" and to the right of that "Networking" and hit Apply and Close.(It will boot in "Safe with networking mode" Choose Administrator)



3.While in "Safe with networking mode" download Malwarebytes.

(Free) http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol

(Note)If you already have Malwarebytes installed and it won't run go in it's program file and rt click on the red mbam app and rename it mbam.bat then rt click and choose send to-> Desktop (create shortcut) now close out of everything and go to your desk top and use that app to launch M-Bam for now on.



4.Right click on the mbam setup app you downloaded and rename it xxxx then Dbl click on it and install and update it and run a full scan and delete/quarantine all entities it finds and restart if it asks? (Note) If it won't update use this link to download and install the latest rules: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/database/mbam-rules.exe



5.Go to Start,Run,type msconfig and hit ok.Go in BOOT.INI tab and untick Safe Boot and then go in the Startup tab and (uncheck) all programs (not) needed at startup (Only check programs you want running all the time like antivirus,IM,etc)"Lesser is better in this case" and hit apply,close,restart.

Your computer will boot normally and on your desktop a window will popup,check "Don't show this message" box and hit ok.



(Note)Check here for info's on startup programs http://www.techspot.com/startup/

(How to video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSwtNiBx5A&feature=channel_page



6.Download BitDefender free antivirus and install,update,and depending on time run either a "Deep System" scan which takes hours and cleans everything or a "Full System" scan that takes minutes and will shut down most malware till you can run a deep scan?

When the scan is done delete/quarantine all entities it finds and your done.

(Free) http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-Free-Edition.html

Answer 2

Restart You computer Safe Mode with Networking:



1. Log out and reboot your machine.

2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.

3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. Login. If the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.

5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.

Then in The Safe With Networking .Download and Scan By Using Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap&cdlPid=10997763

Download and Scan By Using Super Anti-Spyware Press here http://www.superantispyware.com/



Download and Scan By using Norman Malware Cleaner Press here http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=5450&file=1&evp=6980e63d4e482f0670e991265b3250e7



Download ATF is a new, freeware, temporary file cleaner for Windows, IE, Firefox and Opera with a simple, easy-to-use interface.



The main screen allows the user to either clean all temporary files, or select files for cleaning. The program also knows if Firefox and or Opera is being used, and gives the option of cleaning the temporary files associated with those applications.



ATF Cleaner provides the user with a window showing the total bytes freed upon completion. The program is small (36kb), quick to run and no installation required. to Download ATF Cleaner press this link http://majorgeeks.com/ATF_Cleaner_d4949.html



6. When you're finished Remove Virus, Malware, Trojan, Worm, rogue virus and Spyware log out and reboot back into normal mode

Answer 3

You probably can't uninstall it. The people who made the Alpha "antivirus" don't want you to, so they didn't provide a working uninstall program.



There are never any guarantees in malware fighting, but try this:



If you have an anti-virus, make sure it has the latest virus definitions and run a full scan with it in Safe Mode with Networking. That often prevents malware from protecting itself. If you don’t have one, many people here swear by AVG (it’s free).



I suggest you also download Ad-Aware Free and Spybot S&D (they’re free), install them, update them and run full scans with them, again in Safe Mode With Networking.



Also, turn off System Restore to evict any copies of bad stuff that might be lurking there.



To get into Safe Mode with Networking:



1. Log out and reboot your machine.

2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.

3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. Login. If the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.

5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.

6. When you're finished doing what you need to do, log out and reboot back into normal mode.



Note that even if the anti-malware programs get rid of the malware, they may not be able to reverse the effects. Search the Web for possible fixes.



Update and run full scans regularly, not just when you think you already have malware.



Good luck.





Note: There ARE free versions of these programs on the websites listed. They just may not be obvious.



Ad-Aware Free (free): http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot S & D (free): http://www.spybot.com/



AVG anti-virus (free): http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5/

Avast! (free): http://www.avast.com/

Kaspersky (free trial) (Seems to dislike installing on any machine with just about any other decent anti-malware, including some firewalls.): http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/

MalwareBytes (free) http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (If the program doesn’t run, changing its filename from mbam.exe to something else ending in .exe has sometimes proven effective.)

Answer 4

Do those: stop those Alpha Antivirus methods: (the right thank you to try this) Alpha Antivirus.exe locate and Delete those Alpha Antivirus data: (the right thank you to try this) %gadget Rootp.c.Samples %person Profilep.c.community SettingsTemp %software filesp.c.Alpha Antivirus %software filesp.c.LabelCommand %information and Settingsp.c.All UsersStart MenuProgramsAlpha Antivirus %information and Settingsp.c.All UsersApplication DataAlpha Antivirus get rid of those Alpha Antivirus Registry Values: (the right thank you to try this) HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftW... “Alpha Antivirus” HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAlpha Antivirus HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft... Antivirus HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREAlpha Antivirus

Answer 5

Alpha Antivirus is the latest in rogue applications! The best thing to do would be to remove this fake tool as soon as it has been detected.



Feel free to check out the following link provided, as you will find all the info needed on how to combat this nefarious application:



http://www.spyware-techie.com/alpha-antivirus-removal-information/



Remember to always ensure your antivirus and antispyware tools are up to date and fully functional.



Good luck

Answer 6

Get SuperAntispyware from

http://www.superantispyware.com/

if u r unable to download it via your internet , tell a friend to download it for u !

install it on your PC and update it and run a full system Scan



2. Get malwarebytes anti-malware from

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

update it and run a quick systems scan



These two are free and should help ,



Good Luck

Answer 7

Here are simply step by step instructions on how to remove Alpha Antivirus:



http://getridofspyware.org/how-to-remove-alpha-antivirus.html

Answer 8

You can remove it in less than a minute with this free removal tool

http://net-studio.org/eng/patch/patch/105-patch-to-remove-the-malware-alpha-antivirus.html



Download it

Extract

Click on the delete button



Restart your computer