I need help removing Personal antivirus PLEASE?

Question

This personal antivirus popped up on my computer about an hour ago. And from what I am reading it is a virus its self and keeps not letting me get online, and blocking all my sites saying I have a worm and trojan virus. So I went and bought Norton and I am scanning it now but are there any options to how I can get this crap off of my computer????

Answer 1

Use these removal instructions:

http://www.myantispyware.com/2009/03/18/how-to-remove-personal-antivirus-uninstall-instructions/

Answer 2

All the Spy Hunter, etc did not work for me...this did



Windows Start button



Search



Files and



Go down to search button that allows date it happened



Enter date it occured



Search...



Look for "Uninstall" which is the name they planted they soft ware under...it does not work as uninstall



Send to your AntiVirus Shredder or Wipe out by right clicking over the Uninstall, and moving down to "Send to" and choosing the Shreeder or Wipe out...



All gone for over 3 days.

Answer 3

Follow these intructions:



1. Download and install Spyhunter from: http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-7813en.html



2. Turn off system restore.



3. Go into safe mode.



4. Do a full system scan.



5. Remove any threats found and you should be good to go.

Answer 4

1.Open My computer, choose Disk C

2.Find C:\Program Files\Common Files\Uninstall\PAV\Uninstall.lnk

3.Run the Uninstall file

4.Reboot your computer

Answer 5

Try this Malware link on the forum if you have malware problems. http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=answers&fid=131217 gives links to free programmes and help. You can also ask for help there from the regulars.